Germaine has been an influential tap dance teacher in New York City for over 35 years, serving on the faculty of Broadway Dance Center and Steps Studio, where she has taught a complete program of basic to intermediate levels. Her students include cast members from Broadway & Off-Broadway shows, National tours, the Rockettes, tap companies, as well as people who “just love to tap”.

In addition she has taught tap for Musical Theatre Majors NYU Steinhardt Vocal Performance Program, New York University’s Musical Theatre students at Cap 21, Broadway Theater Dance Workshop in Santa Fe NM, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. She has taught for almost every major Dance Organization in the USA, as well as workshops for private organizations and schools in Europe and Canada.  She is very proud to have received the Tap Legacy Award from Third Rhythm Project in San Antonio Texas in July 2010 and the 2023 Hoofers Award from the American Tap Dance Foundation 

Germaine has also worked with fibre for years, knitting and selling one of a kind garments, handspinning and dying yarn, weaving, and generally taking delight in colour and texture. See her news page for recent projects.