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Tune In: The American Tap Dance Foundation's INTERNATIONAL TAP DANCE ZOOM FORUM to Return Next Week
Discussions will range from showcasing work, events, and classes to sharing issues, fears, and questions about the field.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Jan. 05, 2023
The American Tap Dance Foundation's INTERNATIONAL TAP DANCE ZOOM FORUM will return on Tuesday, January 10 at 10am ET and 9pm ET, with participants from Canada, Brazil, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Germany and Spain joining together to compare notes on the art form's funding, perception, and programing. Discussions will range from showcasing work, events, and classes to sharing issues, fears, and questions about the field. The ATDF International Tap Dance Zoom Forum, which began in 2021 during Tap City, the NYC Tap Festival, will continue quarterly, hoping to create a greater understanding between the world's diverse tap dance scenes.
Tune in below!
Two International Tap Dance Zoom Forum sessions have been scheduled for January 10, to accommodate Asia and Australia area participants. THIS EVENT IS FREE. To join the discussion, register at: atdf.org/events.
According to Tony Waag, ATDF Executive Director, "The overwhelming response to our Tap Dance Zoom Forum has made me decide to continue the project into 2023. Tap dance has taken me all over the world, where I've found a vibrant international tap dance scene. My commitment is to bring that global tap dance community together."
UP NEXT:
Friday, January 6 at 7pm
First Friday Film Festival - Sound Check (a Tap Dance Journey), hosted by Tony Waag, ATDF Artistic/Exec. Dir, at the American Tap Dance Center, 154 Christopher Street #2, NYC, and live streamed at https://youtu.be/3ZWoA8YvB0A. Open discussion to follow the screening. Open to the public, with proof of vaccination required, masks optional. Suggested Donation: $5.00. Space is limited. Visit atdf.org/events and scroll to Film Festival, to register.
Monday, July 3 - Saturday, July 8, 2023
TAP CITY, THE NYC TAP FESTIVAL "In-Person" Master Classes, Choreography Residencies, Copasetic Boat Ride, Tap Future/Tap Awards Concert, Rhythm in Motion Concert & Tap Treasures Tour. For a lineup preview visit: Tap City 2023 Registration begins February 1, 2023.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN TAP DANCE FOUNDATION
The American Tap Dance Foundation (ATDF) is a non-profit 501c3 organization committed to establishing and legitimizing Tap as a vital component of American dance through creation, presentation, education, and preservation. ATDF is recognized as a local, national, and international leader in the field and continues to further three main objectives: to perpetuate tap dance as a flourishing contemporary art form on a National and International level; to provide a basis for the growth of tap dance by teaching new generations through comprehensive educational programs; and to preserve the artistry of the early generations of tap masters.
On January 2, 2010, the American Tap Dance Foundation opened the doors to its current home, the American Tap Dance Center. Find out more at atdf.org.
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