SYDNEY BURTIS

Sydney Burtis, originally from Central Florida, is an international performer, educator, and multidisciplinary artist, based in NYC. She was recognized as one of “Tap’s Next Generation” in Dance Spirit Magazine, and was later featured on the cover. Sydney has danced for Dorrance Dance, Max Pollak, Sarah Reich, Anthony Morigerato, Lisa LaTouche, Derick Grant, and Demi Remick. Some other highlights include the Billy Elliot National Broadway Tour, SYTYCD, and Little Island. Sydney shares her passion for choreography as Artistic Director of “Elements of Sound”, presenting works at Choreographer’s Carnival NYC, Battery Dance Fest, Arts On Site, and more. She is a 2017 YoungArts Silver award winner, a 2018 Presidential Scholar in the Arts semi-finalist, an alumnus of the Jacob's Pillow Tap Program, an Artist in Residence at ATDF, and co-founder of the Orlando Tap Festival. Sydney is on faculty at Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, and tours with Adrenaline and Revive Dance Conventions. In 2022, Sydney presented her honors thesis: “Tap Dance as a Form of Non-Verbal Communication for Autism Spectrum Disorder,” graduating Summa Cum Laude with a BA from Pace University. She has been mentored throughout her artistic journey by Michelle Dorrance, Sarah Reich, Anthony Morigerato, Danny Wallace and more.