by: Sandi Durell
The American Tap Dance Foundation (ATDF) presents Tap City, the preeminent annual tap dance festival of the world – a week of special events and performances. The Tap City Awards will be on Wednesday, July 11, at 7:00pm at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts – Bruno Walter Auditorium (enter at: 111 Amsterdam Avenue & 65th Street). Hosted by Director Tony Waag, there will be film presentations and performances by Chloe Arnold, Michelle Dorrance, Dormeshia Sumbry Edwards, Constance Valis Hill, Michela Marino Lerman, Margaret Morrison, & Rumba Tap. They will be honoring this year’s awardees for the annual Hoofer and Tap Preservation Awards and the Tap legends that will be inducted into the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame. The respective awards to be presented are: 2011 Hoofer Award – Max Pollak; 2012 Hoofer Award – Jason Samuels Smith; 2011 Tap Dance Hall of Fame Award – the late Cholly Atkins; 2012 Tap Dance Hall of Fame Award – Alice Whitman and the Whitman Sisters Legacy; 2011 Tap Preservation Award – Jacqui Malone; and 2012 Tap Preservation Award – Cobi Narita. Tickets are only $10 and they MUST be purchased in advance by calling ATDF at: 646-230-9564. It is General seating, first come first serve, and the theatre will open at 6:45pm.
Tony Waag stated “Tap is for everyone, and can be enjoyed as an audience or as a participant. Gregory Hines said “if you have a pair of tap shoes you’re in. If you want it, then we want you! This inspired me to continue with that philosophy, to share in the joy and opportunities that Tap Dance has given me.”
Tap City is the quintessential celebration of our collective American heritage – virtues that are certainly evident in tap’s hometown, New York City. Tap City 2012 offers hundreds of master classes and courses with internationally renowned teachers, expansive adult, pre-professional, teen and youth training programs, awards and numerous diverse premiere performances and city-wide events. Additional information at atdf.org.
The American Tap Dance Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to establishing and legitimizing Tap Dance as a vital component of American Dance through creation, presentation, education and preservation. American Tap Dance Foundation, Inc. was formerly the American Tap Dance Orchestra. It was founded in 1986 by master tap dancers Brenda Bufalino, Tony Waag, and the late Charles ‘Honi’ Coles. From 1986-1999, the Orchestra performed in hundreds of concert, stage, and film projects and thrilled audiences around the world. From 1989 to 1995, the company also operated Woodpeckers Tap Dance Center in NYC, and presented year-round programming of performances, workshops, daily classes for adults and children, tap jams, lectures, and film presentations. In 2002, with a new generation of tap dancers and enthusiasts, the organization was renamed, and under the direction of Tony Waag, renewed its vision of establishing the first-ever Center for Tap, — an international home for dancers, based in NYC. They are located at 154 Christopher Street #2B NYC, NY 10014. Information: 646-230-9564 info@atdf.org or visit the website at http://atdf.org/
Posted by Sandi Durell
on July 2, 2012. Filed under Dance,ENTERTAIMENT,Theatre.
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