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Tapper Showcase
April 25 - 26, 2026
About this Performance

Artistic Director | Christopher Stuart

David Odenwelder | Tap Program Director, Instructor & Choreographer

Elizabeth Gamble | Instructor, Choreographer, & Costume Coordinator

Additional Choreography | Jenny Bryant, Amber Wagner, and JJ Butler

David Page | Production Manager & Lighting Designer

Joelle Tucker | Stage Manager

Natalie Hunt | Alabama Ballet School Director

Performance Order

4:30 Class:

Randy Barton, Jenny Bryant, Laura Demmons, Karen Dorsett, Erin Finch, Brandon Formby, Jodie James, Johanna Jones, Ray Jordan, Susan Nolen, Tiese Stroup, Amber Wagner, and Diane Waud


5:15 Class:

Paige Bagby, Jenny Bryant, Gail Braswell, Anne-Marie Brown, Ann Campbell, Erin Finch, Elise Frohsin, Ann Haas, Melissa Hughey, Ray Jordan, Linda Lazar, Ashley Lemley, Miriam Morris, Libby Morgan, Marie Morton, Kristen Oliphant, Lee Perry, Sherry Pruett, Susan Schuessler, Karla Teel, and Ashley Umbach


6:00 Class:

Pamela Arenberg, Suzanne Ashe, Mimi Bartley, Gillian Brooks, Renee Campbell, Karen Cole, Betsy Head, Mary Wilson Kearney, Layne Lavett, Melanie Maddox, Jill Ganus Marriott, Linda McWilliams, Kristi Moncrief, Karen Parsons, Courtney Phares, Terra Phares, Mallie Steele, and Teresa Wilson


6:45 Class:

Helen Kim Barnes, Christina Burt, Keke Donald, Maria Goldschmidt, Page Goldschmidt, Roy Guercio, Vicki Guercio, Ruth Hughes, Laura Johnson, Audrey Lowery, Nora May, Jim Simon, Danna-Leigh Swindall, Anne Tolene, and Ashley Vrocher


7:30 Class:

Helen Kim Barnes, Keke Donald, Roy Guercio, Vickie Guercio, Nora May, Melissa McIntyre, Cynthia Nobles, Joy Nobles, Danna-Leigh Swindall, Anne Tolene, and Ashley Vrocher


Trio: Can’t Stop the Feeling

Amber Wagner, Izzy Wagner, and Kai Wagner


Duet: What is this feeling?

Mallie Steele and Teresa Wilson


Adult/Child Dance: Morning Person

Jenny Bryant, Jemma June Bryant, Ann Campbell, Gail Braswell, Sallie Braswell, Nora May, Molly Rose Johnson, Emmaline Johnson, Miriam

Morris, Margaret Morris, Kristen Oliphant, Karla Teel, Elliot Teel, Tiese Stroup, Gabbie Bullock, Amber Wagner, Izzy Wagner, and Kai Wagner


Solo: She Knocks Me Out

David Odenwelder


Duet: Blank Spaces

Mary Gardner Hulgan and Audrey Latham


Small Group: Happy

Gail Braswell, Anne-Marie Brown, Ann Campbell, Ann Haas, Ray Jordan, Linda Lazar, Ashley Lemley, Miriam Morris, and Lee Perry