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Dressed head-to-toe in brightly-coloured costumes from The Nutcracker ballet, the dancers tap their way through a candy-themed hallway and on into the Blue Room – where the White House’s main ...
At age 15, he was named Teen Mr. Dance of New England. [27] In 1996, Wormald was selected to dance for President Bill Clinton at the White House as part of the annual Easter celebration. [28] In 2002, he won the gold medal at the World Dance Championships in Riesa, Germany for a tap dance routine he performed. [28]
Ayodele Casel (born June 5, 1975) [1] is an American tap dancer and choreographer.Raised in Puerto Rico, she derived inspiration for her tap style from salsa music.She became the first and remains the only woman to be a member of Savion Glover's Not Your Ordinary Tappers.
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.
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (born Luther Robinson; May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949), was an American tap dancer, actor, and singer, the best known and the most highly paid black entertainer in the United States during the first half of the 20th century.
Tap dance (or tap) is a form of dance that uses the sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion; it is often accompanied by music. [1] Tap dancing can also be a cappella, with no musical accompaniment; the sound of the taps is its own music. It is an African-American artform that evolved alongside the advent of jazz music.
He has been teaching tap since he was 14 years old. Glover created Real Tap Skills, and started HooFeRz Club School for Tap in Newark, New Jersey. [7] At age seven, Glover drummed in a group called Three Plus One. In the group, he demanded that he dance while he played the drum. [8] Glover has a heavy foot for tap.
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