Gary Roberts

Gary Roberts is a dancer, choreographer, performer, adjudicator and creative director. He holds a degree in Theater Arts from California State University, Fullerton where he studied dance and acting. He teaches and choreographs many styles of dance including tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary, hip hop, lindy hop, and musical theater. Gary started dancing at the young age of 2 years old eventually gaining recognition and top awards for his tap dancing and entertaining performances. He went on to dance for Disney as well as in many industrials including CBS, Oakley, and Nickelodeon Studios. Gary has performed as a member of Tap Overload, Central Avenue Dance Ensemble, Encore Tap Ensemble, as a guest artist at Irvine Valley College and Santa Monica College, and has also shared the stage with jazz legends such as Norma Miller and Gunhild Carling. He has performed in over a dozen musicals including a featured role in the original musical Temptation earning him a “terrific tap dance” praise from the LA Times. Gary’s choreography has been featured in the short film A Night at Club Alabam, on the Caroline Sunshine and Friends tour, as well as in high school dance programs, children’s musicals and on competition stages across the country. He has choreographed several fully orchestrated productions at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood including the musicals Oklahoma! and Grease, Bizet’s opera Carmen, a Best of Broadway concert, and the operetta Die Fledermaus, the latter two earning him 2025 Broadway World Award “Best Choreography of a Play or Musical” nominations for Los Angeles. Gary’s tap dance company, Tap TRIBE, which he founded in 2018, has been showcased along with his work at private events, charity events, nightclubs, schools and theaters throughout Southern California. Previous teaching assignments include Orange County School of the Arts, Mount San Antonio College, and Millenium Dance Complex in Los Angeles. Gary has also worked with non-profit organizations, including as an Arts Mentor teaching the art of tap dance to elementary school kids in underserved communities. Since 2016 Gary has been an adjudicator for competitions including Revolution Talent, Starquest Dance and Driven Talent Competition, allowing him the opportunity to share his knowledge and passion for dance with young dancers across the country.