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The Viral Dance Video That Makes You Happy
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:56:49 -0800
The hottest thing on YouTube at the moment may be a relatively simple video of a guy dancing, "a big, doughy-looking fellow in shorts and hiking boots performing an arm-swinging, knee-pumping step that could charitably be called goofy... However you interpret it, you can't watch "Dancing" for very long without feeling a little happier."...
Another Leadership Change At Washington Ballet
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:40:19 -0800
"The Washington Ballet announced yesterday that it has hired Orlando Ballet Executive Director Russell P. Allen as its new chief administrator... Allen will be the ballet's fourth top administrator since Artistic Director Septime Webre arrived in 1999."...
London's Week Of Dance Records
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:01:59 -0800
"Over the coming week more of the city's dancers are being called on to generate yet more press by participating in the record-breaking activities dominating the festival. For example: performing the biggest ever Bollywood dance; executing the largest number of football freestyle tricks in one minute; amassing the largest number of couples jiving simultaneously; getting more than 191 ballet dancers balancing on pointe for one minute, and achieving the largest number of streetdance moves in a minute."...
A Chinese Choreographer Goes Home
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:54:48 -0800
"Thirteen years ago Shen Wei was a dancer, a choreographer and the founder of the Guangdong Modern Dance Company, the first of its kind in China. He was a rising star in his nation but craved to know more about Western dance than he could learn there. His movements combine Eastern and Western ideas, drawing from Chinese opera, martial arts, Abstract Expressionism and Western Modernism."...
Large Dance Fests Rethink And Diversify
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:54:02 -0800
"Organisers of similar large-scale dance parties this summer will be nervously watching the skies. Yet there's also a feeling that dance promoters are facing other, less elemental pressures. Creamfields, due to celebrate its 10th anniversary this August, is hoping to attract over 40,000 visitors with 'the most diverse line-up ever seen at a UK dance festival'."...
Dance Show Tops Network TV Ratings
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:52:09 -0800
Two hours of "So You Think You Can Dance" made Fox the top-rated network on Wednesday night, as 8.7 million viewers tuned in to the dancing competition from 8 to 10, according to Nielsen's estimates....

 

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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.
Meta Description: [ The Tap Dance Homepage aims to collect a variety of resources for tap dancers and tap dance fans. It includes an event calendar, supplies, some history, biographies, books, films & videos, steps and terms. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ In the memory of 'Tap Legend' Dr. James 'Buster' Brown; May 17, 1913 - May 7, 2002; The man who never had a bad word to say about anyone. ]

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.

404 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.

Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) - Tap, percussive and rhythmic dance program that builds bridges between communities by celebrating a primal, shared tradition - rhythmic movement. Includes details of its programs, workshops and community involvement. Celebrating Chicago tap for 15 years.
Meta Description: [ Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) and summer tap dance festival presents, promotes and fosters a greater understanding of American tap dance by producing world-class concerts, educational forums, scholarships, and community outreach programs. ]

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.

Current Tap Dance Event Calendar - These useful pages are updated continuously as tap events are planned all around the world.
Meta Description: [ Listings of tap dance events worldwide by country, province/state, city and date. Includes links to performer/venue Web sites, if available, and email or phone contact information, if available. ]

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.

Jay Fagan - Promotional website for Jay Fagan, tap choreographer, teacher and Las Vegas performder.
Meta Description: [ Beyond his talents of tap, Jay Fagan has studied all mediums of dance including jazz, modern, and ballet and is a highly sought after instructor and choreographer ]

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.

Just The Beat Just The Feet - Improvisational tap dancing based on the experience of Tony Curtis.

500 Kimberley Timlock - Canadian tap dancer, teacher, and choreographer Kimberley Timlock offers master classes, workshops, and films and performances with her itap Dance Company.

500 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.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the official web site of tap master Pascal Hulin, international tap dancer and tap teacher, representative at large for the International Tap Association (ITA). This site provides a lot of information about Pascal's work including lots of pictures. ]

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.
Meta Description: [ The Portsmouth Percussive Dance Festival is held the last week of June in the beautiful seaport city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A week-long tap and jazz festival with workshops, student performance, concert, classic film showing, and jams. ]

Renee Camus Home Page - Home page of Renee Camus, a dancer and teacher based in the Washington, D.C. area. She performs with the PedAntics.

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.
Meta Description: [ Web site of Roxane Butterfly Tap Dancer,BeauteeZ'n The Beat, Roxane Butterfly danseuse de claquettes, ]

St. Louis Tap Festival 2005 - St. Louis Tap Festival for 2005, plus many links to other tap sites. Later: Tap History, master tap icons.

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.
Meta Description: [ The Tap Academy has the Los Angeles Westside's largest group of professional tap teachers under one roof. With maple floors and high ceilings for terrific sound, we offer tap classes for all level of students. Studio rentals are also available. ]

Tap City: The New York City Tap Festival - Tap City is an annual tap dance festival, celebrating the American tap heritage in its hometown, New York City. It offers hundreds of adult and master classes with internationally-known teachers, pre-professional, teen and youth training programs, diverse premiere performances, city-wide events, International Tap Dance Hall of Fame, Tap Preservation, Tap Teacher and Hoofer Awards, and daily Tap Talks/Tap Film screenings.

Tap Dance Routines by Danny Daniels - Video series for adults and children.
Meta Description: [ From his excellent series of tap videos: beginner to advancedÊsteps andÊroutines from Tony Award winning Danny Daniels. ]

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
Meta Description: [ New fun way to learn " Tap" and have a " Great Workout " created by Danny Wold. Tap aerobics is for everyone of all ages. Many of the basic movements are very easy to learn. ]

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.

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.

The Souls of Your Feet by Acia Gray - Highlights Acia Gray's book about developing a rhythmic voice through tap dance.

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.

Time Step - All about the foundation of tap dancing.

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.
Meta Description: [ Tap City 2003, the New York City Tap Festival features public performances, children's and adult classes, awards and films. ]

UKTAP Message Board - Online community of tap dance fans in the UK.

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.
Meta Description: [ A complete glossary of tap dance, including names of steps and combinations, and descriptions of the movements associated with tapping. ]

Vintage Tap on DVD and Video - Historically important and rare gems of tap dance captured on film, including documentaries on the Nicholas Brothers, Honi Coles, Baby Laurence and other legendary dancers.
Meta Description: [ Swing Dancers and Lindy Hoppers will be thrilled with this excellent selection of videotapes, both instructional and vintage. Top-flight instructors only. Great t-shirts, notecards,etc. Definitely the best quality and best prices on the Internet for swing items. ]