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World championships report
Report on the World Tap Dance Championships in Prague, 22–26 October 2025 Like last year, this year’s Tap Dance World Championships took place at the Unyp Arena in Prague. From Wednesday, 22 October to Sunday, 26 October 2025, around 1,700 participants from 21 countries competed for titles in various categories. The Swiss team was represented by 142 participants, who presented a total of 58 choreographies. For some of the children, […]
Swiss championships report
Swiss Tap Dance Championships 2025: A weekend full of rhythm, emotion and enthusiasm in Crissier On the weekend of 13–14 September 2025, the town of Crissier in the canton of Vaud was all about tap dancing. At the 2025 Swiss Championships, the best dancers from across the country showcased their skills in tap dancing at the highest level – and offered spectators an unforgettable experience. The venue was the Salle […]
General assembly 2025 – protocol
The ordinary general assembly 2025 took place on 10 May via Zoom. All information can be found in the protocol: Protocol (german) Protocol (french)
Successful SwissTap team at the DWC Finals in Prague!
The Dance World Cup (DWC) 2024 took place from June 27th to July 6th with the participation of 54 countries at the Congress Centre in Prague. At national championships and through video qualifications, 9,500 out of 120,000 dancers ultimately qualified for the finals in Prague – a new record compared to 7,500 finalists in the previous year. The eight Swiss tap dancers were present for the first time as one […]
Dance World Cup: The Swiss team advances to the final!
SwissTap congratulates the Swiss team, which has successfully completed the video qualifying round and will participate in the Dance World Cup Finals in Prague!
SwissTap General Assembly 2024
The SwissTap General Assembly took place on 10 March 2024 via Zoom. You can find information on the new board, new presidency and the various motions in the General Assembly protocol: GV Protokoll 2024_DE Procès-verbal de l’AG 2024_FR
THE SOUND OF TAP – Tap Dancing on Record – a tap dance history project by Uwe Meusel
Uwe Meusel, together with other authors, has written the first volume of “The Sound of Tap”: The Swing Years (1926-1945), an English-language book about audible and predominantly European tap dance history (with 235 musical examples).
Excellent results at the World Championship 2023 (Riesa) September 25-29
For the last time, the 2023 World Championships took place in Riesa / Germany (since 1999), which caused sentimental feelings among many. As always, everything was very well organized. The competition from 20 countries / 5 continents was great. Switzerland was represented by about 100 dancers, who arrived for the the first time in a while with a united SwissTap outfit. The mood among the Swiss was great and the […]