THE TAP PACK

What is the "The Tap Pack"?

THE TAP PACK is a high energy, tap comedy show inspired by the infamous “Rat Pack” which included the famous talents of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr.
This new, highly entertaining act features 5 of Australia’s finest young tap dancers tapping up a storm. With credits in film, stage and television and with over 20 musical theatre productions between them, THE TAP PACK are set to explode onto the scene.

Our aim is to entertain. We bring a new, invigorating energy to a timeless style. Cool classics with a fresh twist!

We have been fortunate enough with "FORM DANCE PROJECTS" to have 4 exciting shows in the annual Dance Bites season. Dance Bites features some of Australia’s most innovative and exciting choreographers/performers at the Parramatta Riverside Theatre. With a highly experienced and creative cocktail of artists THE TAP PACK bring a modern edge to live jazz music and tap dance.

We hope to combine our talents into a show that will appeal to the young and the young at heart. Frank, Dean and Sammy were not only famous for their success but the close bonds they had together, much the same as this cast, which is reflected through the story, comical banter and choreography in the show.

Why we need your help!

What was "The Rat Pack" without their stellar live band?

We know that Australia can contend with the best musicians around and we hope to secure our own outstanding instrument-playing outfit. To get these talented musicians off the streets and into the cast means fund raising! We have received some help from DANCE FORM PROJECTS and it has been a dream of ours to combine the talents of our colleagues to make a unique project of our own. Australia is know among dance communities for it's unique Tap style, we will be hoping to take it to a new height with "The Tap Pack" as well as bringing new life to some classic swing songs and jazz music.

We need your help because we believe in live music. We believe in experiencing things in person, without a filter. THE TAP PACK wants to entertain and deliver a unique experience that invigorates the older generation and inspires the next.

What we will be giving back!

On the 22nd of March DANCE FORM PROJECTS and The Tap Pack will be holding a workshop to teach the repertoire and hold a Q&A to Dance School and Performing Arts High School Students. We hope to inspire the next generation of Tap Dancers and Performers as well as share some of our knowledge and expertise of show business. We are also excited to be performing at DANCE FORM PROJECTS Seniors Week show on Thursday the 21^st of March. A free annual event for seniors!

Meet the boys!

Jesse Rasmussen

Trained on the Gold Coast, Australia with Peta Norton and Robert Sturrock, Jesse has now a wide range of professional credits in live entertainment, commercial dance, corporate and within the film and television industry.

In 2009 Jesse was selected in to the Top 20 finalists for Australia’s So You Think You Can Dance and has since returned as a choreographer for the show.

Jesse has toured Australia playing the role of “Tip” in David Atkins' "Hot Shoe Shuffle" and also worked in Peter Jackson's film "King Kong".

Jesse’s musical theatre credits include: "Oh What A Night", "Grease" and Wayne Scott Kermond's "Candy Man". Jesse was cast in George Miller's "Happy Feet" and recently finished working on "Happy Feet 2".

Jesse is also running two hip hop dance companies, "J-TOWN" and "FlowCity - The Australian Dance Convention" which has seen him work with Guy Sebastian, Natalie Bassingthwaite and Savion Glover. "FlowCity" is the largest Australian dance convention, bringing the best choreographers world wide to Australia.

Jesse choreographed and performed for Jessica Mauboy, travelling all over Australia and was a part of Channel 9s "Hey Hey It's Saturday" 2009 reunion show. Jesse and his brother Joel then toured as the support act with Beyonce on the Beyonce "I am..." World Tour

Jesse recently has been choreographing and performing for Stan Walker Touring and performing across New Zealand and Australia.

Jesse performed on the West end with the 2010 cast of Tap Dogs and is currently performing at Jupiter's Casino with the 2012 show.

Jordan Pollard

Since he was half as tall, Jordan has been involved in numerous facets of the entertainment world. He started training at a young age and began working professionally from 15. His training includes Capital Performance Studios, Sing over King, Glenda Yee and Screenwise. Since being a graduate of ED5 International 2007, Jordan has been working with Australia's finest including William Forsythe, Leslie Bell and Matt Lee and has since continued training at the Actors Centre Australia, Maura Fay, Pineapple Dance Studios and the Actors Centre in London.

Jordan’s performance credits include the MTV Awards with Fergie, NRL Grand Finals, the World Masters Games with Dein Perry’s Tap Dogs, the ARIAS and Australia's Next Top Model with Jess Mauboy and the Australian Idol Grand Final. He has worked with Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Guy Sebastian, Duffy, Paris Hilton and in the acclaimed "What is Jazz" Cabaret show. He was also a resident dancer on the Sydney Showboat and a featured cast member of Wayne Scott Kermond’s “CandyMan” show, which toured Australia.

TVC’s include KFC, LG and Triple J and he has recently filmed the new movie “Goddess”.
Jordan made his musical theatre debut in 2008, performing in both the Melbourne and Sydney season of Guys and Dolls (The Ambassador Theatre Group) and went on to travel Australia with the 2010/11 tour of West Side Story and played featured ensemble, Big Deal/Action as well as the lead role of Riff. He has just finished the 2012 Australian Tour of A Chorus Line performing as "Don" and is now with the 2013 Australian Company of the Broadway hit "The Addams Family".

Thomas Egan

Thomas is one of Australia's most sought after performers and choreographers. He made his debut at the age of 10 in "The Boy From Oz" (1995), moving on through his teens in musicals such as "Singing in the Rain"(2000) and "Oliver" (2003). He later moved to Sydney working with world class acts and choreographers such as Project Moda, The Next Step, Tap Dogs, Squared Division, Tapworks and Hip Hop crew J-Town. He can be seen on TVC's for So You Think You Can Dance, Foxtel and the Discovery Channel and has been a featured dancer for musical acts "Kylie Minogue", "Cassie Davis", "Sneaky Sound System" and "TimOmatic". 

In 2010 he toured with the musical "FAME", performing to sold-out theatres in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, which won the "Helpmann Award" for Best Choreography by the outstanding Kelly Abbey. 

He has appeared in TV shows such as "Australia's Got Talent", "Mornings with Kerrie-Anne', "So You Think You Can Dance", "X-Factor" and "Channel V". Throughout 2012 he has been with the cast of "Tap Dogs" traveling to across Australia and he is now currently performing at Jupiter's Casino for an extended season. 

Rohan Browne

Joel Rasmussen

Joel is one of the most sought after dancers in Australia due to his versatility and performance skill.
Not only is he a Hip Hop dancer, he's also technically trained in Jazz (Robert Sturrock) and Tap and has worked commercially in all fields for TV, Film and Stage.

His recent credits include "Happy Feet 2" , playing the role of Atticus and dancing on all the live shows for X- Factor 2011 (The Squared

Division). Joel was also cast in the Musical "Grease" (Kelley Abbey, Nat Bassingthwaite, John farnham) and Hugh Jackman's - "The Boy From OZ" (Kenny Ortega- HSM, Kelley Abbey). Joel has performed at the Arias, MTV awards, Nickolodeon Kids Choice Awards, The Morning Show, 7am, Sunrise, Hey Hey It's Saturday, Dancing with the Stars, Deadly's, X- factor, SYTYCD.

Artists credits include: Kylie Minogue,

 Timomatic, 

Wynter 

Lee, Jess Mauboy, Stan Walker, Delta Goodrem, Megan Washington & 

Zoe Badwi.