Shane studied tap in Newcastle with the late Les Griffith, winning his first tap championship at age seven. Tap is now his forte (25 years experience), Shane trained in Jazz, modern, classical and acrobatics as a child. During his career so far Shane competed in countless eisteddfods and danced in two Fred Astaire Performing Arts Championships one of which was in Miami USA, in total he received six gold medals, highest point score and three scholarships (Fred Astaire scholarship, Capezio Ballet Makers scholarship).

Stage performances include the 1988 World Expo dancers in Sydney, and his video credits include “Turn Onto Tap” an instructional tap dancing video with Jack Webster. Shane has been teaching and choreographing for 12 years in Sydney, Newcastle and now Melbourne. Shane was an integral part of the tap department at Brent Street Studios in Sydney for 4 of those years ‘02-’05, each year his fulltime routines won or placed at the “City of Sydney” eisteddfod. Shane has taught numerous workshops in Australia and Europe. In 1996 he was a cast member of Dein Perry’s “Tap Dogs”, which toured Australia, New Zealand, India, South Korea, Peoples’ Republic of China, Hong Kong and Japan. On completion of the Australasian tour of Tap Dogs he joined, in 1998, the cast of Dein Perry’s “Steel City” touring Australia and America (Radio City). He later joined the European company of Tap Dogs touring England, Germany, France, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Austria, Venezuela and South Africa. Shane’s most recent work has been with numerous groups “Rhythm on Tap” and “The Next Step” performing throughout Australia.

He also co-choreographed a performance with his friend, Paul Davis, “One Big Blur” which was performed at Melbourne’s International Tap Festival ‘06 gala performances. With Paul, Shane has been commissioned to revise and create the ATOD (Australian Teachers Of Dance) tap syllabus.