Ryan Foley has had the opportunity to study and perform with many talented artists over the years. Ryan currently teaches and performs in Toronto with the Toronto Rhythm Initiative, City Dance Corps, The Tap Dance Centre, and his family owned studio Performing Dance Arts. He has worked with TRI in many live shows since their conception in 2011, featuring music from a wide range of artists such as Stevie Wonder, Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles and many more. Ryan is featured guest teacher and performer at the annual ECTC (Eastern Canadian Tap Conference) and TapperFest events. Ryan also participated as an original cast member in Love.Be.Best.Free, a full-length tap show in Vancouver choreographed by Danny Nielsen. In August of 2014 Ryan returned to Vancouver as a gust teacher and performer at the Vancouver International Tap Festival..In December 2014 Ryan was one of five featured tap dancers to perform in the very first ‘Big Band Tap Review’ a full length show featuring tap dancers performing along side an 18 piece big band ‘The Toronto Jazz Orchestra’ conducted by the director of the TD Toronto Jazz Festival Josh Grossman. In August 2015 Ryan was one of the performers of the first installment of ‘Rhythm and Sound’ produced by Cori Giannotta and Johnathan Morin, and has continued with their annual shows. Ryan continues to practice, teach, adjudicate, perform and share his passion for the dance.