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Tap
Tap is in the midst of a huge revival due largely to the great success of shows like Broadway's Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk and the sensational Riverdance. Tap is
literally, drumming with your feet.
Through the classic style of dancers like Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly... to the excitement of contemporary dancers like Savion Glover... all the way to the cutting edge Jazz Tap of dancers like Jeannie Hill. This category seeks to celebrate the vibrant American tradition that is Tap
literally, drumming with your feet.
Through the classic style of dancers like Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly... to the excitement of contemporary dancers like Savion Glover... all the way to the cutting edge Jazz Tap of dancers like Jeannie Hill. This category seeks to celebrate the vibrant American tradition that is Tap
Sites in Tap
Tap Dance Homepage
Extensive resources for tap dancers and tap dance fans. Includes events, news, calendars, Who's Who in Tap, filmography, videography, tap sounds and steps, vocabulary and notation, history, supplies, and links. Homepage support for the International Tap Association.
National Tap Dance Ensemble
Founded in 1989, this multi-ethnic group of performers brings their dynamic style of dance to cities all across the country. Web site includes much information and links of interest to anyone interested in Tap.
Tap Dance Routines by Danny Daniels
Video series for adults and children.
Tapping Into It
Information center for tap dancers and enthusiasts. Retail center for t-shirts and gifts.
TapWeb Cintia Martin
This Brazilian tap dancer offers information on Brazilian tap companies, tap tips, interviews, links, and photos. Site is in Portuguese and English.
The Souls of Your Feet
Highlights Acia Gray's book about developing a rhythmic voice through tap dance.
Tap Dance in Switzerland
Schools and clubs, events, who's who, swiss championships, news and media.
Jazz Tap UK
British site offers tap history in context of legendary UK and U.S. tap dancers on stage and screen. Photographs are included, as well as contemporary performers Will Gaines and Tony Curtis.
Time Step
All about the foundation of tap dancing.
Just The Beat Just The Feet
Improvisational tap dancing based on the experience of Tony Curtis.
Tap Attack
Australia's home of American Rhythm Tap Dancing on the Internet, as danced by street-wise professional hoofer, Grant Swift.
Tap Fusion
Barry Blumenfeld's modern dance troupe incorporates the power of tap dance.
St. Louis Strutters
Group of senior dancers whose fast tapping and high kicking are trademarks of their energetic performances.
Vance's Fantastic Tap Dance Dictionary
A glossary of tap dance terms, including names of steps and combinations, and descriptions of the movements. There is an extended history of tap, as well as video clips and information about Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
Lockery Tap & Theatre Dance
Sisters Patricia and Lesley J. Lockery specialize in musical theater and offer choreography and master classes in tap and theater dance for students and professionals.
St. Louis Tap Festival
St. Louis Tap Festival. Later: Tap History, master tap icons.
Manhattan Tap
Since 1986, Manhattan Tap blends tap dancing -- improvised and choreographed -- with live jazz. Find the company's history, current performer biographies (plus lists of prior dancers and musicians), versions of touring shows for booking, and performance calendars, including residencies and workshops featuring Artistic Director Heather Cornell.
TapAerobics
Tap aerobics is for everyone of all ages. Many of the basic movements are very easy to learn. This new workout has created a new craze in "Getting in shape".
International Tap Association
The ITA promotes the understanding, preservation, and development of tap dance as an art form. Anyone interested in tap can join this nonprofit organization and receive its informative bimonthly magazine.
Tim Hickey's Dance Studio
Tim Hickey's dance studio in Kirkland, WA offers adult classes in tap, Irish, ballet, hip-hop, and jazz dance, for beginning levels through professional. He is one of the planners of the first annual Pacific Northwest Tap Dance Festival, scheduled for March 6-14, 2004.
Footprints Tap Ensemble
Twenty-four Chicago-area tap dancers who have performed on Broadway, in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and for Disney World's 25th Anniversary.
Roxane Butterfly and Beauteez'n the Beat
Dancing-poet Roxane Butterfly's "BeauteeZ'n The Beat" is a music and dance ensemble that uses taps, voices, songs, and rhythms to create a jazz & world-beat musical event to show transforming life-force of women throughout history.
The Association for Adult Tap Dancers (TAPUK)
An association for adult amateur tap dancers who tap dance for fun. The association provides services, arranges events, and publishes a quarterly magazine, "tapuk."
TapaToe, das Steptanzstudio
Tap dance studio in Berlin, with information about workshops, jams, news on the Berlin tap scene. Text is mostly in German, with one English. There is a nice selection of European tap dance links.
Tap City: The New York City Tap Festival
Every July, the New York City Tap Festival features an extensive tap dance training program with workshops and master classes in local studios, exciting tap performances in Times Square, an innovative Youth Program for children and teens, and diverse panel discussions, film screenings, and tap jam sessions throughout Manhattan.
Tony Waag
Tony Waag is the Executive Producer of Tap City, the New York City Tap Festival. He was a co-founder and executive director of the American Tap Dance Orchestra. His site offers reviews, biographical and contact information, and links to his organizations and tap instructional videos.
Pascal Hulin -- The Official Website
A tap dancer, teacher, choreographer, and ITA representative for Austria. He is the artistic director of the Vienna International Tap Dance Festival.
UKTAP Message Board
Online community of tap dance fans in the UK.
Kimberley Timlock & the itap Dance Company
Canadian tap dancer, teacher, and choreographer Kimberley Timlock offers master classes, workshops, and films and performances with her "itap" Dance Company.
Tapsounds Underground and 3D Dance Network
Gregg Russell's tap company, Tapsounds Underground, expand the boundaries of tap by Invading the Past, Developing the Future. Workshop and tour schedules are available.
Buckets and Tap Shoes
The Ausland Brothers are part of the Buckets and Tap Shoes Company, performing rhythm tap in Minneapolis.
Chicago Tap Theatre.com
Chicago Tap Theatre was founded by Artistic Director Mark Yonally, who saw tap as an unexplored medium for narrative and conceptual dance. A veteran of the Bill Evans Dance Company and E.T.C. (the oldest tap company in Chicago), he also wants to help preserve the rapidly disappearing work (dances, writings, film, etc.) of first and second generation tap dancers.
Portsmouth Percussive Dance Festival 2005
The PPDF is held the last week in June in Portsmouth, NH. The first festival in 1995 showcased percussive forms of expression, including Irish step dance, flamenco, and body music, and now includes tap and jazz, as well as intensives in African dance and drumming, vocals, and Music for Dancers.
Cintia Chamecki
Brazilian tapper Cintia Chamecki regularly performs her tap choreography and improvisation in New York City, Brazil, Japan and Portugal. She recently completed her first solo show, "Ta No Pe" directed by Susana Ribeiro.
Claudio Figueira
Brazilian choreographer and tap dancer.
Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk
History, bios, credits, photos, review, artwork and MP3s -- basically everything you ever wanted to know about Savion Glover's hit show, "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk."
Companhia Claquettes - Brazil
Tap ensemble from Rio de Janeiro, directed by Brazilian choreographer, teacher and performer Cintia Martin
Tap Academy Studio
Located in Santa Monica, California, the Tap Academy has the Los Angeles Westside's largest group of professional tap teachers under one roof.
Dr. James "Buster" Brown (May 17, 1913 - May 7, 2002)
Dedicated to the memory of legendary Tap Dancer, Dr. James 'Buster' Brown (1913-2002), a man who never had a bad word to say about anyone. Dr. Buster Brown was a member of two legendary and influential groups of master tap dancers, "The Copasetics" and "The Hoofers." |
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