Women in Tap
Known as "Lady Di" this artist is one of the most recognized women in tap.
Who is Dianne Walker?
This style is often associated with the Nicholas Brothers athletic spits and staircase slides.
What is "Flash" tap?
In tap class or rehearsals, these steps are often used to set the band's tempo, groove, or flow?
What are time steps?
Performers who can act, sing, and dance are called this.
This faculty member was the first Capazio ACE Award finalist for Tap choreography and performed in Savion Glover's STePz.
Who is Sarah Savelli?
In Miller Brothers and Lois, this woman completed the trio.
Who is Lois Bright?
Think Tap Dance Kid, Rockettes, and theatrical storytelling-this stye has dominated musical theatre stages.
What is Broadway tap?
This 12-bar song form?
What is Blues?
This performer is known for acting, singing, and tap dancing and starred in the movie Tap and Jelly's Last Jam.
Who is Gregory Hines?
This faculty member created Supreme Love, a tap work honoring John Coltrane's "Love Supreme", and presented it at Jacob's Pillow.
Who is Jumaane Taylor?
Who is Harriet Browne.
Character work, props, sand dancing, or eccentric performance would mostly fall under this style.
What is Novelty?
This number of bars is common in standard jazz chorus length.
What is 32-bars?
This early innovator sang and danced in the group Buck & Bubbles which inspired Chuck and Chuckles.
Who is John Bubbles?
This faculty member appeared on "Showtime at the Apollo" hosted by Steve Harvey.
Who is Kandee Hogan?
This performer was known as the "Queen of the Soundies"
Who is Mable Lee?
Improvisation, swing, feel, and emphasis on groove and syncopation describe this sytle.
What is rhythm, jazz, hoofing...?
This common song form has two matching opening sections, a contrasting bridge, and then a return to the opening section?
What is AABA form?
This performer is widely known for screen acting and tap-based performances. He appeared in the movie Holes and show Psych.
Who is Dule Hill?
Chicago based dancer taught and performed worldwide and was a former director and performer of Especially Tap Chicago.
Fred Astaire said this tap star "put 'em down like a man" and called her "in a class by herself".
Who is Elanor Powell?
Savion Glover and Bring in Da Noise, Bring in the Funk is associated with this style.
This term names the organizing rhythmic pattern in much Afro-Cuban music, often counted as 123/12 or 12/123.
What is clave?
Who is Michael Jackson?
Performed with Rhythm I.S.S. and also appeared in Sibling Rivalry with other faculty member.
Who is Connie Fagan.