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Matt Shields
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From the Brantford Expositor to the New York Times,
Matt Shields seems to be popping up everywhere. Shields has taught and
performed at the Soul to Sole tap festival in Austin, Texas, the Vancouver
International Tap Dance Festival in Canada, and the Hoofin’ Ground Tap
Festival in North Carolina. Matt accompanied the stage with Dr. Aurthor
Duncan of the Laurence Welk show at both The Vancouver
International Tap Dance Festival 2009 and at the LA Tap Fest Concert 2009.
Matt was seen live across the nation and around the world as a featured
soloist and ensemble dancer in the opening number of the 2008 Jerry Lewis
MDA Telethon.
Matt is currently working on an O-1 artist visa based in Austin, TX
where he is a sixth season principal dancer with Tapestry Dance
Company. Shields works along side international tap dance artist, and the
artistic director of Tapestry Dance Company Acia Gray. Tapestry
Dance Company has recently been on a National Endowment for the Arts
sponsored tour across America with the critically acclaimed show “The
Souls of Our Feet”--A Tribute to American Tap Dance.
TDC was seen performing in New York City at Symphony Space on Broadway
for Tap City presents, Tap and Song, and Tap Forward in July 2008. TDC
recreated a scene from the film “This is the Army” paying tribute to
Legendary Tap Act “Stump and Stumpy” where Shields captures the role of
James “Stump” Cross. Matt was a feature in Dance Spirit
Magazines 20/20 article.
Prior to Texas, Matt performed and trained in Calgary, AB with Decidedly
Jazz Danceworks as a cast member of "Live and In Sync" (touring educational
show) and also danced with tap company MADD Rhythms Canada as a guest
artist. Mr. Shields is a regular on stage in Austin, not only with TDC, also
at various popular night clubs, music venues, and social events around town
with many of the cities finest musicians. You may even see him street
performing on your favorite Austin block.
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