On 2SER’s Wednesday Drive we chatted with Bayley Graham, viral tap dancer and occasional tap drummer who is using their platform to reprogram the public’s perception of tap dance.

Bayley’s unique performance style has taken him to perform on Italian TV in Rome, he has featured as a guest performer with Postmodern Jukebox and has been able to perform in some of New Zealand’s biggest venues such as The Spark and Christchurch Arena. He has toured his love of dance around New Zealand with workshops, shows and charity events, featured in the World Buskers Festival and has recently been creative director of his first sell out, award winning Fringe Show ‘Rhythm is my Business’.

Some of Bayley’s other accolades include winning  TVNZ’s premier talent show 60 seconds, being a semi-finalist for America’s Got Talent and now his currently part of the cast of Gatsby which is showing at the Sydney Opera House until the 24th of March. With Gatsby, Prepare yourself for a dazzling world inspired by Fitzgerald’s classical novel The Great Gatsby, where one can revisit the roaring 20s a century later. Brace yourself to be outrageously entertained with cabaret, variety and a showcase of contemporary music at the Sydney Opera House this summer.

Bayley has also tapped into social media becoming a viral sensation through TikTok

On the show presenter Mitch Lumsden discusses Bayley’s experiences growing up tap dancing in New Zealand, becoming a viral sensation on social media and a newfound skill in ‘tap-drumming’

You can follow Bayley on Instagram @bayley_taps or TikTok @bayleytap. To see Bayley in Gatsby at the Sydney Opera House, running until March 24th, find more information on his website