Tap Dance Dublin - Colleen Werle

Upcoming Events

Tap Classes Nov-Dec 2025 (Liffey Trust Studios)

4 November @ Liffey Trust Studios

Tap Classes Nov-Dec 2025 (Inchicore)

6 November @ Inchicore Community Sports Centre

About

Instructor Colleen Werle is a tap dancer hailing from Chicago, where she was a member of TONIK Tap Dance Company for four years, serving as dancer, choreographer, and rehearsal manager. She is passionate about sharing the joy of tap dance with students of all levels and abilities, and has taught courses across Dublin since 2015.Since moving to Ireland, Colleen has performed on invitation from the Irish embassy in Cyprus and at Reja Festival in Tirana, Albania, as a founding member of Atlantic Dance Exchange dance collective. She is a member of Tap Team Ireland, competing at the IDO World Tap Championships in 2024 & 2025, and a member of Kerry Tap Ensemble. Through teaching and performance, she seeks to honour the culture and legacy of tap dance as a black American artform filled with tradition and innovation. A perpetual student, she frequently attends tap festivals and masterclasses to learn from tap masters, most recently as a scholarship recipient to Soul 2 Sole Tap Festival (Austin, TX) and Shantalliv Tap Festival.Colleen holds a degree in Theatre from Northwestern University, where she specialized in acting, dance, and puppetry. Equally experienced in both rhythm and Broadway styles, her teaching encompasses clean, complex rhythms for a full body performance that's tonnes of fun!