Tampa Bay Taps – Center for Tap Dance

Tampa Bay Tap Festival presents COPASETIC June 20th, 2026, at the Straz Center’s Ferguson Hall. Tickets will be on sale soon!

The Roots of COPASETIC

Under the direction of Ashlyn Bolton, experience COPASETIC. A night of honoring, showcasing, and growing the tap dance artform with some of the great masters of today.

In this performance of COPASETIC audience members will have the treat to witness Derick Grant, Aaron Tolson, Leah Silva, and MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED share their excellence. From Broadway to television, New York to Barcelona these tap dance extraordinaires have a lifetime’s worth of credentials and awards. Also featured in COPASETIC are the students of the Tampa Bay Tap Festival, Rhythm and Sole Tap Ensemble, Rhythm Theory, Project: Rhythm, and more! Come enjoy this spec-TAP-ular performance by a community that shares a common passion for the great art form of tap dance.