April 2016



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Rhythm In Motion concert 2015 - Photo by Vitaliy Piltser
Winter/Spring 
Adult Program 


January 4 - June 24
 
Mondays
6:15 - 7:30, Fast Beginner w/ Toni Noblett
7:15 - 8:30, Beginner w/ Michela Marino-Lerman **NEW TIME
 
Tuesdays
6:15 - 7:30, Slow Intermediate w/ Lynn Schwab
6:15 - 7:30, Advanced Beginner w/ Felipe Galganni
 
Wednesdays
6:15 - 7:30, Beginner w/ Asha Griffith
6:15 - 7:30, Advanced Beginner w/ Barbara Duffy
 
Thursdays
6:15 - 7:30, Fast Beginner w/ Courtney Runft


Friday
6:15 - 7:30, Intermediate w/ Felipe Galganni


Sundays
5:15 - 6:30, Fast Beginner w/ Claudia Rahardjanoto


Prices:
$9     New Students 1st Class
$18   Single Class
$80   5 Class Card
$140 10 Class Card
$180 15 Class Card
 
Location:
American Tap Dance Center
154 Christopher St. #2B
New York, NY 10014
  
Sign-In and pay before you come!


 


 
Rhythm In Motion
 
April 13 - April 17 



Program A (April 13 - 15)


Choreographers:

Warren Craft, Rokafella, Sean Jackson, Lynn Schwab, Samara Seligsohn, Caleb Teicher, Joseph Webb & Gabe Winns


Showtimes:
Wednesday, April 13, 8pm
Thursday, April 14, 8pm
Friday April 15, 8pm


Tickets: 
$40 General Admission
$20 Students/Seniors/14StY Members


Program B (April 16 - 17)


Choreographers:
Chloe Arnold, Michelle Dorrance, Felipe Galganni, Kazu Kumagai, Max Pollak & Leonardo Sandoval


Showtimes:
Saturday, April 16, 3pm & 8pm
Sunday, April 17, 3pm


Tickets: 
$40 General Admission
$20 Students/Seniors/14StY Members






Tap Teacher Trainings 
July 2016
 
The ATDF's comprehensive training program in teaching rhythm tap to children, teens, and adults
 
July 17-24, 2016 Level 1 
(Teaching Beginners)
July 19-24, 2016 Level 2 
(Teaching Advanced Beginners)
  • Rhythm tap technique
  • Copasetic Canon repertory
  • Pedagogy
  • Jazz music concepts, tap composition & improvisation
  • Tap history
  • Mentored independent work
  • Certificate issued by the ATDF
"Amazing amount of useful information"  "this training is wonderful ... invaluable" (our graduates)
 
Accepting applications now for 2016. For full information visit: Tap Teacher Training


Tap City 2016
 
July 9 - 16, 2016 


Programs for kids, teens & adults of all levels!


20 different Adult Program Master Classes, for all levels!


4-day Youth Program!


4-day Pre-Professional Program for Teens!


4-day Residencies with Brenda Bufalino, Lynn Schwab, Ted Levy, and Claudia Rahardjanoto!


Performance opportunities for everyone!


NEW Tap Treasures Tour!












2016 Save the Dates
 
June 19, Tap City Youth Concert


June 25, Adult Program Showcase


July 9 - 16, Tap City


July 17 - 24, Tap Teacher Training


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 needed to join our BEGINNER tap class, or "brush up the basics". If you've always wanted to try tap, this is your chance. No experience necessary, some loaner tap shoes available. If you can walk, you can tap.



  • Fridays, 6:15-7:15   w/ Susan Hebach
    • February 19 - April 1
    • April 8 - May 13
    • May 20 - June 24
  • Mondays, 6:15-7:15           w/ Michela Marino Lerman
    • March 7 - April 11
    • April 18 - May 23
    • June 6 - June 20 (3 weeks, $42)
  • Tuesdays, 12:00-1:00        w/ Gabe Winns
    • March 8 - April 12
    • April 19 - May 24
    • May 31 - June 21 (4 weeks, $56)
Workshops are 6 weeks long (unless noted) and the cost is $84/6 weeks.


To register, please call 646.230.9564 or arrive at least 20 minutes before the first class.
Adult Program Beginner Workshop


Beginner Workshop **NEW**
 
Classic Tap Vocabulary all beginners should know!
Join us in exploring a handful of classic tap steps all beginners should know, and build your vocabulary! We'll explore these steps and create choreography phrases based how we can use these steps to a variety of music.


Thursdays, 6:15 - 7:45 w/ Susan Hebach


Session 3: March 31 - May 5
Session 4: May 12 - June 16


Cost: $96


To register, please call 646.230.9564 or arrive at least 20 minutes before the first class.
ATDF'S Spring Benefit
 
Tuesday, April 12, 2016


Help us guarantee our education programs are accessible to children whose families cannot afford them. All proceeds benefit the Gregory Hines Youth Scholarship Fund.


Reception & Silent Auction, 7-7:30pm


Show & Live Auction, 7:30-9pm


Tickets start at $125; purchase them here


Performers include: Kwikstep & Rokafella, Felipe Galganni, Max Pollak, Samara Seligsohn, Tony Waag, Joseph Webb & Company, the Tap City Youth Ensemble, the Tap City Junior Ensemble, members of the ATDF Youth Program, a special guest appearance by Brenda Bufalino and others.


