Master tap dancer and choreographer Acia Gray was recently tapped to teach within the Texas State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance. Gray, a master teacher who has toured extensively across the US and abroad, brings a lifetime of dance experience to Texas State.
Having shared the stage with tap dancing legends such as Gregory Hines, Savion Glover and Donald O’Connor. Gray was named a premiere member of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame and is a founding member of Austin’s own Tapestry Dance Company, a professional, nonprofit dance organization founded in 1989 by Gray and ballet/jazz artist Deirdre Strand.
After 33 years working within Tapestry, Gray has returned to academia to impart her skills as a dancer as well as her life experience within the industry.
