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Mike Schulster

Mike Schulster graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in 2001, and has taught and choreographed all over the world.  His unique style fuses tap dance and rock n’ roll. 
Gregory Hines called him “the next generation of tap”
Michael is the creator/choreographer of the Rock n’ Roll Dance show REVOLUTION. (www.revolutiontheshow.com) combining Tap, and Irish dance with a live rock band, the show will prove to redefine the scope of dance and theater. 
Michael’s production company has teamed up with Columbia Artists Mangament (CAMI) to produce the show at the Joyce Theater in NYC Sept. 25th- Oct. 7th 2007 with a US and world tour to follow starting in the Fall of ‘08. 

Also, he has performed with Gregory Hines, Brenda Bufalino, and Barbara Duffy, as well as studied with Savion Glover and Buster Brown.  Michael toured Europe as a soloist in the show ‘Fire of Dance’.  At just 15 Michael was offered a contract in the off-Broadway hit ‘Tap Dogs’.  He has performed at the international “Goodwill Games” as well as the 2000 NBA playoffs at Madison Square Garden. In addition, he has done choreography for Hilton Hotels, American Express, and Showtime Cable Network.  Michael Can be seen in E*Trade’s Superbowl commercial campaign, entitled “I Wanna Dance”.  He has taught at NYU and he is currently on staff at NYC Dance Alliance.

Class Description

Int Adv Tap: Dance, now more than ever, is being popularized by television and is being seen by the general public as mainstream entertainment.  Mike’s style of teaching is a conscious decision to feed and build upon that popularity while inspiring the student at the same time.  
Mike’s style is heavily influenced by rock n’ roll.  Through warm-up, across the floor, and combinations, his class helps each dancers become more comfortable with the music and makes tap dance accessible to all.  He believes that tap dance is seen as well asheard, so performance is discussed as well as rhythm and technique.  Mike is constantly urging his students to interpret the music and, as he describes it to “look like the music sounds”.