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Two New Programs Announced!!

February 14, 2014 By Tap Legacy

2014-02-14 New Program Announcment

In celebration of Gregory Hines’ Birthday, and the founding of the Tap Legacy Foundation (both February 14th), the foundation is happy to announce two brand new programs. The Tap Legacy Ambassadors Program and the Gregory Hines Story Archive showcase a new focus for Tap Legacy programming. Together these new programs will connect and engage the foundation more fully with the people it serves while continuing to promote the oral tradition and history of tap dance.

About the Tap Legacy Ambassadors Program

The Tap Legacy Foundation has always recognized the importance of people, especially within the context of an oral history. However, it is also people that support the spread of ideas and the continuation of an oral tradition. The Tap Legacy Ambassadors Program provides an opportunity for tap dance enthusiasts all over the world to become an integral part in the promotion and celebration of the history of tap dance. Ambassadors will also play a key role in laying the foundation for the building of the Tap Legacy Center by spreading the ideas upon which the center will stand. Built on these four tenets: Join the Family; Spread the Word; Promote the Legacy; Advance the Art. The Ambassadors Program will ensure that those keen on promoting the legacy of tap dance are provided with the resources they need to do so.

About the Gregory Hines Story Archive

Gregory Hines’ contribution to the field of tap dance are innumerable. While Hines’ artistry is well recognized, his impact on people has had less of a public platform while being equally as important. The Gregory Hines Story Archive provides a public platform through which individuals may submit stories of personal encounters with Hines. The collection of stories will serve as a  reflection of Hines’ unique character and broad impact on those he crossed paths with. Stories submitted will be included in the Tap Legacy Digital Archive, while a curated selection of stories will be posted on GregoryHines.org on an ongoing basis.

Download the complete PRESS RELEASE here.

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Buddy Bradley.org goes live

April 26, 2011 By Tap Legacy

With the announcement of Johnny Brandon’s honoring at this year’s Tap Extravaganza, we thought it an appropriate time to launch the tribute site for his teacher and mentor, Buddy Bradley. Complete with biographical information, and a body of work description, this is the only repository on the career of Buddy Bradley.

Visit BuddyBradley.org

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Tap Dance History DVD Release Party

January 12, 2011 By Tap Legacy

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

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LeRoyMyers.org launches…

January 6, 2011 By Tap Legacy

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.

Visit LeRoyMyers.org Now!!!

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