Preserving and Advancing the Art of Tap Dance.
Tap Legacy™ is proud to announce that we’ve formed a new partnership with Flo-Bert, Ltd., to present the Tap Extravaganza®. This new partnership will help ensure the continued success and growth of the Tap Extravaganza® – solidifying the show’s legacy as the longest running, and most anticipated celebration of National Tap Dance Day.
Visit tapextravaganza.com for the whole scoop.
Have you ever wondered what the party scene was like when tap dancing was in its heyday. Come and find out as we bring live olde tyme jass back to Webster Hall for the first time in recent history. Lindy Hoppers will crowd the floor as the Jake Sanders Sextet play for the entire night. Set breaks will be filled by DJ EVE and surprise guests. You don’t want to miss this night of live music, dancing, and great fun.
Produced in association with the Quarterly Arts Soiree at Webster Hall.
Bonus: The Jazz Party will be one of the main events during the spring Quarterly Arts Soiree at Webster Hall. The entire building will be filled with art/dance/film/and more all day. One ticket gets you into the whole party.
Details:
Who: Jake Sanders Sextet, DJ EVE, Special Surprise Guests
What: Jazz (Dance) Party
When: March 27, 2011 – 8:30pm-11:30pm
Where: WEBSTER HALL (125 East 11th Street, NYC)
It is with continual sadness that we must announce the passing of yet another contributor to the art of tap dance. Jerry Ames passed away sometime in the past few days. Please find information regarding the upcoming services below:
JERRRY AMES SERVICES
WHEN: Wednesday, February 9th at 12:30 PM
WHERE: The Actor’s Temple (339 West 47th Street, NYC)
The Tap Legacy Foundation, Inc., along with the Quarterly Arts Soiree @ WEBSTER HALL and Dancetime Publications, is proud to host the release of Tap Dance History: from Vaudeville to Film.
ABOUT THE DVD
Tap Dance History: from Vaudeville to Film is a series of rare historically relevant film clips that showcase a wide variety of tap dance stars from the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to the film clips the DVD includes narration – written by researchers at the Tap Legacy Foundation and performed by Andrew J. Nemr – and rare pictures from many sources including the Tap Legacy Digital Archives.
THE RELEASE PARTY
Join us Monday, January 24th, at 8pm for some live tap dancing, a discussion with Tap Legacy co-founder Andrew J. Nemr, refreshments, and a premiere Tap Legacy Exhibit. Copies of Tap Dance History: From Vaudeville to Film will be available for purchase at the release party. All at the newly opened ART BAR at Webster Hall.
DETAILS
WHEN: Monday, January 24th, 8pm
WHERE: Webster Hall, 125 East 11th Street (between 3rd and 4th Avenues), New York City
The next addition to the Tap Legacy Tribute Websites
As LeRoy Myers’ birthday right around the corner we are happy to launch the LeRoy Myers tribute site this month.
LeRoy Myers was the first member of the Tap Legacy Foundation’s Honorary Board and instrumental in the growth of the foundation during its early years. A child performer and member of multiple tap dance acts in the 30s and 40s, LeRoy was a founding member and the first President of the Copasetics, Inc.
LeRoy’s desire to see tap dance continually championed culminated in a decade long tap jam at Showmans Jazz Club, the unofficial club house of the Copasetics. The number of lives he touched were evident upon his passing, when a number of tributes were produced, including a plaque at Showmans, a renaming of the street corner where he lived, and the posthumous presentation of the Flo-Bert Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Check out the tribute website and get to know even more about LeRoy Myers – a man among men.
We’re still at it. And we won’t quite until we break ground.
In 2009 the Tap Legacy Foundation launched the One In A Million Campaign, a capital campaign to fund the building of the Tap Legacy Cultural Center in New York City, as envisioned by our co-founders Gregory Hines and Andrew J. Nemr. The campaign continues and is a great gift for the tap dance lover in your life.
Do you know someone who cares about tap dancing? How about someone who has enjoyed a tap dance show recently or remembers those years when tap dance was a part of the popular culture of America?
Become One In a Million in their honor, and give them the gift of a uniquely numbered memento to commemorate their involvement in this historic campaign. Their name will be listed on the Tap Legacy Million List, presently online, and in the greeting area of the proposed Tap Legacy Center.
A total donation of $95 (includes shipping and handling fees) makes you One In A Million. You can make the donation as a single payment or over time (we keep track of the total for you!). To become One In A Million in time for the winter holidays simply donate $1.50 a day and you will by One In A Million by December!!
We need your support to continue to promote the history of Tap Dance in all its unique splendor and to as broad an audience as possible.