When: May 21- 25, 2021 Friday – Tuesday at Various Times
Tickets : *Prices: Range from Free to $40 Full Package. (Prices subject to change)
Online: [email protected]
Phone: 212.262.1394
Note: * To receive links to access the programming, please register through Ticketleap.
DAY BY DAY Overview:
***All Festivities are Virtual this year.
Friday, May 21st
Tap Classes:
11:00 am: Beg - Derick K. Grant
12:15 pm: Adv - Jason Samuels Smith
1:30 pm: Open Level - Living a cultural dance journey “From Africa To Broadway”- Mickey Davidson
2:45 pm: Open Level - Music Theory For Tap Dancers - Ryan Stanbury
Previous Productions (Live Stream Link For Purchase)
“Raising the Bar” Screening
“Happy Birthday, Bill!” Screening
8 pm: Live Stream - Opening night of “The Mayor of Harlem” VIA THE JOYCE THEATER
Saturday, May 22nd
11:00 am: Inside the Continuum: Vernacular Jazz to House Dance - Latasha Barnes
12:15 pm: Int - Dormeshia
1:30 pm: Open Level - FORUM “More Than A Dance.”
2:45 pm: Open Level - Super Villainz
5:00 pm-6:30 pm Tap Family Quiz Game
Sunday, May 23rd
2:00 pm-5:00 pm The Tap Family Jam
Monday, May 24th
2:00 pm - Talk Talk and Forum *Talk on Social Dance
Tuesday, May 25th
The Super Villianz in Residence at The Music Center in L.A.
7PM - 10PM EST, 4pm - 7pm PST - (FREE) Live Streaming of Festivities honoring LA Community Members, Community Class & Share & Jam Session / Follow TAP FAM on Social Media to access!
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS:
Tap Family Reunion presents #QuarantineShuffle, revisiting the 2018 and 2019 debut performances celebrating the birthday of tap icon Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and the timeless relationship between Tap Dance and Jazz two of the most popular original African-American art forms embraced worldwide. Happy Birthday, Bill! (2019) features performers from film, stage, and screen, and a stellar chorus line of dancers. Raising The Bar (2018) is a revue reminiscent of great American Vaudeville with a contemporary feel. Solo acts feature some of the tap community’s own leading voices across styles and generations. The performances are under the direction and choreography of award-winning tap dancers and collaborators Derick K. Grant, Dormeshia, and Jason Samuels Smith. The productions were originally presented and recorded in the Langston Hughes Auditorium at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. They will be available for On Demand purchase this year.
“The Tap Family Quiz Game”
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!! In the style of some of your favorite game shows, we have created an original quiz show that will put your knowledge of Tap Dance to the test! Hosted by Dormeshia, participants will play against 8 players at a time with real-time technology, scoring and PRIZES!
“Tap Family Jam”
Honoring the legacy of Buster Brown's Tap Jam with live music, tap dance, and good times, the event continues to be virtual this year.
Link to more information for Tap Family Reunion weekend of events:
***SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Social Media: @TapFamilyReunion
QUESTIONS: [email protected], 212.262.1394
