Barbara Duffy and Company

Claudia Rahardjanoto Claudia Rahardjanoto
Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, Claudia was trained in ballet, jazz and later in tap. She fell in love with tap dancing immediately and has extensively studied tap with Sam Weber, Andreas Dänel, Sven Göttlicher and Pascal Hulin.

She has danced in numerous tap dance-shows in Europe (Germany, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Holland) and has been on tour with several touring productions around Europe as well as the United States ("Magic Of The Dance", "Dancing Feet", "Dancing On Common Ground").

After moving to NYC in 2003 to continue her education and pursue a career in dance in the US, Claudia has since appeared on the 'Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon' with Andrew Nemr's CPD Plus, appeared on MTV's 'TRL' as part of a 'Happy Feet'-segment with Robin Williams and Elijah Wood and has been a featured dancer in an evening called ‘Dianne Walker and Friends’ and ‘Sonnets On Tap’.

Claudia has been extremely blessed and fortunate to have met and spend valuable time (on or off stage) with masters like the late Dr. Jimmy Slyde, Dr. Bunny Briggs, the late Dr.Henry LeTang, the late Dr. Buster Brown, Harold Cromer, Mable Lee, Dianne Walker, Ted Levy, Savion Glover and others.

She is very grateful to have been able to dance with Dianne 'Lady Di' Walker, Michelle Dorrance, Barbara Duffy & Company, Roxane Butterfly’s WORLDBEATS, Max Pollak’s RUMBATAP, Susan Hebach’s TAP COLLECTIVE, Jared Grimes' T.A.D.A.H., Andrew J. Nemr's CPD Plus, Michael Minery's Tapaholics and alongside the fabulous Miss Mable Lee as one of her Dancing Ladies.

Claudia is currently on faculty at Steps On Broadway, Broadway Dance Center and the American Tap Dance Foundation.



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