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October 2010
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Welcome Ashlee Henderson
Please join us in welcoming Ashlee Henderson to the KOW family. Ashlee joins the team as the Administrative Assistant working directly with the Studio Director and has an extensive background in dance. To read more about Ashlee, tap here.
 
Knock On Wood Tap Studio Welcomes Capitol Tap!
Capitol Tap is proud to make its debut as the resident company at Knock On Wood Tap Studio! Under Artistic Director Lisa Swenton-Eppard, with Assistant Artistic Director Baakari Wilder, this collection of talented tappers is excited to be a part of this new experience. If tap history, improvisation, skill development, and focusing on the art of tap are what you're looking for, and you're between the ages of 9 and 25 with at least 3 years tap experience, contact CapTapLisa@gmail.com for audition information.

Bite-Sized Sampler of Dance at KOW
Have you ever wanted to try a new dance style? Here's your chance! KOW is proud to offer a Bite-Sized Sampler of Dance beginning October 1. We are offering Cuban Salsa, Urban Jazz, Salsa for Tappers and Ballet. Don't delay, sign up today!

Halloween Party!
Put on your best costume and let's have some fun at KOW's Halloween Party, hosted by Ms. Gigi Buscaglio! On Sunday, October 31 from 2:00-4:00 pm, we will have games, crafts, tricks and even a few tasty treats during the delicious bake sale in the studio lobby. It wouldn't be a Halloween Party without a Best Costume Contest, so dress your best and win great prizes! Download the flyer for more information.

SCHOLARSHIPS for KOW Students
Tappers With Attitude, Inc. is thrilled to partner with The Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation to offer scholarship support to students of KOW. Recipients of scholarship support will receive funding for up to 1 year of classes at KOW. Dancers between the ages of 7 and 17 as of September 1, 2010 are invited to apply for support from the Trawick Taps! Scholarship Program for classes at Knock On Wood Tap Studio. Applications must be received at Knock On Wood by Friday, October 15, 2010. The KOW scholarship winners will be announced by October 29, 2010. Any prepaid tuition will be refunded if you receive a scholarship. To receive the complete Trawick Taps! scholarship application form, stop by the front desk.

IT'S A GIRL!
Congratulations to Ms. Leanne Regan and her husband Mike! Leanne gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Haley Elizabeth Regan, early Tuesday morning, September 28, 2010.


Coming in November: Tap Workshops With Andrew Nemr
"Andrew Nemr is one of the tap dancers who will help move the form forward into the New Millennium. His skills are true and richly expressive." - Gregory Hines
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Knock On Wood Tap Studio
8700 Georgia Ave., Suite B
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-495-0395

Our programs are sponsored in part by funding from the
Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County,
The Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation,
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Dallas Morse Coors Foundation, and The Gannett Foundation.

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