08/19/2026
✨ TAP TEACHER SHOUTOUT ✨
Get those tap shoes ready, DAC! 👞✨ We are SO excited to welcome MATT as our Tap Teacher for Season 30!
From building strong technique to finding the rhythm, musicality, and confidence that make tap SO much fun, we can’t wait to see what this year has in store!
Whether your dancer is brand new to tap or ready to take their skills to the next level, there’s a place for them at DAC! ✨
💎 Season 30 registration is OPEN!
📲 Returning dancers: register through your Parent Portal
✨ New to DAC? Create your Parent Portal through our website!
Come dance with us and make Season 30 one to remember!
Matt Pospeshil grew up dancing, singing & performing theater in the northern suburbs of Chicago, and got his start dancing professionally in high school with Especially Tap Chicago (dir. Julie Cartier). He furthered his education at Western Michigan University; received a degree in Dance, and performed Musical Theater. After college Matt returned home to dance with Inaside Chicago Dance (dir. Richard Smith), Chicago Tap Theatre (dir. Mark Yonally), Chicago Human Rhythm Project - BAM! (dir. Lane Alexander), Gus Giordano Jazz Legacy Company (dir. Amy Giordano) and Chicago Human Rhythm Project - Stone Soup Rhythms (dir. Dani Borak). Some memorable performances for him have been Dance for Life (2015, 2017, 2019), Dance in the Parks (2017), The Fly Honey Show (2017), Audible Odyssey (2015, 2016), and The Green Mill Poetry Slams (2013-2019). Matt also Judges for Starpower Talent Competition & Edge Talent Competition, has previously adjudicated for Dance Masters of America & Dance Educators of America, and teaches for the Wild Dance Intensive - National Touring Convention. Two passionate pursuits of his are exploring rhythmic collaboration with other musicians, and creating dance for film.