Zach grew up in Flagstaff and has been dancing nearly all his life. This due to the fact that his entire family—extended relatives included—somehow managed to incorporate it into every reunion and small get together.

At a young age, Zach’s mom (Nancy) began teaching all the children in his family, shuffle ball-change combos. Even though tap shoes were not readily available at the time, he was hooked.

Zach has since then, both taken and taught the art of tap dance to children, teens and adults and continues to further his own education now through instructional DVDs purchased off the Internet.

Zach earned his undergraduate degree in communication, electronic media from Northern Arizona University in 2006. Although he is not currently usin g that degree, he credits it for the professional job he landed as a singer/dancer for Norwegian Cruise Lines through Jean Ann Ryan Productions, a renowned company who works directly with the choreographers of STOMP, Cirque Du Soleil, and MTV. Reason being: one of his senior capstone projects at NAU involved creating a compilation audition DVD that he later sent to different entertainment vendors. This “killing two birds with one stone” method paid off!

Although tap dancing is what he is known for, Zach enjoys other forms of dance as well and hopes to continue dancing (and tumbling) ‘til his legs and feet will no longer let him.

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