Jeffrey Bird, Jr.
Jeffrey Bird, Jr. is a Boston based tap dancer, actor, historian, and event specialist originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. He holds dual bachelor's degrees in Theatre and History from Butler University and a master's degree in US History from Indiana University Indianapolis. Jeffrey began dancing in 2004 and trained with Gregg Russell, Ryan Lohoff, Mark Goodman, Cory Finn, and Julie Sizemore. Since graduating high school, Jeffrey has had the opportunity to train closely with Jenefer Miller, Suzy Guarino-Hall, and Cindy Hsu, and has benefited from classes with Sarah Reich, Ryan Johnson, Barbara Duffy, Sam Weber, Ray Heselink, and many others. Jeffrey joined the Circle City Tap Company in 2015 and served as the Artistic Director and Pre-Professional Company Director from 2018-2022. Jeffrey was also a member of Tap24.7 out of Phoenix, Arizona from 2018 - 2023 and toured the country performing in original productions with the company in Phoenix, Detroit, Seattle, and Southern California. Faculty credits include: Boston Tap Party, Encore Dance Experience, Emerson College, Salem State University, Circle City Tap Festival, Tapapalooza Phoenix, Tapapalooza Seattle, and Tapapalooza Detroit! In the fall of 2022, Jeffrey co-founded Fourth Dimension Tap Company in Boston with Isla Niezgoda. Jeffrey believes that a full and rich tap education must include more than just technique, but also music theory and tap history. Much of his training and passion for these two aspects of tap he credits to his mentor Jenefer Miller.
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Solo performed as a faculty member at the Circle City Tap Festival 2017
Above: Circle City Tap Festival faculty 2017. (From left to right) Barbara Duffy, Cindy Hsu, Jeffrey Bird, Denise Caston, Kandee Thacker-Mann, Gregg Russell, Jenefer Miller, Ryan Johnson, Lorenda Carr