Omar Edwards

Omar Edwards is a gifted dancer/entertainer/musician who has been in love

with Tap since he was 12 years old. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Omar draws

his dancing from 23 years of experiences and formal training; experiences with

masters like Henry Letang, Jimmy Slyde, and Marie Brooks. For the last seven

years, Omar has trained under the tutelage of the great musician/songwriter Olu

Dara. In 1994, Omar earned national acclaim when he and then Tap partner

Daniel B. Wooten Jr. won 13 times including the grand prize on the famed T.V.

show "Star Search". From that time on, Omar has embarked on a Tap Dance

career that spans the world of music, dance, television, theatre, and film. In

1998, Omar took 4 musicians into the recording studio to record a Tap Dance

album entitled “Tap Dancin is Music", making Omar the first of his generation

to release an album where the Tap Dancer is the leader of the band as well as

the lead instrument.

Omar has taken his foot music, which he now calls "Afro

Feet: Music and Beyond", to over 20 countries. Places like Australia, Japan,

Germany, Portugal, and many more. His other accomplishments include an

international tour of the hit show "Black and Blue" and featured dancer in the

Broadway show "Bring In Da Noise, Bring in Da funk". He also starred as

the "Sandman" on the legendary T.V. show, "Showtime at the Apollo" for seven

years and was featured in the musical movie "Camp". Some of his concert

credits would include performing with Alicia Keys live at the Hollywood Bowl anddancing on record with rappers Common and Mos Def on a song called "The

Questions". He has performed with Savion Glover live at the White House and

was also a featured guest on the "Ellen DeGeneres Show".

In the past few years Omar has changed his view of what he is and what

he does. "I’m not a Tap dancer although I use the Tap Dance vocabulary to

transcend my experience to the audience. My feet sing, recite poetry, they

groove, and tell stories. My dance is called "Afro Feet". It’s another way to

approach and conceive the dance….”