THE TAP TIMESThe official newsletter of the American Tap Dance FoundationSUMMER 2006

The American Tap Dance Foundation was born on the 4th of July, in 1986 when we presented our ensemble in concert at the Battery Park Salute to the Statue of Liberty! Known

back then as the American Tap Dance Orchestra, we presented a series of per-formances that set the stage for twenty years of activities dedicated to advancing tap dance as an American art form, and set a new standard of excellence in quality programming.

Currently, the ATDF offers on-going Tap Classes for Youth and Adults, the newly formed Tap City Youth Ensemble, an annual Winter Tap Intensive, Youth Training Scholarships, the Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance Archives, seasonal New Tap Choreography Showcases, the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame, numerous tap awards, tap film presentations and tap jams through-out Manhattan, and Tap City, the annual New York City Tap Festival.

In February of 2005, the ATDF hired a Development Consultant and began creating our first 5 Year Strategic Plan, which was then adopted by the board of directors in November of the same year. The plan not only focuses on board development, marketing strategies and infrastructure, but it has guided us to the present.

In September, the ATDF expanded to year-round tap dance training for children and teens by establishing and developing our very first Youth Education Initiative. The ATDF is well situated to train the

next generation of tap dancers in NYC who will go on to become our next wave of tap professionals, dedicated amateurs, and enthusiastic audiences.

The ATDF has made enormous prog-ress in just one short year. I am very happy to welcome three new board members this year! Debra Beard, Mercedes Ellington and Cynthia Roush have all become part of our team, and I want to personally thank them for jumping in and rolling up their sleeves.

On May 23rd, we presented ATDF’s First Annual Spring Gala at a local club called Cielo, where we celebrated the inauguration of the Gregory Hines Youth Scholarship Fund which goes directly towards training scholarships to low-income and at-risk youth, and aspiring young professionals. With an amazing commitment from an outstand-ing fundraising committee which was spearheaded by board members Debra Beard, Hoagy B. Carmichael and Pam Koslow Hines, we managed to raise more funds than any past event ever in the history of the organization! As a result, our youth programs will guarantee that our youth will not only develop important skills and an in-depth knowledge of tap dance technique and history, but they will

experience the sheer joy of rhythm! In addition, their tap classes and education will provide them with training that in many cases leads to professional dance and dance administration careers. Many thanks to the numerous loyal supporters and the amazing collection of new friends that made this event such a remarkable success! Your support helps ensure that Tap Dance continues to influence, inform and entertain new generations in our ever evolving culture.

This summer, we celebrate our 20th Anniversary as a non-profit organization by presenting “From Five Points to Harlem”, which is as part of Tap City, the sixth annual New York City Tap Festival. You can catch us in action all day June 28th where we will present four free outdoor performances downtown at Foley Square, a free sand dance lesson up in Harlem on July 10th, 133 classes for kids, teens and adults in Chelsea from July 8th - July 15th, and 22 premiere performances and other related events at the Duke on 42nd Street from July 11th - July 22nd.

Please join us as we once again gather a vibrant and diverse global tap commu-nity and communicate across cultural and national boundaries through this uniquely American art form.

News from ATDF’s Artistic/Executive Director

Tony WaagARTISTIC/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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TAP CITY YOUTH ENSEMBLE AND THE ATDF YOUTH EDUCATION INITIATIVE

2005 - 2006 has been a whirl-wind season. In August of 2005 I started work on the Youth Education Initiative,

planning year-round tap training for kids and teens. The keystone of the YEI in the first year has been the Tap City Youth Ensemble - our troupe of 36 advanced young dancers, ages 9 - 19. Members of the Ensemble come from four boroughs of New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and even two dancers who commuted in from Michigan! What a fabulous debut year! We brought in choreographer Susan Hebach to direct the Ensemble and the Junior Repertory Ensemble. She worked weekly with the

groups and directed rehearsals of cho-reography by our amazing guest artists: Brenda Bufalino, Ayodele Casel, Harold Cromer, Michelle Dorrance, and Derick K. Grant. The Ensemble learned ten works ranging from classic to contemporary tap repertory and performed throughout the Spring. The Tap City Youth Ensemble will perform every night at the Duke on 42nd Street Theater during the New York City Tap Festival.

GREGORY HINES YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND

This year we gave out over $15,000 in scholarships through our Gregory Hines Youth Scholarship Fund. The ATDF continues our commitment to provide excellent tap training to all young dancers regardless of their family’s ability to pay. Full scholarships were awarded to young dancers from East Harlem and other underserved communities.

