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Photos of Tap CIty 2012 by Debi Field |
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Absolute Beginner Workshops
Designed especially to give new students a chance to learn the basic steps and vocabulary of tap dance, this class is a great way to learn the FUNdamental skills!
January 3 - February 8
Fridays 6:15 - 7:15pm w/ Frances Bradley
February 4 - March 18
single class - $16 6 week workshop - $78 |
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February 16 - 17, 2013
The Rockin' in Rhythm Teen Tap Intensive brings together dynamic and diverse youth ensembles from across the country to perform their best works on a New York City stage, and then hit & swing on our American Tap Dance Center floors to learn new rhythms and moves with their contemporaries in master classes.
The weekend intensive includes:
Performance Opportunity
Tap Jam
Master Classes
Cutting Contest
T-Shirt
Featured performers include:
Capitol Tap of Washington, Potoma, MD
Legacy Dancers, Lexington, MA
Lukec Tap Team, Slovenia, Europa
Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble, DC
Monroe Dance Academy, Monroe, CT
New Jersey Tap Ensemble, NJ
North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble, NC
Tap City Youth Ensemble, NYC
Tapology, Flint, MI
Groups must apply and space is limited!
Check out ROCKIN' IN RHYTHM for more information.
Performance at Peter Norton Symphony Space, February 16 at 7:30pm.
Tickets available here!
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Friday, March 22 & Saturday, March 23, 7:00 & 9:30pm
Sunday, March 24, 3pm
The Theater at the 14th Street Y
An evening of new work by New Yorks finest tap dancers and choreographers including: Brenda Bufalino, Michelle Dorrance, Derick K. Grant, Kazu Kumagai, Max Pollak, Lynn Schwab, the Tap City Youth Ensemble & Cartier Williams.
Directed and Curated by: Tony Waag
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Tap City Preview
Check out what's happening at Tap City on July 6-13, 2013!
Master Classes (ages 12+)
4-Day Adult Residencies (ages 15+)
Pre-Professional Program (ages 14-19)
Youth Program (ages 9-15)
Tap It Out (all ages!)
Tap Jam
Tap Internationals
Tap Future
Copasetic Boat Ride
Tap Awards
Registration begins in January!
Check out our Sneak Preview!
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New Collaboration
The American Tap Dance Foundation is excited to embark on a new collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center. Jazz at Lincoln Center's Middle School Jazz Academy and the Tap City Youth Ensemble join forces to bring talented young musicians and dancers together to share their musical and rhythmic ideas and explore jazz culture. They will inform, inspire and expand the horizons of each other as developing young artists. |
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Winter Adult Classes
Mondays
Absolute Beginner, 6:15 - 7:!5 w/ Toni Noblett
Beginner, 6:15 - 7:30 w/ Tony Waag
Tuesdays
Fast Beginner, 6:15 - 7:30 w/ Lynn Schwab
Advanced Beginner, 6:15 - 7:30 w/ Derick K. Grant
Wednesdays
Absolute Beginner, 6:30 - 7:30 w/ Frances Bradley
Beginner, 6:30 - 7:45 w/ Barbara Duffy
Thursdays
Beginner, 6:15 - 7:30 w/ Courtney Runft
Advanced Beginner, 6:15 - 7:30 w/ Susan Hebach
Sundays
Fast Beginner, 5:15 - 6:30 w/ Claudia Rahardjanoto
New Student Class: $8
Single class: $16
4 class card: $56
8 class card: $112
As of February 1 prices will be:
New Student Class: $8
Single Class: $18
5 class card: $80
10 class card: $140
15 class card: $180
Classes are on a drop-in basis, no need to pre-register. New students should arrive 20-25 minutes early to register, get shoes and avoid the line!
Classes held at:
American Tap Dance Center
154 Christopher St. #2B
New York, NY 10014 6:15 - 7:30 w/ Tony Waag |
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We need your help!
We have created this online fundraising campaign and we need your help!
It's a NEW year and we have NEW projects. March 19 - 24, 2013 the ATDF has TWO opportunities to engage, hire and collaborate with a number of dancers, vocalists and musicians where we will be presenting TWO different productions at the Theater at the 14th Street Y.
