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All posts tagged "tap dance"
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42Feature ArticlesWhy I wear Só Dança
We all have a favorite food, a favorite hoodie, a favorite TV show, a favorite song. We find comfort in these favorite...
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213Feature ArticlesDerick Grant: Tapping through uncertain times and finding peace
2020 was a year of excitement, surprise and uncertainty rolled into one. What began as a year of new goals, numerous performance...
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378FeaturedWhat you need to know about floors for tap and percussive dance styles
Percussive dance is any form of dance that requires the dancer to strike the floor with force to create and generate sound. Percussive...
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1.9KFeature ArticlesSó Dança’s new Tap Shoe Customizer: A gamechanger for the tap community
Originality. Creativity. Innovation. These are just some of the things artists strive to uphold to set themselves apart. Dancers aren’t strangers to...
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948Feature ArticlesThe American Tap Dance Foundation’s ‘Tap it Out’ returns to the heart of the theater district
The American Tap Dance Foundation’s Tap it Out will return with a live performance in the middle of Times Square on Saturday, July 10,...
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1.2KTop StoriesTapestry Dance Company celebrates 20 years of Soul to Sole International Tap Festival
Tapestry Dance Company, North America’s only full-time, professional repertory tap dance company, presents its 20th annual festival of rhythm, Soul to Sole International...
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3.6KDance Studio OwnerFind the best tap floors for home and studio
Tap dancers need sounds quality and quantity. They also need a surface that can withstand the pounding of metal taps and a...
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2.1KFeature ArticlesChloé and Maud Productions announce online tap intensive Tap into the Future!
Chloé and Maud Productions and JPMorgan Chase & Co. present online tap intensive Tap into the Future!, hosted by Emmy Award-nominated choreographer...
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4.1KDance Studio OwnerThe importance of groove: Black art as the pillars of American dance
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been told that ballet is the base technique for all other dance forms. I know I...
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2.6KFeature ArticlesWorld’s first Global Tap Fest goes digital: How Chloe and Maud Arnold made it happen
With the current COVID crisis, renowned tap dancers/choreographers Chloe and Maud Arnold were faced with having to cancel their annual international DC...
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2.9KFeature ArticlesThe Tap Rebels: Making a staple in the southeast
From contemporary to ballet, there is no shortage of professional companies with the mission of spreading artistry to communities around the U.S....
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5.2KFeature ArticlesNew ‘Sound Language’ dance film to showcase the power of unity
A new short dance film is preparing to drop later this year, and it’s unlike anything you have ever seen. Sound Language,...
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6.0KDance Studio OwnerDance teachers: Expanding your choreographic horizons
In writing this article, I was motivated by the fact that as I travel around the U.S. judging competitions and doing master...
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4.0KFeature ArticlesParker Esse brings new energy to ‘Anything Goes’ at Arena Stage
This October, Parker Esse returned to Washington, D.C., to work with the cast of Arena Stage’s upcoming production of Anything Goes, a Cole...
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2.8KReviews‘4 On The Floor’ by Touché Taps: Joyful rhythms
The Dance Complex, Cambridge, Massachusetts. October 21, 2018. My only thought or expectation heading into this show is that I don’t often...
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10.6KFeature ArticlesMike Minery jumps feet first into new role as JUMP Director
Tap innovator and New Jersey native, Mike Minery, has been a staple in the dance community since his teenage years. Not only...
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3.3KFeature ArticlesFifth Annual So Flo Tap Fest: Creating one big tap family
It’s America’s historic artform. It is one that comes from various cultural backgrounds and that blends rhythms and beats to ultimately make...
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2.7KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ recap: Lucky Round 7 for The Qualifiers
The biggest dance competition in the world, World of Dance, continued to amaze as more dancers took the stage. The fight to win...
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3.9KFeature ArticlesDerick K. Grant dishes on Tap Family Reunion, Só Dança tap shoes and more!
There’s a celebration in New York City this May, and Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Derick K. Grant and Jason Samuels Smith are inviting all...
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3.5KReviewsBU on Tap: Tap is alive!
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. April 22, 2018. Some have certainly voiced the question if tap dance is still relevant and fully alive,...
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3.2KReviewsTap stars unite to celebrate a life of tap in ‘Lotus’
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. October 7, 2017. Even before the show began, the newly renovated Terrace...
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5.6KInterviewsAll about tap with Justin Boccitto
Some dancers nowadays don’t feel like tap needs to be part of their repertoire. The traditional trifecta of “tap, jazz and ballet”...
