Avi Miller and Ofer Ben

Native Israelis, Avi Miller and Ofer Ben are tap dancers, performers, teachers, and lecturers who studied 'Hoofing' with a large amount of tap teachers and mentors, which are linked directly to the origins of tap. They also incorporate in their work 'Middle Eastern' and Israeli movements which they studied from their late Israeli Master Ya'acov Kalusky.

 Their tap dancing experience spans on over 35 years and in countries such as: Australia, Canada, China, Finland, Holland, Israel, Japan, Thailand and throughout the USA. They perform as a duo: ‘Miller & Ben - The Israeli Hoofers’ or with their professional company: ‘Tap Tel-Aviv Dance Troupe’.

 In 2001, they relocated their Jazz Tap Center, Inc. production offices to New York. They established the not-for-profit incorporation: Tradition In Tap, Inc. - and produce tap workshops and performances devoted to the preservation of various tap masters' historic legacy and technique. www.TraditionInTap.org

 The Jazz Tap Center is also home of The Miller & Ben Tap Shoes - one of the world's best 'Musical Tap Instruments', elegant, comfortable, hand-made shoes, in eight models and 48 colors and patterns. The shoes are sold on the internet at: www.TapEmporium.com, and in selected stores worldwide.

 Avi Miller & Ofer Ben were featured in July 2007 on the cover of Dancer Magazine and together with Germaine Salsberg, they were honored in March 2009, with The Preservation of Our Heritage Award in American Dance by Oklahoma City University. They 'team-teach' regularly at Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan.