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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]
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.
He was on the board of directors of Manhattan Tap, a member of the Jazz Tap Ensemble, and a member of the American Tap Dance Foundation, which was formerly called the American Tap Dance Orchestra. In 1989, he created and hosted a PBS special called Gregory Hines' Tap Dance in America , which featured various tap dancers such as Savion Glover ...
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]
The American Tap Dance Foundation lists Eddie Rector as an influencer of the soft shoe styles of the Nicolas Brothers and Pete Nugent. [30] Rector's soft shoe influenced the Copasetics, a group of male tap dance artists formed to honor the legacy of Bill Bojangles Robinson. Their “copasetic soft shoe” is copied and danced by many to this ...
Barbara Duffy (born October 8, 1959) is an American dancer and educator. Duffy performs tap dance, teaches dance, and also choreographs dances. Duffy has formed several dance groups in New York City and has appeared on Sesame Street and 60 Minutes.
Tony Carl Waag was born in Fort Collins, Colorado on September 8, 1957. [2] While growing up, he watched old MGM Hollywood musicals and developed an interest in performing. By high school, he had joined the Storm Mountain Folk Dancers, [3] a local group devoted to the “authentic recreation of regional dance styles, costumes and music.”