A note from the Artistic Director |
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Hi everyone,
Well, we are still here! We are still presenting. And we are still promoting and planning. We are also trying to stay creative and we remain positive, and I think we are setting a good example. One of persistence and preparedness. Bottomline, I'm happy to report that we are also able to pivot our programing at anytime should we have to close the American Tap Dance Center again. We can go back to only virtual classes for awhile. I must say though, it's been really great to have some of the kids back around. And some of the artists in residence have been coming in also to dance and choreograph in a safe and supportive setting.
This pandemic has really challenged us in so many ways. It has been a very difficult period. Very stressful and confusing. But, it has also strengthen our believe in our mission and I'm really proud to acknowledge the amount and the quality of the programs we continue to provide to our community, even during this period of uncertainty. Ultimately, we are just so amazed and grateful for the amount of support we have been receiving since March. Many individuals and foundations have come to our rescue and I am overwhelmed with gratitude.
Thank you's go to everyone who has recently donated and of course, since it IS part of my job, I am offering below yet another opportunity to donate to the ATDF.
Meanwhile, I am wishing you a wonderful holiday season. Let's continue to say onwards and upwards, and please be safe, be well and be patient.
Tony Waag
Founding Artistic Director
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YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! |
Thanks to the amazing support from our friends, funders, students and their families, we have had a tremendous year of activity and we look forward to a new one.
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GIVE THE GIFT
OF TAP DANCE!
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Virtual Classes for Adults
Single Class: $12
4 Class Card: $45
8 Class Card: $82
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VIRTUAL
Classes for Adults
On-Going/All Levels
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Ends DECEMBER 19, 2020
HOLIDAY BREAK
Begin again JANUARY 4, 2021
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Classes
for Kids & Teens
Sept 20 - Dec 19, 2020
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The ATDF Youth Program begins this season with options for BOTH dedicated virtual classes and small in-person classes in our studios.
Registration for returning students is in process now! Stay tuned for weekly updates.
We encourage early registration, but will work with families who need more time to decide how to choose their class options for the fall.
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NEXT
RHYTHM TAP TEACHER
TRAINING WORKSHOP
Monday, December 7, 2020
(12:00-2pm est)
Jazz Tap Chorus Styles
of the 1910s & 1920s
with
Lisa La Touche and Margaret Morrison
Join us for rhythm tap enrichment and new teaching ideas to bring to your tap students.
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Lisa La Touche and Margaret Morrison lead a dance and history session on the dancing women of early jazz. The African-American chorus dancers of Shuffle Along (1921) and the Whitman Sisters’ Troupe (1900-1930s), stars like Florence Mills and Alice Whitman defined full-bodied, jazz-immersed, rhythmic and movement styles that spurred the evolution of tap and theater dancing. Margaret and Lisa share histories of a few of the unsung, modern women who launched the explosion of 20th century tap and jazz dance. Lisa leads the class in her reinterpretations of chorus tap choreography of the era and she’ll share her first-hand experience performing in the re-staging of Shuffle Along on Broadway. We’ll address ways you can bring these embodied tap and jazz styles into your tap teaching. Workshop is geared towards tap teachers. The dance segment will be on an Intermediate/Advanced tap level. Students should wear tap shoes and have a dance space to work in.
Tuition: $20 for 2-hour Workshop
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CRACKERJAZZ
Co-produced by DECFA & ATDF
Sunday, November 29, 2020
(2pm EST)
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TONY'S TAP TV
Tap Masters Tap Mentors
Sunday, December 13, 2020
(2pm EST)
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Twenty years ago we presented an evening that honored our master hoofers that included tributes to Leon Collins, Bubba Gaines, Charles “Cookie” Cook, Eddie Brown, Jimmy Slyde, Charles “Honi” Coles, Steve Condos & others. The late LaVaughn Robinson, the late Jimmy Slyde & the late Prince Spencer also performed.
Produced by Tony Waag, this amazing, and very emotional production was originally premiered on Wednesday, July 11th at Tap City in 2001.
Live moderation and discussion
in the chat room!
Free and Open to the Public! Or pay what you want and we will consider it a donation!
Visit: atdf.org/donate
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There are numerous instructional and performance products for purchase available now on-line. This is another way you can support the ATDF in this time of need.
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Staff
Tony Waag - Artistic/Executive Director
Susan Hebach - Youth Program/TCYE Director
Liz Carroll - Studio Operations Manager
Margaret Morrison - Education Advisor
Mark Kellogg - Design
Morgan McMahon - Social Marketing
Board of Directors
Debra Beard
Mercedes Ellington
Maurice Hines
Pamela Koslow Hines
Nancy Kremsdorf
Linda Murray
Cynthia J. Roush
Randy Skinner
Kim Thacker - ATDF President
Tony Waag - ATDF Artistic/Executive Director
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: New York Community Trust, New York Department of Cultural Affairs, Howard Gilman Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Tsunami Foundation - Anson and Debra Beard, Jr. and Family, and numerous individuals, friends and families.
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