WHO’S WHO
and The JaM Youth Project in Washington, DC.
Both companies have won numerous Film and
Choreography Awards, including the Capezio
ACE Awards. The JaM Project performed their
brand-new show Good Times, Bad Times at the
Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, which had
its debut at Dancerpalooza. His choreography
and performances have been praised by Dance
Spirit Magazine and The Washington Post. Justin
just wrapped up Season 2 on NBCs “World of
Dance” performing with the JaM Project. Justin
can’t wait to bring his energy and excitement to
the stage on this world tour.
REID PERRY (Kid) began his dance training
at Tap Pups under his father Dein Perry as
a young child. His early years were filled
with performance opportunities including the
Sydney Lord Mayor’s New Year’s Eve Party at
the Sydney Opera House, “The Footy Show,”
Luna Park re-opening, and the World Masters
Games Opening Ceremony. Reid was delighted
to make his Tap Dogs debut in 2016 and since
then he has continued to perform with them
at corporate events across Australia. Reid is
currently studying an Advanced Diploma in
Performing Arts at ED5 International in Sydney
where he has been fortunate enough to play roles
including Zach from A Chorus Line, as well as
perform alongside Australian celebrities such as
Marcia Hines. Reid is thrilled to be joining the
Tap Dogs for his first world tour.
NATHAN BEECH (Spot) is originally from
Northern Virginia. He started tap dancing at age
5. He cultivated his passion for dance, training
at multiple studios including Studio Blue Dance
Center and Degrasse Dance Studio. At 15, he
booked his first dance tour with Brothers of
the Knight, directed by Debbie Allen. He has
toured internationally with Tap Dogs in 2015.
As a member of the professional company The
Jam Project 2016-17, he has toured across the
country at the Capezio ACE Awards, Brake the
Floor Production’s 25 Live, and Good Times,
Bad Times at The Kennedy Center. The group
was also selected to perform in World of Dance
2018. Nathan performed a lead role with Celtic
Fyre at Busch Gardens 2017 and 2018. Previous
accolades include selection by The National
Young Art Foundation as a 2015 Young Arts
Finalist, awarding him the Silver Award in
Dance/Tap and recognizing him for Exceptional
Artistic Achievement in 2014. He also teaches
and choreographs in multiple studios. Nathan is
looking forward to being a part of the 2018-19
Tap Dogs world tour.
SAM MARKS (Rover) trained at the Conroy
Dance Centre in Brisbane. His career began as
a child when he was cast in Singin’ in the Rain,
Les Misérables and The Wizard of Oz. Other
musical theatre credits include Cats, Wicked,
South Pacific, King Kong Live on Stage, Dirty
Dancing, Singin’ in the Rain, Hello, Dolly! and
Brigadoon. Sam is also a member of The Tap
Pack, touring and performing on cruise ships
since 2015. He has also worked extensively in
the commercial dance industry in Australia.
Television appearances include the morning TV
program “Sunrise,” “The ARIAs,” three seasons
of “The Australian X Factor” and various TV
commercials. Sam joined Tap Dogs in 2010,
which has taken him to London, France, Italy,
Bahrain, Dubai, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong,
Singapore and Sydney. Sam is looking forward
to performing once again in this iconic show on
this world tour.
NORIKO TERADA (Musician) Born in
Kashima, Japan, Noriko started her musical life
with the piano at age 3. At age 11, she began
playing the percussion which she quickly fell
in love with. Noriko is internationally known
for her percussion recordings with the worldpopular
video game series, Final Fantasy XV,
Final Fantasy XIII-3 Lightning Returns by
Square Enix, as well as the official trailer of
Ace Attorney 6 by Capcom. After graduating
from Berklee College of Music, Noriko
joined the Video Game Orchestra (VGO) with
whom she performed at concerts, festivals and
conventions. She was featured on CAPCOM’s
official live entertainment tour Capcom Live!.
As a multi-percussionist, Noriko has shown
a great deal of versatility in musical styles
including Musical Theater, Latin, World
music, Afro-Brazilian music, Pop/R&B and
Classical. She has performed at many festivals
and conventions including Carnegie Hall, Blue
Note Jazz Club, TED talks and the Montreal
Jazz festival. She performed with a host of
Grammy Award-winning artists, composers and
producers including Anjelique Kidjo, Don Was,
Alan Silvestri, John Weston, Kenwood Dennard,
Anúna, Sean Murray, Yasunori Mitsuda and
Michiru Ooshima. Noriko was a judge for the
2018 international drum competition “Hit Like
A Girl.”
CATARINA PERCINIO (Musician) Catarina’s
musical career started at the age of 8 in a
marching band in her hometown of São Paulo,
Brazil. Her musical journey is as diverse as the
number of instruments that she plays, including
the marimba, xylophone and timpani, as well as
the symphonic instruments such as tambourine,
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