A note from the Artistic Director |
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Shave and a haircut! Two Bits! |
Hi everyone,
Both our Virtual Adult Program and our combination of Virtual & In-Person Youth Programs are now in full operation. It's such a pleasure to see some of our kids back in the studio and we hope we can do the same for our adults in the new year!
Everything is moving right along, and both of these training programs will continue on until December 20th.
This past weekend, we held a bunch of classes outdoors at the Hudson River Park. Thanks to everyone who participated and of course many thanks goes to our staff and teachers for coordinating it all. We REALLY had a good time and the weather was perfect! (See some photos below). We hope to take more of our youth program classes outside while we can in the next few months. It IS nice to be out in the open air and I think our students really enjoy the freedom it provides as long as we stay safe.
Meanwhile, the next TWO Tap TV presentations are listed below. I am having a GREAT time presenting this series of amazing performances from our past, and the response has been really positive. I think I will continue to do this throughout next year. REMEMBER, each presentation involves a LIVE moderation, open forum and discussion in the CHAT ROOM as the program progresses!
OK, that's it for now, as usual, keep healthy, keep safe, and please keep time!
Tony Waag
Founding Artistic Director
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VIRTUAL
Classes for Adults
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Sep 8 - Dec 19, 2020
On-Going/All Levels
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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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ATDF's Youth Program on the Hudson |
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ATDF's very own TCYE & Youth Program |
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TAP CITY
YOUTH ENSEMBLE
(part two)
November 21, 2020 (5:30pm EST)
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This episode also focuses on the 14 year history of ATDF's very own youth performance ensemble with rare footage from numerous performances by the Tap City Youth Ensemble.
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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Tap Masters Tap Mentors
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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RHYTHM TAP TEACHER
TRAINING WORKSHOP
Monday November 16, 2020
(12:00-2pm est)
Time Steps and Traditional Jazz Structures
with
Margaret Morrison and Susan Hebach
Join us for rhythm tap enrichment and new teaching ideas to bring to your tap students.
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Time Steps, those foundational units of traditional and contemporary tap choreography, can unlock a treasure trove of material for tap teachers. We’ll explore dynamic 2-bar and 4-bar phrases and how to use them to teach your students solid technique, rhythm concepts, tap dance history, and more. We’ll talk about making good music choices so that your choreography can guide your students to deeper tap dance expertise. You’ll learn approaches for all levels of students (age 6 to adult) and compositional tools so that you can create your own rhythmically sophisticated time steps to build into fun exercises and exciting dances.
Tuition: $20 for 2-hour Workshop
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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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