Spooky Ballet 2025 - Guest Performers PATEO

Learn a little bit about our Guest Performers for 2025 Spooky Ballets (The Sorcerer's Apprentice and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow).

As part of this performance, we have two additional spooktacular pieces. Including Thriller and a special guest performance of Bad to the Bone danced by the dynamic tap duo -- Pateo (Patrick Kasper & Mateo Leslie).

Read on to learn more about these dancers.

PATEO

PATEO is the terrific tappin’ dynamic duo of Patrick Kasper and Mateo Leslie. They

have shared their talent, personality and unique blend of rockin’ rhythms all over the

country for the past 12 years.

PATEO has performed at many shows and events including “One million Cups, The

Christmas Gift Fashion Show, Tedx , “LEGACY -A Tribute to Eddie Gasper” and The

Twin Cities Tap Festival. They also share their tap talents at schools as part of a

sponsorship from Delta Inn and Suites, Forum Communications and Bell Bank.

Patrick is a respected dance instructor at Gasper School of Dance. He also does

choreography for musicals throughout the region. In addition, he has presented his

POSITIVE+MOTION motivational workshops internationally for the past 20 years.

Mateo is currently a senior at Concordia. He studied at Gasper School of Dance and

has been featured in productions by the FMBALLET. Mateo won several awards with

routines choreographed by Patrick as part of the Gasper School of Dance competition

team.

In 2014 they traveled to Los Angeles where Mateo was a featured contestant on

“Americas got Talent” In 2016 Mateo was featured on "So You Think You Can Dance -

Chicago audition".

PATEO is excited to share their passion for tap dancing with the awesome people at the LIGHTING THE WAY HOME benefit for FROSTFIRE Theater!