Come strut your stuff at the Kick-Off Party with TWA and Urban Artistry for
Soul Society 2010, an international urban dance and cultural festival. Join us on Friday, April 16 at The Dance Institute of Washington for a tap jam and open cyphers for all types of urban dance; 8-11 pm in Studio C.
TWA is always delighted to perform at Georgetown University
Children's Medical Center's Juvenile Diabetes benefit gala. This family-friendly event takes place Saturday, April 24. It includes live and silent auctions, buffet dinner, and lots more. For more info, call 202-342-2400.
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We're so excited to be participating in our first ever
Flash Mob, with our pals from Urban Artistry and Liz Lerman Dance Exchange's Teen Exchange. You can join in, too, with your friends and family members! Come on out to the DITA Opening Party at Busboys and Poets on 5th and K St., Thursday night April 15, where the fun includes a sneak peek at a couple of the Flash Mob dances. Then, go home and learn the choreography yourselves!
You can go to
YouTube, or you can join us at KOW on either Saturday, April 10 or Sunday, April 11, from 3:30-5:30, to learn the choreography (free!). Then join us at the Amnesty International stage, Ellsworth Fountain, on April 25, where the mob activity will take place at approximately 3:20 pm.
We'll also be participating in a live performance of all Flash Mob dances at the DITA closing event at Strathmore on May 2nd.
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Looking ahead a bit, we invite you to celebrate
National Tap Dance Day with us at
Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, Sunday, May 23, at 6 pm. Our theme this year is "Tapping into Our Family Tree." The show will honor some of the roots and branches on our tap family tree, and will feature friends and "family members" who pursue other forms of percussive dance. We expect Urban Artistry to be in the house, as well as percussive dancers of other "persuasions," including Flamenco, Indian, and Irish. Like all Millennium Stage shows, is also streamed live. To see past TWA performances at Millennium Stage,
click here.
And of course, it's never too early to get your tickets for our fabulous year-end concert,
"The Percussion Discussion," June 19 and 20, at
Atlas Performing Arts Center.
(TWA Photo © Enoch Chan 2009)
Going ... Going ... Nearly Gone!
TWA Inc.'s 14th Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser takes place April 24. This is a very important fundraiser for the studio, and a perfect way to get the annuals you need for summer! A wide variety of exceptionally healthy and beautiful flowering annuals will be available in flats, pots, and hanging planters. Some extra plants will also be available, but pre-order to be sure to get the plants and colors you love best. Order forms will be available at the front desk. Most importantly, after you place your order, please help out by encouraging your friends, family and neighbors to shop "The TWA Way." Thanks in advance for participating in this win/win project - while you beautify your garden, you're helping us out, too.
Kindra J. Ingram, DC is a former member of Tappers With Attitude. A strong proponent of tap, she believes that dancing in a group setting enriched her skills in teamwork and building strong supportive relationships. Dr. Ingram believes in the impact of TWA and still maintains relationships with former members. She has always sought ways to "give back" to her community and is again providing a 1-year KOW scholarship to a hard-working KOW student who wants to excel in the art of tap dance.
Dance Is The Answer 2010
