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National Tap Dance Day falls on May 25 every year, and is a celebration of tap dance as an American art form. The idea of National Tap Dance Day was first presented to U.S. Congress on February 7, 1989, and was signed into US American Law by President George H. W. Bush, on November 8, 1989. [1] The one-time official observance was on May 25, 1989.
Kelly Elaine Hoppen CBE (born 28 July 1959) is a South African-born British interior designer, author, and proprietor of Kelly Hoppen Interiors. From 2013 to 2015, she was a "Dragon" on BBC Two 's Dragons' Den .
Reggio the Hoofer is currently the principal tap dance teacher at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. He is the producer and writer of his annual Christmas show called The Nut Tapper , a unique, spirited and multicultural percussive variation of the classic ballet from Tchaikovsky 's Nutcracker Suite .
The American Conservatory of Music (ACM) was a major American school of music founded in Chicago in 1886 by John James Hattstaedt (1851–1931). [1] The conservatory was incorporated as an Illinois non-profit corporation. It developed the Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and had numerous student recitals.
We’re days away from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It’s my hometown, and one thing (among many) is rising to the top of my mind. ... Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc ...
House music originated in a Chicago nightclub called The Warehouse. Chicago house is the earliest style of house music. While the origins of the name "house music" are unclear, the most popular belief is that it can be traced to the name of that club. DJ Frankie Knuckles originally popularized house music while working at The Warehouse. [6]
Merit School of Music was founded in 1979 by Alice S. Pfaelzer and Emma Endres-Kountz in response to the elimination of music education from the Chicago Public Schools' elementary school curriculum. They had borrowed space from Roosevelt University for their tuition-free conservatory program, held on Saturday afternoons.
It opened at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago, IL on July 11, 2006, and closed on August 6, 2006. This show is unique because it is one of the few big-budget all- tap dance revues since Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk , of which Derick K. Grant was dance captain for the original Broadway cast.