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May the new year bring you new energy, new ideas, new goals and new achievements!
May you, your family, your friends find good health, good news and good cheer!
I am pleased to announce that we continue to weather the storm and remain positive and strong. We have so much to be thankful for and that includes the support and love from ALL of our students, teachers, staff, board, friends, family and fans. We have managed to keep our doors open and produce numerous programs this year, but as you know, it all takes money. If you are interested in making a donation now is a great time. (please find the link below)
Meanwhile, after our HOLIDAY BREAK which is (MONDAY, DECEMBER 20 - SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2022) We reopen the American Tap Dance Center on Monday, January 3rd, 2022 and I hope to see many of you in person in our on-going classes or at the occasional studio event. We have our annual Jam once a month, (see schedule below), and then who knows, I'm planning on adding a few in-house Tap TV events that I think you will enjoy. As always, take a look at our website for any changes or updates.
SO HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Sending all my best! And see you in the funny papers.
Tony Waag
Founding Artistic Director
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Sunday, January 23, 2021 (4:30-6pm)
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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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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Saturday, May 28, 2022 (7:30pm)
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
Year-end concert featuring students from ATDF’s ongoing classes, the Tap City Youth Ensemble,
a live band and guest artists.
Details available in February, 2022
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TAP CITY, THE NEW YORK CITY TAP FESTIVAL |
SAVE THE DATES!
MONDAY, JULY 4 - SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2022
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JULY 11 - 17, 2022
visit: atdf.org/TTT
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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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Please help support our friends at NJTAP!
Order your SILENT TAPS CALENDER 2022 Now! www.njtap.org It’s a great keepsake for yourself or a holiday gift for family and friends!
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Staff
Tony Waag - Artistic/Executive Director
Susan Hebach - Youth Program/TCYE Director
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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