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What is the ITA On Tap, an ITA Publication Advertise in On Tap Membership Application Membership Benefits Contact Us Feedback/Request Form Links to Tap Associations around the world		What Is The International Tap Association? Serving over 1000 members in 28 countries, the International Tap Association, the world’s only service organization for tap, provides a variety of benefits to its members who range from first time tappers and fans to the most extraordinary artists of our time (for example, ITA member Jimmy Slyde was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, Robert L. Reed Jr. just won the Sammy Davis Jr. Award, and Jason Samuels Smith just received an Emmy for Outstanding Choreography). ITA’s founding honorary chairman was Honi Coles and honorary president was Gregory Hines. Membership benefits include access to grant funding, discounts, a clearing house, and the 64-68 page magazine, On Tap, the only worldwide magazine dedicated to tap, and much more. The ITA promotes the understanding, preservation, and development of tap dance as an art form. Our aims are to: EDUCATE people about tap as an art form. ENCOURAGE the creation of new tap performance venues and touring circuits. PRESERVE the history of tap through archival documentation and research. ESTABLISH support mechanisms and communication networks for tap. UNITE tap dancers and enthusiasts around the world. Through advocacy programs and special projects, the ITA EDUCATES dance professionals and the public about tap as an art form, helping tap take its respected place in the larger world of dance. The ITA ENCOURAGES the creation of new performance venues and touring circuits, and the informed presentation of tap dance, which helps increase job opportunities. By encouraging a variety of serious archival documentations and tap research, nationally and locally, the ITA assists in PRESERVING an American art once in danger of being lost. With its representatvies throughout the world, the ITA ESTABLISHES support mechanisms and communication networks for tap. As an organization, the ITA encourages tap dancers to UNITE, to define the dancers' goals and problems specific to tap dance, and collectively to work for positive solutions. The ITA has an international network of representatives - living on each continent except Antarctica - who report on tap activities in the ITA’s magazine On Tap. Of the current 40 representatives, 22 live in the United States, 8 in Europe, 1 in South America, 1 in Africa, 2 in Asia, 1 in Australia, and the remaining 5 in Canada and Mexico. Contact information for representatives can be found in the back of each issue of On Tap. The ITA is made possible in part by support from the National Endowment for the Arts, So'Danca, Inc., Boulder Arts Commission, StorageTek, Express Press, the Antioch Independence Fund of Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, and through memberships and by individual contributions from people like you! Top of Page		The ITA is made possible in part by support from The National Endowment for the Arts So'Danca, Inc. Boulder Arts Commission StorageTek Express Press The Antioch Independence Fund of Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund And through memberships and by individual contributions from people like you!
		The ITA publishes its magazine, On Tap, 5 times a year as a membership service. Our 64-68 page magazine brings you interviews with tap's greats; contemporary and historical writings about tap; reprints about tap and tap related writings from magazines, newspapers, and books; how-to articles; tap injury prevention and care tips; grant and residency deadlines; a calendar and reports about major tap events around the world; and a host of other tap information. On Tap, Summer 2005 - Volume 15, Number 5 Purchase back issues of ITA publications. View sample ITA newsletter, (279K) - Jan/Feb 1995. It features fieldnotes and feature articles. Please note the newsletter layout normally uses three columns and inserts photos, sidebars, etc. in a more pleasing format. I've tried to work with the constraints of WWW display here. The opening photograph is full page in the newsletter. I've kept the size of photos small to reduce access times. Articles included are the copyright of the authors. (PJC) Top of Page
		Advertise in On Tap Click here to find out information about how to advertise in On Tap. Top of Page
		Membership Form Join more than 900 tap dancers around the world as an ITA member. Below is a membership form that you can print and return to the ITA. You can view it in two formats: Web Page Adobe Acrobat PDF There is no online submission of membership forms at this time. Top of Page
		Membership Benefits Subscription to On Tap, ITA's 64-68 page magazine brings you interviews with tap's greats; contemporary and historical writings about tap; reprints about tap and tap related writings from magazines, newspapers, and books; how-to articles; tap injury prevention and care tips; grant and residency deadlines; a calendar and reports about major tap events around the world; and a host of other tap information. *The Information Clearing House* responds to a variety of requests, from "Where can I buy a tap mat?" to "How can I find a tap dancer to perform in..?", and is used by news media, presenters, producers, ITA members, and others from around the world. The ITA Database helps you to contact to people you are trying to reach or find tap connections in your travels. Tap Alert! emails early notification of grant and residency application deadlines, audition notices, and internship information to members who request it. *NCCC/ITA Partnership* provides access to special funding for tap residencies to all ITA members of color and/or those who have a commitment to diversity, thanks to the Network of Cultural Centers of Color. *WESTAF/ITA Partnership* provides all performing ITA members with special fee discounts to appear in the online WESTAF Performing Arts Register, used by presenters throughout the United States. *ITA Website, www.tapdance.org, posts the On Tap* Calendar on the Web and is linked to a number of other tap-focused sites. Our site is set for upgrade later this year to include more user-friendly, membership benefits. *ITA Mailing Lists* are available at a discounted rate to help you promote your events. *ITA Back Issues* are available at a nominal cost and provide an important resource for learning about the history of tap, not found anywhere else. Tap Advocacy. The ITA develops awareness of the art of tap, its communities, and its needs by presenting information about tap and tap artists to the media, funders, producers, presenters, writers, historians, service organizations and others throughout the world. Top of Page
	Contact the ITA International Tap Association P.O. Box 356 Boulder, CO 80306 USA P: 303.443.7989 F: 303.443.7992 ita@tapdance.org The ITA welcomes your comments and information requests. Feel free to use our Feedback/Request Form below or e-mail us directly at ita@tapdance.org. Here is a link to Boulder's Community Net. There is also a link to the Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, CO, USA. Top of Page

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