ARTS-IN-EDUCATIONThe ATDF started several new pro-

grams in in public schools including a tap program at the Churchill School, a NYC charter school specializing in education for learning disabled children and the premier of the TCYE school show.

YEAR-ROUND YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM

The ATDF Youth Education Initiative includes year-round tap classes on all levels. Fall 2006 will bring expanded programming with tap technique classes for kids and teens, Creative Rhythms Pre-Tap for 3 and 4 year olds, and Tap Technique and Repertory for intermedi-ate young dancers who aspire to join the Youth Ensemble some day.

I hope you’ll check out all of our Youth Programming on our web site at www.atdf.org. It’s been an exciting season and we’re looking forward to another great year starting in Fall 2006.

Margaret MorrisonEDUCATION DIRECTOR

YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM REPORT

YEAR-ROUND TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Jillian Ackerman, Miranda Agostini, Harry Anderson, Erica Bauerline, Shana Beeble, Isaiah Brown, Alyssa Burton, Crystal Burton, Dani Center, Warren Craft, Tricia DeSario, Dolores Daza, Jovana Di Prisco, Kaitlyn Frank, Charley Gartman, Devon Gibbons, Verona Gowrie, Ruby Hankey, Kira Hosbein, Lee Howard, Miarden Jackson, John Johnson, Tyra Jones, Samara Manger-Weill, Michael Morabito, Michael Osseyran, Iliana Paris, Kaili Porteous, Amanda Rodriques, Elizabeth Rosa, Jesse Rubin, Sarah Ruiz, Garensha Sanon-Washington, Elija Sanon-Washington, Coulee Slatnick, Ryann Taylor, Byron Tittle, Shamfa Tittle, Arianna Vogel, Kaitlyn Way, Joseph Wiggan, Josette Wiggan, and T.J. Yale

2006 MEMBERS OF THE TAP CITY YOUTH ENSEMBLE AND THE TAP CITY JUNIOR REPERTORY ENSEMBLE:

Justin Adams-Pallais, Justin Gabriel Ballasy, Amanda Behr, Ashley Bland, Shelley Chiang, Warren Craft, Sherrell Dorsey, Hannah Leah Dunn, Jenine Erdaide-Vargas, Charley Gartman, Asha Griffith, Amanda Hameline, Ruby Hankey, Antonio Hatcher, Traver Hecht-Felella, Laura Hecht-Felella, Gabrielle Kotkov, Zoe Kushlefsky, Carly Levin, Hannah Levine, Maddison Levine, Jack McKeane, Daniel Mitra, Paul Morton, Emily Newman, Masato Ozawa, Gabriella Rodriguez, Tamii Sakurai, Samantha Scipio, Kelsey Sheppard, Coulee Slatnick, Daniel Starer-Stor, Adrianna Valentin, Kaitlyn Way, Jillian Wojcik, and Sofia Zinger.

MOLUTSI MOGAMI, WINTER TAP INTENSIVE 2006 (PHOTO BY: TOE KNEE)

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JANUARY 15 - JUNE 25, 2006Youth Classes Tap Levels 1 - 4 with instructors David Rider & Kirsten Burke SmithJunior Repertory and Tap City Youth Ensemble classes with Ensemble Director Susan Hebach and guest instructors Brenda Bufalino, Ayodele Casel, Harold Cromer, Michelle Dorrance, Derick K. Grant, Margaret Morrison & Tony Waag

MARCH 1 - 29, 2006 MAY 10 - JUNE 7, 20065-Week Workshops Intermediate/Advanced tap technique and new repertory with Brenda BufalinoWednesdays (12-2pm)

OCTOBER 14 - JANUARY 20, 2006 FEBURARY 10 - JUNE 9, 2006Churchill SchoolWeekly tap class taught by Mellisa Frakman

JANUARY - MARCH, 2006Tap City on TourTap City presented the best of the annual New York City Tap Festival, tour-ing North America with an international cast of legendary tap veterans, cutting-edge tap soloists, and up-and-coming young talent. The cast of Tap City was drawn from a list of performers who have been featured in the New York City Tap Festival since it’s inception in 2001.