Rhythm is Our Business
March 19-21, 2013
Rhythm in Motion
March 22-24, 2013
Your support will be used to compensate all performance and rehearsal fees associated with these productions.
See our campaign and donate here!
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Tuesday, March 19 - Thursday, March 21, 7:00 & 9:30pm
The Theater at the 14th Street Y
starring
Ali Bradley, Khalid Hill, Jason Janas, Andrew Nemr, Hank Smith and others!
with
The Duke Ellington Center Band
directed and choreographed by
Derick K. Grant
additional choreography by
Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards
Joseph Wiggan
musical direction by
Frank Owens
Tickets available here!
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Facebook
The American Tap Dance Foundation wants you to LIKE our new Facebook page! Our old page won't be around much longer.
Stay in the loop about what's going on with us! Our page will be frequently updated with new content and videos of classes and rehearsals in action!
You won't want to miss our excitement!!
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Save the Dates
Rockin' In Rhythm: February 16 - 17
Rhythm Is Our Business: March 19 - 21
Rhythm in Motion: March 22 - 24
ATDF Spring Gala: April 9
ATDF Adult Showcase: June 8
Tap City Youth Concert: June 22
Tap City: July 6 - 13
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Photos of Tap It Out 2012 by Dariel R. Sneed |
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RELATED RHYTHMS
These are New York City tap dance events not produced by the American Tap Dance Foundation.
If you would like your tap dance event or news included, please email crunft@atdf.org with the who, what, where, and when by the 25th of the month prior to your event.
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Michela Marino-Lerman Tap Jams
WHEN: Every Wednesday, 5:30 - 8:30pm
WHERE: Smalls Jazz Club, 183 West 10th Street, NYC
COST: FREE! NO COVER!
Don't forget, if you can't join live, you can watch live online at: www.smallsjazzclub.com
Co-produced by Smalls Jazz Club, Cobi Narita, and Michela Marino Lerman
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THE MEN DANCERS: FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH
WHEN: January 10 - 13, 2013
WHERE: The Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 E. 14th St., NYC
COST: $20 - $125
MORE INFO / TICKETS: http://horsesmouth.org/?page_id=680
More than 30 male dancers, spanning genres and generations,will perform original choreography and share extraordinary personal stories with the audiencein this limited engagement, honoring Ted Shawn and his company,The Men Dancers, who founded the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 80 years ago.
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Dorrance Dance presents SOUNDspace
WHEN: January 17 - 19, 2013, 8pm
WHERE: St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
COST: $18
TICKETS / MORE INFO: http://danspaceproject.org/calendarandtickets/detail.php?id=202
Michelle Dorrance creates a rhythm tap piece titled SOUNDspace in direct response to the sonic possibilities of St. Mark's Church. She explores the unique acoustics of St. Mark's sanctuary, examines movement as music, and pushes the boundaries of contemporary tap technique. This Danspace Project premiere is Dorrance's first evening-length work.
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American Tap Dance Foundation
Staff
Tony Waag - ATDF Artistic/Executive Director
Hjordis Linn-Blanford - ATDF Administrative Director
Susan Hebach - ATDF Youth Program/TCYE Director
Courtney Runft - ATDF Education Associate/Registrar
Margaret Morrison - ATDF Education Advisor
Board of Directors
Tony Waag - ATD Artistic/Executive Director
Debra Beard - ATDF Board Chair
Mercedes Ellington
David and Susan Guilmette
Constance Valis Hill Ph.D.
Pamela Koslow Hines
Nancy Kremsdorf
Erica Marks Panush
Cynthia J. Roush
Lisa M. Scotto
Randy Skinner
Kim Thacker
Emeritus Board
Brenda Bufalino
Hoagy B. Carmichael
the late Charles "Honi" Coles
the late Gregory Hines
the late Bobby Short
Supporters
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The American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc. would like to thank the following for their generous support: Our Anonymous Angel, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, The 42nd Street Fund, the Tsunami Foundation - Anson and Debra Beard, Jr. and Family, the Heckscher Foundation for Children, The Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Shubert Foundation, Cigna, Stagestep, Capezio Ballet Makers, and numerous individuals, friends and families. |
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