Tap City
tap city new york city tap festival launched new york city held annually approximately one week summer festival feature tap dancing class choreography residency panel screening performance well award ceremony concert performance tap free public outdoor event performed time square chorus dancer goal festival establish higher level understanding examination tap’s storied history development” tap city designed bring attention new york city’s tap community first iteration held july july various studio performance space around manhattan chaired hoagy carmichael jr gregory hines festival began open jam session broadway dance center midtown manhattan ensuing eight day international roster performer appeared according new york time writing day event include wellknown tapster like jimmy slyde prince spender four step brother brenda bufalino jane goldberg lynn dally silver belle gregory hines many performer also teach class venue year included joyce theater duke nd street symphony space chelsea studio hudson river waterborne tap jam amphitheater fashion institute technology highlight festival include film presentation performance honor recipient hoofer tap preservation award inductee international tap dance hall fame international tap dance hall fame fred astaire jeni le gon baby laurence jackson bill bojangles robinson eleanor powell john w bubble steve condo nicholas brother charles honi cole chuck green ann miller donald oconnor gregory hines peg leg bates sammy davis jr bunny briggs eddie brown leon collins jimmy slyde mable lee twoman comedy tap team cook brown twoman comedy tap team stump stumpy brenda bufalino class act maurice hines charles cholly atkins alice whitman whitman sister legacy james buster brown paul draper carnell lyon gene kelly henry letang ray bolger harriet quicksand browne master juba original copasetics ludie jones apollo number one chorus line duke ellington cotton club girl cotton club boy ralph brown tap happening ruby keeler radio city music hall rockettes dianne walker arthur duncan june taylor dancer paul arlene kennedy hal le roy festival officially kick every year circle line performance tap jam accompanied live jazz band festival includes least one mainstage event recent iteration include tap forward featured new work created performed soloist contemporary tap ensemble new talent socalled tap dance masters” festival finale feature hundred tapper dancing tandem free public outdoors event tap city new york celebration tap dance july huffington post adria rolnick august new york city tap festival new yorker july