Wed. Jan 18 & Thur. Jan 19, 2006 Harrisburg , Pennsylvania Community Tap Jam & Performance Rose Lehrman Arts Center Harrisburg Area Community College

Saturday, January 21, 2006Charleston , West Virginia Performance Charleston Municipal Auditorium

Sunday, March 5, 2006Vineland , New Jersey Performance Cumberland County College Guaracini Fine Arts Center

Thursday, March 9, 2006Beaumont , TX Performance The Jefferson Theatre

Friday, March 10, 2006Ardmore , Oklahoma Performance & Master ClassCharles B. Goddard Center Theater

Saturday, March 11, 2006 Idabel , Oklahoma Performance & Master Class Idabel Regional Arts CouncilW. Darrell Buzan Auditorium

FEBRUARY 18TH - 21ST, 2006Annual ATDF Winter Tap IntensiveA weekend of 16 dynamic master classes with Harold Cromer, Barbara Duffy, Thelma Goldberg, Derick K. Grant, Constance Valis Hill, Molutsi Mogami, Margaret Morrison, Jimmy Tate, Lynn Schwab, Tony Waag, and Karen Callaway Williams as well as a new tap choreography showcase, and an annual field trip to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts to visit the Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance Archives.

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006 (6:30 - 7:45 PM)National Dance Week NYC at Madame Tussaud’s, 234 West 42nd Street The Tap City Youth Ensemble performed in a great line up includ-ing: Dance Manhattan, Ailey School, Joffrey Ballet School, Martha Graham Ensemble, Dance Times Square, American Bolero Dance Co., & Creative Outlet.

THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2006 (10:00AM - 11:00AM)Brookdale Elementary School, Bloomfield, New Jersey Tap City Youth Ensemble performed for children grades K-6. Margaret Morrison acted as Mistress of Ceremonies and Kendrick Jones II was the guest artist.

SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2006National Tap Plan Committee MeetingTony Waag met with Chloe Arnold, Brill Barrett, Suzanne Callahan Lynn Dally, Acia Gray, Marda Kirn, Sali Ann Kriegsman (by Phone), Robert Reed, and Jason Samuels Smith in Boulder, Colorado to further the development of a strategic plan for the tap dance field.

TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2006ATDF’s First Annual Spring GalaReception, Performance and Silent Auction in support of the Gregory Hines Youth Scholarship Fund. Performing artists included Chole Arnold, Nate Cooper, Warren Craft, Jenai Cutcher, DeWitt Fleming, Amy Gordon, DJ Don Gramercy, DJ Supreme, Luke Hawkins, Chikako Iwahori, Kendrick Jones II, Mable Lee, Michela Marino Lerman, Jason Samuels Smith, Tap City Youth Ensemble, Max Pollak’s Rumba Tap, Lynn Schwab, Tony Waag and Joseph Wiggin. Guest speakers included Andre DeShields, Zackary Hines and Ben Vereen.

SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2006 (5:00PM - 6:00PM)Jam it up at Capezio Dance Theatre Shop1650 Broadway, 2nd Floor Performance by the Tap City Youth Ensemble with surprise appearances by other local hoofers!

SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2006 (5:00PM - 6:00PM)Jam it up at Capezio Dance Theatre Shop1650 Broadway, 2nd Floor Performance by the Tap City Youth Ensemble with surprise appearances by other local hoofers!

SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 (5:00PM - 6:00PM)Jam it up at Capezio Capezio Dance Theatre Shop1650 Broadway, 2nd Floor Performances by the Tap City Youth Ensemble with surprise appearances by other local hoofers!

RECENT ACTIVITIES

NATIONAL TAP PLAN COMMITTEE (PHOTO BY: TOE KNEE)

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UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIESFIVE POINTS TO HARLEM

Thursday, June 29, 2006 (4) Performances: 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 4:30pm & 5:30pmRain Date: July 6, 2006Four Shows at Five PointsFoley Square (Worth Street between Lafayette & Centre Streets) Four outdoor performances presented by the American Tap Dance Foundation. Performers include the Tap City Youth Ensemble, Guillem Alonso, Nate Cooper, Jenai Cutcher, Omar Edwards, DeWitt Fleming, Chikako Iwahori, Margaret Morrison, Max Pollak, Lynn Schwab, Karen Callaway Williams, and Tony Waag.

Monday, July 10, 2006 (7:00pm - 9:00pm) Sand Dance at SunsetMarcus Garvey Park Amphitheater, HarlemPlease join dancer Guillem Alonso from Barcelona who will teach the basics of the traditional “Sand Dance” from the golden age of American Vaudeville. Bring your leather soled shoes.

Sunday, July 9, 2006 (8:00pm - 11:00pm) Tap City 2006 - Opening Weekend Tap JamPier 63 Maritime (West 23rd Street at the Hudson River)Join us for the opening social event of Tap City 2006. Meet fellow dancers, and party with our incredible faculty, per-formers and staff. Bring your shoes and Jam on the water while watching the sun go down. Cash bar and food available at the Tiki Hut Bar & Grill. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Five Points to Harlem has been made possible, in part, by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council with the generous sup-port of The September 11th Fund.

