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When choosing music for tap, Jason Samuels Smith encourages teachers to start with classic jazz music. Improvisation, call and response, and syncopated rhythms embedded in the genre and its history, in general, help students to understand the structure of tap, which is different than other styles of dance. “Tap dancers have the responsibility to be […]

Liza Minnelli presenting the Rolex Dance Award to Ann-Margret When Liza Minnelli presented the Rolex Dance Award to her friend Ann-Margret at last night’s Career Transition for Dancers (CTFD) gala, the Cabaret leading lady was in her classic state of flustered excitement. “I can’t believe we’re both still doing this,” she said, embracing the star […]