More information here: Spring Benefit


Tap Attack


Sunday, May 22, 2016 (12-1pm)
Tap Attack/National Tap Dance Day


The Evergreens Cemetery
1629 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, New York


Presented by The Evergreens Cemetery in Association with Tony Waag and the American Tap Dance Foundation.
Please join us as we celebrate National Tap Dance Day (May 25th) and visit the gravesite of the legendary Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
 
Bring a picnic lunch and blanket and enjoy performances by the Tap City Youth Ensemble & the Tap City Junior Ensemble culminating in a visit to the gravesite of Uncle Bo!


For directions visit: The Evergreens Cemetery




 
Tap Treasures
 
Check out our new program as a part of Tap City!




Monday, July 11 - Uptown 
Apollo Theater, 11am - 12pm


Tuesday, July 12 - Midtown
Duke on 42nd St. Theater, 7pm


Wednesday, July 13 - Downtown
Woodpeckers Tap Dance Center, 7pm
The Village Gate, 8pm
The American Tap Dance Center, 9pm


Full information can be found here:
Tap Camp
 
August 15 - 19, 2016
(Ages 5 - 11, 0 - 3 years experience)
9:30am - 2:00pm    
$495


ATDF youth programs, for children and teens, teach students about America's own indigenous art form - Tap. Our distinguished faculty shares their knowledge of the artistry and history of tap with each student in a fun, safe and supportive environment.



Tap Technique and Choreography
Master Classes in various Percussive Dance Forms
Tap History & Film
Field Trip
Presentation for parents on last day


To register: 
Please call 646-230-9564




 

        

        
                      
Rhythm In Motion 2015 photos by Vitaliy Piltser



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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. 


CAGNEY THE MUSICAL


 

 
The Musical About Hollywood's Tough Guy In Tap Shoes



"SHOWSTOPPING! Pure hallelujah moments.." -Variety
BUY NOW FOR GREAT SEATS!
$55.50* (reg. $89)
 
CAGNEY is the dramatic new musical that follows the life of the legendary James Cagney from the streets of New York to his rise as one of the brightest stars of Hollywood, from a vaudeville song-and-dance man to the cinema's original tough guy. Broadway's Robert Creighton, in the role he was born to play, leads a cast of six who tap dance through a score that blends original music with classic George M. Cohan favorites, including "Give My Regards To Broadway," "Grand Old Flag," and "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
Following a sold-out run at the The York Theatre Company last year, the hit musical Cagney is now at the Westside Theatre, In the Heart of The Theater District.
 
3 WAYS TO BUY YOUR TICKETS:
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2. BY PHONE: Call (212) 947-8844 & mention code: CGLSP49
3. IN PERSON: Bring a printout of this offer to the WESTSIDE THEATRE Box Office 407 West 43rd St (between 9th & 10th Aves) For Box Office Hours visit www.Westsidetheatre.com


What the critics are saying:
"ROBERT CREIGHTON IS BORN FOR THE ROLE." -New York Times
"THE CRACKERJACK CAST NAILS THE EXHILARATING TAP ROUTINES!" -Time Out NY 
"A BLISSFUL EXPERIENCE THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO STAND UP CHEER!" -Theatermania 
"ROBERT CREIGHTON SHINES AS CAGNEY!" -New York Post


Performance Schedule: Tues 7pm, Wed 2 & 8pm, Thur 8pm, Fri 8pm, Sat 2 & 8pm, Sun 3pm

Performing at The Westside Theatre - 407 West 43rd St NYC

For more info visit www.Cagneythemusical.com



*Offer is valid for performances thru 7/3/16.  All prices include a $1.50 Facility Fee. Tickets are subject to availability. Cast and schedule subject to change. Not all seats are discounted. Regular service charges apply to phone and internet orders. May not be combined with any other offer or discount. Not applicable to previously purchased tickets. No refunds or exchanges. Blackout dates may apply. Offer may be revoked or altered at any time. Limit 8 tickets per order.


American Tap Dance Foundation
Staff  
Tony Waag - ATDF Artistic/Executive Director
Susan Hebach - ATDF Youth Program/TCYE Director
Courtney Runft - ATDF Education Associate/Registrar
ATDF
Margaret Morrison - ATDF Education Advisor  
Constance Valis Hill Ph.D. - ATDF Director of Preservation
Mark Kellogg - Design
Morgan McMahon - Social Marketing 
  
Board of Directors 
Tony Waag - ATDF Artistic/Executive Director
Erica Marks Panush - ATDF Board Co-Chair
Lisa M. Scotto - ATDF Board Co-Chair
Debra Beard
Mercedes Ellington
Maurice Hines
Bianca Kodzoman
Pamela Koslow Hines
Nancy Kremsdorf
Cynthia J. Roush
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

The American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc. would like to thank the following for their generous support: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New York Department of Cultural Affairs, Howard Gilman Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, the Tsunami Foundation - Anson and Debra Beard, Jr. and Family, and numerous individuals, friends and families. 



 

 

 

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