TAP CITY 2006 THE NEW YORK CITY TAP FESTIVAL Classes: Friday, July 8 - Saturday, July 22Chelsea Studios 151 West 26th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues, 6th Floor)Performances: Tuesday, July 11 - Saturday, July 22, 2006The Duke on 42nd Street Theater 229 West 42nd Street (between Broadway & 8th Ave)

FALL CLASSES Saturday, September 16, 12:00 - 2:00pm Sunday, September 17, 10:00am - 11:00am Saturday, September 23, 12:00 - 2:00pmATDF Youth Program Open Houses: Chelsea Studios 151 W. 26th Street, 5th Floor, NYCFree and open to the public. Join us for free sample tap classes for kids, presenta-tions by our student performers, open registration and early-bird prices for year-round classes.

Sunday, September 17, 2006 12:00 - 4:00pmAuditions for Tap City Youth EnsembleFor tap dancers ages 7 - 19 for Tap City Youth EnsembleThe ATDF’s exciting new performing ensemble brings young dancers together with professional choreographers to learn and perform classic and contemporary tap repertory. For audition details and tuition info visit www.atdf.org.

September 24, 2006 - June 2007Classes for Kids and AdultsYear-Round Tap Training

(ages 5 through teens)Creative Rhythms Pre-Tap for ages 3-4Tap City Youth EnsembleJunior Repertory Class

Wednesdays, September 27 - November 15, 2006Brenda Bufalino teaches Tap Technique/RepertoryTime, fee and location in NYC TBA. Advanced tap dancers will work under Ms. Bufalino’s mentorship to explore compositional ideas, create and perform new solo and ensemble works of tap cho-reography. Live music will accompany many of the classes.

Friday, February 17 - Monday, February 19, 2007The Annual ATDF Winter Tap IntensiveDynamic weekend of master classes, choreography showcases and other related events.

TAP CITY ON TOUR (in formation)

Sunday, March 11, 2007Uniontown, PennsylvaniaPerformance 8:00pmState Theatre Center for the Arts

Thursday, March 22, 2007Waverly, IowaPerformance 7:30pmNeumann AuditoriumWartburg College

Wednesday, March 28, 2007Sumter, South CarolinaPerformance 8:00pmPatriot Hall

*For detailed information, locations, future updates, additional programming and general information on the ATDF, please visit our website at: www.atdf.org or call: 646-230-9564

TAP CITY YOUTH ENSEMBLE PERFORMS AT CAPEZIO (PHOTOS BY: DEBI FIELD)

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2006 Sponsors

GALA COMMITTEE, TAP CITY YOUTH ENSEMBLE AND BEN VEREEN

GALA COCHAIRS DEBRA BEARD AND HOAGY B. CARMICHAEL

SHIM SHAM AT THE 2006 GALA ANDRE DESHIELDS AND BRENDA BUFALINO

JASON SAMUELS SMITH AND CHLOE ARNOLD AT THE 2006 GALA TONY WAAG, BEN VEREEN AND JILL ALCOTT NATE COOPER AT THE 2006 GALA

PHOTOS BY: CAROLINA KROON

ATDF'S FIRST ANNUALSPRINGGALA

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The American Tap Dance Foundation, is a New York City based, 501c3 non-profit organi-zation founded by tap dancers Brenda Bufalino, Tony Waag, and the late Charles “Honi” Coles. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to cover expenses associated with these very important programs:

Training Scholarships for children and teens. The Gregory Hines Collection of Tap Dance. The International Tap Dance Hall of

Fame awards, retrospectives, screenings and educational programs.

Year-Round Tap Dance programming build-ing towards a capital campaign for our home for tap dance, The American Tap Dance Center.

As a supporter, you will formally become part of the extended Tap City Community

and receive many benefits (in addition to a tax deduction), including:

Your name and an acknowledgement in program credits for all ATDF events.

Our annual newsletter The Tap Times. Special invitations to receptions and events.

Please join us, as we gather a vibrant and diverse global tap community and communicate across cultural and national boundaries through this uniquely American art form. To make a contribution, please contact us at: (646) 230-9564 or visit our website at: www.atdf.org The ATDF deeply appreciates your support!

If you are interested in volunteering, contact Ms. Hjordis Linn at: hlinn@atdf.org or call (646) 230-9564.

