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Will we see you in September? |
Greetings everyone,
On September 12th, the American Tap Dance Center opens its doors to new IN-HOUSE schedules of on-going classes for Kids, Teens & Adults. (see details below). If you can prove that you've been vaccinated you're able to participate in numerous upcoming classes and events.
We are also continuing with a number of virtual classes for our adult population, so again, please see and visit the links to detailed information below.
As always, we want to continue to create a healthy and safe environment for all of our students, teachers, artists in residence, audience members and renters, so we will continue to follow and share all updates to our health and safety protocols.
We really appreciate your attention, your co-operation and your support and we will keep you posted via our website, newsletters, and social media. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at: info@atdf.org at anytime.
Meanwhile, see you in the funny papers and have a great Labor Day weekend!
Tony Waag
Founding Artistic Director
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TAP CITY YOUTH ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS |
Tap City Youth Ensemble is celebrating or 15th Season!
Inviting all interested INT-ADV tap dancers ages 12-18 who want to audition to submit video sample by August 9th.
For more info visit: ATDF.org or email shebach@atdf.org.
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Our youth program classes offer children and teens a chance to become immersed in tap culture. Classes focus on the fundamentals of rhythm tap, including clean technique, classic and contemporary tap repertory, and improvisation skills. Tap history, films, jazz music, and special guests deepen students’ appreciation of this great American art form. Our teachers bring decades of experience to the studio and create a warm, supportive and fun environment for learning.
The ATDF Youth Program is designed as a nine month program that runs from mid-September through mid-June. Each class builds cumulatively using a specific tap curriculum towards a performance at the end of the year. Please plan to make a full year commitment to your child’s tap class so that she/he has a satisfying learning experience.
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We offer a range of both virtual & drop-in classes and special workshops for adult amateurs of all levels—and professionals (adults & teens 13+).
Classes focus on the fundamentals and advanced artistry of rhythm tap, including clean technique, classic and contemporary tap repertory, jazz musicality, and improvisation skills. Our faculty brings decades of experience to the studio to create a supportive, fun, and rigorous environment for rhythm tap learning.
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Wed, Sep 8 – Friday, Sep 10, 2021 (4-5pm)
Sat, Sept 11, 2021, (11am-12noon)
American Tap Dance Center
Put your feet to the beat and add a swing to your step, come on down and try a bit of tap at our OPEN HOUSE. Meet our staff, check out our studios and borrow a pair of shoes from us (or bring your own) and learn a few moves! Check out our schedule, and see what class options might work for you.
Visit REGISTER to reserve your space as it is limited!
Or, give us a call at 646-230-9564, or email shebach@atdf.org for more information.
The Saturday open house event will feature a short performance from the Tap City Youth Ensemble, and possibly a guest appearance from one of our many Artist in Residence at ATDF.
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Sunday, September 26, 2021 (2:30-4pm)
Sunday, October 17, 2021 (2:30-4pm)
Sunday, November 14, 2021 (2:30-4pm)
Sunday, December 12, 2021 (2:30-4pm)
The ATDF kicks off a new season with this dynamic and rhythmic event. Tappers from around the world join for an afternoon of tap improvisation that is not to be missed. The evening will be hosted by local hoofer extraordinaire and ATDF Artist in Residence Jared Alexander with guest appearances by American Tap Dance Center Faculty and Students. All levels are encouraged to attend.
Fee: $5:00
Space is limited. To reserve your place visit: Jam
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Duke Ellington's
Birthday Celebration
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Sunday, September 19, 2021 (2-3:30pm)
This annual event is co-produced by the Duke Ellington Center for the Arts and the American Tap Dance Foundation to commemorate Duke Ellington’s birthday.
Co-hosted by Mercedes Ellington & Tony Waag and features performances by the Duke Ellington Center Big Band with numerous guest vocalists, dancers and musicians.
This event is FREE & open to the public!
Duke Ellington Statue is on 5th Avenue and 110th Street
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Tuesday, September 28, 2021 (10am-12pm EST)
Virtual Event on Zoom
Back by popular demand, Artistic Director Tony Waag reconvenes a meeting of International Tap Artists, teachers and producers from around the globe to share information and discuss current issues in the field. Come to share or just listen and become informed. There’s a whole world out there creating and producing amazing tap dance works and events!
This event is free but you can also make a donation if you like.
Registration will be open soon, so join us!
Visit atdf.org/events for more information or give us a call at 646-230-9564.
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Friday, September 24, 2021 (2pm)
ATDF Artistic Director Tony Waag hosts a monthly presentation on-line with special guests, stage stories, rare footage, new work and other live and/or online content direct from the American Tap Dance Center.
Tap it Out & the Stamp Event Revisited!
This event was originally presented live at Tap City, the New York City Tap Festival! THIS is the filmed version of that event.
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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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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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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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RELATED RHYTHMS
These are tap dance events we support but they are not produced by the American Tap Dance Foundation.
If you would like your tap dance event or news included, please email info@atdf.org with the who, what, where, and when by the 25th of the month prior to your event.
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JUST RELEASED AUDIO BOOK:
SONG OF THE SPLIT ELM by Brenda Bufalino on audible.com.
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Narration, music & concertina: Brenda Bufalino
Vocal: Alice Baum
Sound Recording and Editing: Michael Starobin
Executive Producer: Donna Starobin
Who was she? My lost ancestor … that artist, breaking the code of silence by singing, by dancing, by telling what she saw and what she felt. Nothing could have been more dangerous for my great grandmother, the daughter of a Calvinist preacher in 1853. Did she pay the price for me to be free, to live the life of a female artist and not be in constant danger?
REVIEW EXCERPT: “The characters are fully alive, their stories engaging and the writing at times intensely lyrical.” Mikhail Horowitz, Performance Poet
The book has 5 Stars and many reviews on amazon.com. Now, just released on audible.com, it’s your chance to write a review.
Other books by Brenda Bufalino
Tapping the Source…tap dance stories, theory and practice
Circular Migrations… a book of poems and monologs for performance
All available at brendabufalino.com and Amazon.com
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Please let your students know about this 16 Week Int/Adv Fall Tap Class with Linda Sohl-Ellison at Orange Coast College, CA!
Last OCC semester on Zoom!! (great opportunity for international students & any US int/adv tap dancer). Participants must be registered before the first class meeting, Wed. Sept 1st! California high school students (9th grade & up) attend FREE with small reg fee. California adult residents pay under $100 for 32 hours of instruction! Out of state fees are higher but still VERY reasonable. Class Focus: rudiments, technical exercises, phrases, music & structure, history, Rhapsody In Taps' repertoire and/or material from Linda's mentors Foster Johnson & Eddie Brown. Don't delay! Registration takes 7- 10 days. Thanks for helping get the word out!
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Staff
Tony Waag - Artistic/Executive Director
Susan Hebach - Youth Program/TCYE Director
Liz Carroll - Programs Manager
Margaret Morrison - Education Advisor
Mark Kellogg - Design
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, the David Kellogg Family Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Tsunami Foundation - Anson and Debra Beard, Jr. and Family, and numerous individuals, friends and families.
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