[SAT | 3.23] 5th Annual DC Tap Festival Starring Grammy Winning Artist MYA!!!

(Washington DC, March 10, 2013)- Chlo� & Maud Productions present the 5th Annual DC Tap Festival and All-Star Concert Weekend March 22, 23, and 24th at the DC Dance Collective and the Duke Ellington Theater. This event, the first festival of its kind launched in Washington, DC, is an exclusive experience with the world's premier Tap Dance Artists including International Superstar, MYA, as well as Emmy & Tony Award winners, Broadway and Vaudeville stars, and the hottest tap dancers from around the Globe, spanning 4 generations.

DC Tap Festival's 5th Annual All-Star Concert, March 23rd, 8pmat Duke Ellington Theatre, features an extravaganza of tap stars and special guests including Grammy Award winning artist, MYA! EMMY Award winner Jason Samuels Smith,SYTYCD - Chlo� Arnold, Luke Spring, the 7 year old tap dancing prodigy seen on Ellen (discovered at DC Tap Fest II),Stars of Broadway show Bring in Da Noise Bring in Da Funk, Harold Cromer of Vaudeville Stump & Stumpy; Michelle Dorrance, STOMP; Rasta Thomas' TAP STARS; Tokyo Disney's Jason Holley; Chinaka Hodge - Def Poetry Jam, World-renowned Festival producers Chlo� & Maud Arnold, and more. Concert Tickets are on sale now: www.dctapfestival.com.

Leading up to the All-Star Concert, DC Tap Fest V will offer3 days of over 30 master classes for tap students of all levels and ages, aJam Session, Student Showcase, cutting contest, History of Tap anecdotal talks, and more. Classes start at 12pm Friday, March 22nd and continue through Sunday, March 24th at the DC Dance Collective 4908 Wisconsin Ave NW. ALL LEVELS & AGES ARE WELCOME!

Chlo� and Maud Productions, formed by professional tap dancers and sisters Chlo� and Maud Arnold, founded the DC Tap Festival and All-Star Concert Weekend in 2009 with the mission "to inspire and unite Tap Dancers from around the world in education and performance, and to heighten global respect, appreciation, and awareness for our rich American Art form, Tap Dance."

GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ARTIST M�A is celebrating 2013 in the entertainment industry as an internationally known, respected & loved singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and philanthropist. In 2012 M�a partnered with InGroovesFontana for the worldwide release of her seventh studio album,"K.I.S.S (Keep It Sexy & Simple)"featuring "Fabulous Life" which can be heard in the National TV ad campaign forBravo's Fashion By Bravo. M�a,whose extensive repertoire includes such hits as "Case of the Ex," "Ghetto Superstar," "Free," "Lady Marmalade" and "My Love Is Like...Wo," was named byBillboard as one of theHot 100 Artists of the Decade. M�a recently entertained the world and impressed millions onABC's Dancing With the Starsand partnered with Ultra RecordsProducer/DJ Cedric Gervais for the release of their single "Love is the Answer"complete with a music video cameo by Perez Hilton.As an activist, M�a is very involved with multiple charities including theNOH8 Campaign, Africare, Save the Music, North Shore Animal League, (RED), Lifetime's Stop Breast Cancer for Life,Rock the Vote, Mercy Corps and as President of her own non-profit foundation,The M�a Arts & Tech Foundation. As an actress, M�a appears in numerous television shows and films such as theAcademy Award-winning musical film Chicago for which she won aScreen Actors Guild Award. M�a is currently recording new music & touring the globe. Follow M�a on twitter: @MissMya & online at www.myamya.com

Scholarships, class schedules, sponsorships, ticket sales, advertising opportunities, or performers (not including Mya) interviews: TapFest hotline: 202.421.0235 | 202.330.6076 | dctapfest@gmail.com.