Contributions

Individual DonorsA very special thanks goes to the following

individuals for recent contributions: Our Anonymous AngelAngels: Anson and Debra Beard, Bevery and

Bruce Gordon, Cynthia and Bill RoushBenefactors: David and Sandra Joys, Mr. and

Mrs. William J. Kneisel, Jack and Lynn McAtee, Virginia Sloane, Roy J. Zuckerberg

Patrons: Anabel Adams and Scott Craft, Mark & Susan Alcott, Stephanie Blackmon, Norma J. Dinkelman, Mercedes Ellington/Kent Drake, Alex Kirk, S. Parker Gilbert, Jerry P Goodwin, Christie C. Salomon, Kathleen M. Sloane, James W. Stevens, Donald and Barbara Tober, Stephanie and John Whittier, Laurie & Laurence Wojcik, Frankie Wolfson & Max Warr

Partners: James M. Beard, Veronica M. Beard and Anson H. Beard, Judi and Sam Carroll, Ivan and Jane Chermayeff, Jim and Chris Cowperthwait, Norma Dana, Nancy Deering and Garry Chinn, Tony and Judy Evnin, Virginia C. Gibbs, Thelma and Steve Goldberg, Keith and Lynne Haynes, Joan M. Kearney-Quigley, Leslie and Jack Manes, Cobi Narita, Mr. and Mrs. A. David Niles, Alexander and Louis Rose, Gail Singer, Ted Snowdon, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Spear III, Randy Swartz, Emily Threlkeld & Tina Langley, Norman Volk, Alexander and Helen Waag, John and Sandra Wilson, Natasha M. Wyss-Brahmst, Jaime E. Yordan

Friends: Eric Blomquist, Allan Brik, Margaret Brown, Ann Ffolliott, John and JoAnne Greenwood, Art and Ellen Jones, Pamela Koslow, Kathryn S. Lalor, Valborg and Timothy Linn, Helen Galland Loewus, Dr. Michael Murphy and Rosa G Murphy, Madeleine Nichols, Andrea Osnow and Family, Cici Ozawa, Sheilah Rae, Gina M Ruggiero, Morton Swinsky, Penny Thorson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M Thune, Mike and Mary Wallace , Ric Wanetik & David Hagans, Marjorie Webb

Donors: Gilman and Sarah Burke, Susan Filipiak, Richard E. Ford, Gloria Gardner, Virginia Habig, Nancy Kremsdorf, Russel and Julie Patterson, Daniel Pike, Jane B Quinn, Germaine Salsberg, Joy C. Schein, Anne Schwimmer, Mimi Scott, Phd , Shari Upbin, Honey Waldman

Hoofers: Eriko Amino, Betsie Andrews, Gwen Bowen, Mark and Natalie Dinkelman, Patricia A. Duffy, Randy Ellis, Tori and Marc Foley, Sondra Gorney, Curtis Houlihan, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kaufmann, Sali Ann Kriegsman, Ann and Sugato Mitra, Sue Morgenroth, Leandra Pope, Barbara Preis, Jennifer Quigley, Judith Rosen, Barbara Shenton, Sharon Smith, Edward Vermeulen, Nikki White

Special thanks: All participating performers, teachers, staff, students, volunteers, audience members and partnering organizations, Mark Kellogg, Mary Kellogg, Ben Gelinas, and you!

ATDF BoardTony WaagATDF ARTISTIC/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Debbie Beard PHILANTHROPIST

Brenda BufalinoATDF ARTISTIC MENTOR

Hoagy B. CarmichaelATDF BOARD CHAIR

Mercedes EllingtonDIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER

Constance Valis Hill Ph.D. JAZZ TAP HISTORIAN

Pamela Koslow HinesPRODUCER

Harvey & Donna Manger-Weil ENTREPRENEURS

Cynthia J. RoushV.P. SALES/REAL ESTATE

HONORARYthe late Charles “Honi” ColesDANCER

the late Gregory HinesDANCER/ACTOR

the late Bobby Short ENTERTAINER

Sean YoungACTRESS/DANCER

StaffTony WaagEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Hjördis Linn FOUNDATION/FESTIVAL MANAGER

Margaret MorrisonDIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

Michele RibbleDIRECTOR TAP CITY YOUTH PROGRAMS

Susan Hebach YOUTH ENSEMBLE DIRECTOR

Kirsten Burke SmithEDUCATION ASSISTANT

Valentin BurlacuMULTIMEDIA/IT MANAGER

Jill AlcottDEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Jane PennDEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Audrey Ross PUBLIC RELATIONS

Coutney RunftOFFICE ASSISTANT

Tony MayesTECHNICAL DIRECTOR

PartnersInternational Tap AssociationNew York Committee to

Celebrate National Tap DayNew York City Library For The

Performing ArtsCircuit Productions, Inc.Stepping Out StudiosThe Churchill SchoolGroove With MeTap Dance for Young PeopleChelsea StudiosDivine Rhythm ProductionsNew Yorker Hotel

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