Jay Fagan is a Tap Master from Chicago. In his third decade of international dance, his mastery of rhythm tap has been performed, taught and choreographed worldwide. Trained by the best tap dancers in the business, his performances have been seen by the President of the United States, Kupio Dance Festival, Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, Canada Windsor Casino Showroom, Las Vegas’ Flamingo, Luxor and Suncoast Hotels, Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Third Coast Rhythm Project, Soul To Sole Tap Festival, Scotland B.A.T.D, Germany and Mexico. Jay has studied and teaches all mediums of dance. He is part owner of Jo’s Footwork Studio and The Dance Workshop. Jay has worked with Dance Educators of America, Dance Masters of America, CNADM, Dance Olympus, Starquest, Chicago Dance Connection, Texas Association of Teachers and Dance, British Association of Teachers of Dancing and Sheer Talent. He received the Presidential Scholar Award and the American Dance Award. Jay credits all of this to his first dance teacher Jo Irbe (his second mother).