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A little glimpse into the world of tap dance. 🕺🏼

I had the pleasure of attending a tap dance festival in Melbourne, meeting inspiring artists and discovering what tap means to us.🩷

Through movement, rhythm and shared experiences, dance brings people together and tells stories beyond words. 🥰

Here’s a little conversation about the love of tap, advice for beginners, and the magic of keeping this art form alive.

Would you like to see more videos like this? Let me know in the comments!

#TapDance #MelbourneArts #DanceCommunity #ArtsAndCulture #MelbourneEvents

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Last week I was so fortunate to capture a rehearsal of a production by Stocks Studio called Melancholia. These Tap Dancers were incredible and so gifted. Thanks everyone for having me x

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MELANCHOLIA - happening this week for 3 nights only 👞

Before I miss the chance to share about this, tonight is opening night of ‘Melancholia’ — a new contemporary tap dance work that I’ve had the great pleasure of being part of (for both its debut season last year, and its return season, happening this week)…

Created by my friend and fellow tap dancer @garry_stocks with his company @studio_stocks , it’s a super special work. With everything that’s been happening this last month (recording and editing an audiobook has been huge, to say the least! More on that soon 🎙️), I’m grateful for the chance to have had the chance to keep the feet moving, and to be in the room with these awesome creative folks.

It’s all happening at Chapel off Chapel in Prahran, three shows only: Tonight (Thursday), Friday night and Saturday night - 8pm. There’s a handful of seats still available. Melbourne friends — come see us! ❤️

Ticket link in bio, or via chapeloffchapel.com.au

Huge love and thanks to Garry for creating this thing and having me back, and to the entire cast and crew who have poured so much into it. Let’s do this!

#tapdance #melancholia

Photos:
1, 8, 9 by…me! (Assisted by Alana Aphoy)
2, 5, 6, 7 by Brodie James - @brodie.m.james
3 & 4 by Alana Aphoy - @aartichoke_studios

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Rhythm becomes an emotional language in Melancholia 👞

Blending contemporary tap, classical movement and an immersive soundscape, this acclaimed work from @studio_stocks explores grief, resilience and hope in a performance that challenges everything you thought you knew about tap dance.

📍 Chapel Off Chapel
📅 1–3 October
🎟️ Three performances only

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Rethinking what tap dance can be.

Melbourne’s contemporary tap dance company Studio Stocks returns this October with Melancholia — a powerful work exploring grief, chronic pain, mental health, resilience and hope through rhythm and movement.

Created by internationally recognised tap artist, choreographer and former Australian Ballet dancer Garry Stocks, Melancholia brings together intricate percussive footwork, contemporary movement, theatrical lighting and immersive sound to reveal tap dance as a deeply expressive contemporary art form.

Following its celebrated premiere season, this is your chance to experience the work live for three performances only.

📍 Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran
📅 1–3 October 2026
🎟️ Tickets on sale now from Chapel Sales

Ausdance VIC is proud to support and amplify the work of independent dance artists and companies who are expanding the possibilities of dance and creating new pathways for Australian artists.

Don’t miss Melancholia.

📸 Image credit and copyright Bill Simpson

#AusdanceVIC #Melancholia #TapDance #AustralianDance #IndependentDance

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Melancholia is back for a second season!
October 1st - 3rd at Chapel off Chapel. For this season I’ll be sharing the role with the beautiful @alyssafoenander so catch me on the Thursday and Saturday night performances. ❤️ Tickets just went on sale so snap them up! Link in my bio
#tap #dancer #melbournetheatre

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⚽️ WORLD CUP TAP DANCE CELEBRATION FEATURE ⚽️

🇦🇺 From AUSTRALIA: Garry Stocks 🇺🇸

👞 @garry_stocks ⚽️

Australia, also in Group D, is playing against the USA as we speak.

Garry Stocks is a Melbourne-based tap dance artist. Whether it be teaching, performing, or creating new work, he welcomes them equally with passion, dedication, and artistic freedom. His dance journey began in the little country town of Bathurst in New South Wales, and since then he has spent his life surrounded by dance. Initially, he was drawn to the fascinating world of tap dance and began his training as a 7-year-old with the Les Griffiths Tap Dancing Syllabus. As the years went on, he began exploring any style of dance he could participate in, and ballet became a new challenge and artistic expression he wanted to explore to its fullest.

Garry decided to move to Melbourne at the age of 15 to study at @theaustralianballetschool and after graduating, in 2005 he joined @ausballet, under the direction of David McAllister AC. Garry has performed on iconic stages all around the world, including NYC, London, Paris, and Tokyo, Shanghai and Auckland, as well as home stages such as the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne’s State Theatre. After 10 years performing with @ausballet, he has returned to his first dance style in which he now finds himself focused on bringing deep and impactful percussive dance work to the stage and educating the next generation of passionate artists.

His career with The Australian Ballet allowed him to dance both modern and classical works by some of the world’s leading choreographers such as Graeme Murphy AO, Jiri Kylian, Alexei Ratmansky, Krzysztof Pastor, Rudolf Nureyev, Stanton Welch, John Cranko and Kenneth Macmillan.

(Continued in the comments section.)

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#WorldCupTapDanceCelebration #TapDanceAcrossTheWorld #tapdance #tapdanceandsoccer #AustraliaTapFam

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