TAP DANCE

Lut Vermeulen studied physical education at the Rijksnormaalschool in Ghent. After her education, she devoted herself to tap dance. Following a five-year training in Belgium, the Netherlands, England, but mainly in Paris and New York, she started a career as a tap dancer and tap dance teacher.

She has contributed to dance, theater, and TV productions, including collaborations with the Ballet van Vlaanderen, Theater Antigone, and the BRT production Baraka.

In 1996, she created her first dance production, "Tap wherever you go," a unique adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland." This was followed by "Hit the Floor" for Ntgent, "Feet on Fire" at Scala, "Time to Tap" at CC Evergem, and "Let's Tap" at CC Evergem.

She taught at the Ballet Van Vlaanderen, Conservatorium Gent, and Stuc Leuven, and is now a permanent instructor at Tapdance Promotion and Dansateljee Dendermonde. Tap dance remains her great passion!

Alexandre started tap dancing with Lut when he was around 6 or 7 years old, and it became his first love right away, which it still is. He took lessons with Lut for many years, and later with Myriam Kuliasko from the Chantal Tinke Dance Studio. Alexandre joined "La tapisserie joyeuse," an improvisational tap dance group. They performed at Vooruit, Minard, Kinky Star, Charlatan, and even made the film "7 miles to the edge."

After a few years of silence, Alexandre picked up tap dancing again with Lut. He attended Lut's master's class and filled in for her during her surgery. It was then that Alexandre decided to fully commit and underwent a professional training for one year at the renowned "Luthier Dance School" in Barcelona. After that year, he started as a permanent instructor with Lut, as well as in Antwerp and Brussels.

Alexandre loves street performances, but he has also been on stage in Russia, Spain, with big bands, and as a soloist in Tapdance Promotion shows. He loves swing, improvisation, performing, and inspiring people. Rhythm and dance are something truly beautiful to him!

Teddy was obsessed with hip-hop and tap dance as a young child. When he arrived in Belgium, he received a series of tap dance lessons as a birthday gift at Tapdance Promotion in Ghent. After the first lesson, he regretted not starting earlier!

When people think of tap dance, they usually think of Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Ginger Rogers — and they are fantastic tap dancers. Teddy is even more drawn to tap dancers who have brought innovation, with Savion Glover being his top choice. The Rhythm Tap style is truly his thing.

Teddy has attended workshops with Jason Janas, Sara Reich, Michelle Dorrance, Jason Samuel Smith, and many other renowned dancers who have a highly rhythmic style.

After 10 passionate years as a student under Alexandre and Lut, he has been a regular substitute for years, and is now starting as a permanent staff member at Tapdance Promotion. His philosophy: Tap, clap, slide, sing while you dance! Use your body, smile... enjoy!

Jordan Souvandjiev, born in 1969 in Bulgaria, spent 15 years of his youth immersed in Bulgarian folk dance. In 1991, he moved to Belgium, where he has been living and working ever since.

Twelve years ago, he began studying tap dance under Lut Vermeulen in Sint-Gillis Dendermonde. Over the years, he has participated in numerous workshops and masterclasses in Ghent, Antwerp, and Liège, learning from renowned artists like Josh Hilberman, Brenda Buffalino, Kurt Albert, Jason Janas, Sebastian Weber, Derick Grant, Joelle Ribant, and Laia Mollins.

Between 2019 and 2023, he taught beginner tap dance classes at Dansateljee/Flow in Sint-Gillis Dendermonde.