Melissa Almaguer

Melissa Almaguer is a Mexican born, New York based tap dancer and multidisciplinary artist who treats tap as an improvising instrument, weaving sound, movement, and visual art together. She leads several improvisation-driven projects, among them the Melissa Almaguer Trio and her multimedia work alebrijes, which premiered at The Jazz Gallery. Her collaborators range across the creative music scene, including pianist David Virelles and percussionist Billy Martin, and she has performed at venues from Lincoln Center and The Joyce Theater to National Sawdust. She also teaches tap at Steps on Broadway.