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The American Tap Dance Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose primary goal is the presentation and teaching of tap dance.Its original stated purpose was to provide an "international home for tap dance, perpetuate tap as a contemporary art form, preserve it through performance and an archival library, provide educational programming, and establish a formal school for tap dance."
Brenda Bufalino after a performance with The Jefferson Dancers. Brenda Bufalino (born September 7, 1937) is an American tap dancer and writer. She co-founded, choreographed and directed the American Tap Dance Foundation, known at the time as the American Tap Dance Orchestra. [1]
2008 – "The Tap Preservation Award" from New York's American Tap Dance Foundation [9] 2008 – Inducted into the California Swing Dance Hall of Fame [ 10 ] 2007 – "Tradition in Tap Award" for Outstanding Achievements and Significant Contribution to the Art and Tradition of Tap Dance [ 11 ]
Dorrance is known for her creative ensemble choreography, rhythm tap style and ambitious collaborative projects with fellow tap dance choreographers and musicians. She is currently a 2017 Choreographic Fellow at New York City Center and an Artist in Residence at the American Tap Dance Foundation. Dorrance lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Eddie Brown (1918–1992) was an American tap dancer. ... the American Tap Dance Foundation inducted him to the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame in 2007. [2]
James Titus Godbolt (October 2, 1927 – May 16, 2008), known professionally as Jimmy Slyde and also as the "King of Slides", was an American tap dancer known for his innovative tap style mixed with jazz. Slyde was a popular rhythm tap dancer in America in the mid-20th century, when he performed on the nightclub and burlesque circuits.
The film focuses on three black tap dancers who had fallen on hard times but had started dancing again. [7] No Maps on My Taps won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Direction in News and Documentary. [8] In 2017 the film was restored and featured at Tap City, the American Tap Dance Foundation's annual festival. [9]
Tap City, the New York City Tap Festival, was launched in 2001 in New York City. [1] Held annually for approximately one week each summer, the festival features tap dancing classes, choreography residencies, panels, screenings, and performances as well as awards ceremonies, concert performances, and Tap it Out, a free, public, outdoor event performed in Times Square by a chorus of dancers.