Matt Shields Tap Dance Feature Tonight!

Come out to the Austin Slam tonight for a slam plus a great non-poetry feature, with tap dancer, Matt Shields!

You may have seen Matt perform along with Ebony Stewart and Buddy Wakefield at our Anis/Buddy Write Bloody Poetry feature last month. We did! And we were so impressed, we wanted to give him his own set to dazzle and entertain you!

Here's Matt's bio (from the Tapestry Dance Company site):

Tapestry Dance Company’s Dance Captain and Tapestry On The Fringe Director, Canadian tap dancer Matthew Shields is in his seventh season with Tapestry Dance Company.

He has taught and performed at the TDC’s Soul to Sole Tap Festival, Tap Ahead in Dusseldorf, Germany, the Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival, The Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Space City Tap Fest and the Hoofin’ Ground Tap Festival. He has traveled to Switzerland to teach at the Liba Borak Dance School, and was a guest performer at the International Dance Organization's Swiss Tap Championships. Matt has also performed in Edmonton at the International Jazz Festival, Feats Festival, as well as the Fringe Festival. With Tri Tone Productions and Tapestry, he has also appeared several times at the Festival Le International Dance Encore in Quebec. Performing on occasion with Breaking Barres, and CanTap with Heather Cornell, he is also honored to have accompanied the stage with Dr. Arthur Duncan, formerly of the Laurence Welk Show. In addition he was seen in the opening number of the 2008 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon and his choreography was voted winner of first ‘Virtual Rhythms’ online contest held by The Chicago Human Rhythm Project performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, in Chicago. As well as his principal position with Tapestry, Matt performs with the Austin based alt-rock band Tornahdo, volunteers his time to perform at numerous non-profit events including support for the Dell Children’s Hospital and Project Transitions and teaches the boys tap program at the TDC Academy. Mr. Shields is a regular on stage, and is very pleased to be here with you today.

Plus a full open, uncensored slam, hosted by Andy Buck & backed by DJ Digg!

Excelsior!