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Related to Tap Dance (US Sites):
[Don't forget to check the various Places to Tap pages for information. There are also dance company Web pages linked from the Who's Who in Tap page.]
- Tap Dance Homepage
- A link to the homepage in case you dropped in to this page from a search engine direct link.
- Kathleen Academy of Dance
- A busy, well-connected studio in Northern New Jersey (New York is a short drive.) It's run by Kathleen, as KCTap she is a frequent, knowledgeable contributor to the tap-jazz email discussion list.
Related to Tap Dance (non-US Sites):
Note: Altavista's Babelfish translation utility can take pasted text, or a URL for Web page translation. This can assist in understanding Web sites presented in several European languages.
- Off Jazz Dance World
- is based in France (pages in English and French). Includes links to other pages, information on tap and jazz dance. Several short QuickTime video clips of several tap combinations, video clips, illustrations and descriptions of jazz dance and cane tricks also (in French, English version is in the works [6/97]).
- German Tap has a homepage
- Lists workshops, festivals and events in Germany (text is in German.)
- See also the TAP 5 Web site for information on that tap dance company. [Content in German.]
- Jazz Tap Center
- is based in Israel. Avi Miller has a homepage with information on the Tap Festival, Miller and Ben tap shoes (which he co-designed with Brenda Bufalino) and Israeli tappers. Much information on tap in Israel.
- Jazz Tap UK
- is based in Great Britain JAZZ TAP UK is a web site dedicated to legends of tap who found fame in the speciality acts within Hollywood movies and those who gained recognition for there improvisational skills. JTU is a non profit site which is entirely set up for those of you who wish to know about some of the great's we feel should be remembered and also what's going on in the UK. Includes the TimeStep Web site.
- Steven Harper's Web site - features information on Tap in Brazil (in English, French and Portuguese)
- TapWeb Cintia Martin
- Site for tap dancer Cintia Martin, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Includes Cintia's curriculum, addresses of Brazilian companies, pictures, events, international web links and many tap tips for Brazilian dancers. In Portuguese. (English version also available. French translation planned.)
- Divulgando o Sapateado por Ai
- A free newsletter (in Portuguese), managed since 1998 by Brazilian tap dance enthusiast Marcelo Batalha from Rio De Janeiro. Each week, Marcelo talks about events, shows, web sites, TV programs, workshops and other important information about tap dance in Brazil. Marcelo organizes all the information (sent by tap dancers or searched at internet and written publications) and sends it by email to tappers worldwide.
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Other Dance Related Pages:
- Artslynx International Dance Resources University Dance Programs
- lists universities with dance programs.
- Answers for Dancers Web Site
- Answers for frequently asked questions about employment in dance, auditioning, etc.
(Takes way too long to load, too much multimedia, music you can't disable, etc. Click on Auditions and you get two browser windows playing music out of sync. Good heavens... Probably information in there somewhere. Last visited 26-Oct-2001)
- National Endowment for the Arts
- An extensively linked 2-column Web newsletter from the NEA. Many resources.
- New York Foundation for the Arts
- Much content on inner pages about grants, publications, artists, etc.
- Backstage.Com
- Describes itself as "The Complete Online Performing Arts Resource." Includes a Career Advice section.
- Southern California Dance and Directory
- This page is an eclectic selection of links to dance Web pages maintained by Louise Reichlin of Los Angeles Choreographers and Dancers. Each link has a mini-review which makes the page valuable.
- Henry's Dance Hotlist
- Henry has a huge listing of online dance resources (113K). Supplies, partner, non-partner, musical group links and other services. (Pow-wow dancing?)
- Dance Links
- A collection of links to a wide variety of dance resources, originally assembled for the alt.arts.ballet newsgroup.
- Dance Magazine
- Dance Magazine's Web site has a strong emphasis on modern and ballet and has links to major ballet companies and related sites. The monthly performance calendar is a great resource for fans. There is also a searchable database of colleges with dance programs.
- Dance Teacher Now Magazine
- This Web site has a "taste" of the current issue as well as subscription information and an index of articles and past issues.
- Washington, DC Clogging Page
- Lots of links to local and other clogging resources
- Clogging Sites Around the 'net
- A list of links assembled by the folks at the Texas Clogging Council.
- Riverdance
- Official site for the popular show
- Lord of the Dance
- Information on the show and Michael Flatley
- Flamenco Guitar Home Page
- Includes a wide selection of links to flamenco resources
- Todo Tango: Links to Tango Resources
- Numerous Tango links on a Boston area dance site.)
- Bridge to the Tango
- Much information and many links
- Radio Tango
- Streams Tango music in MP3 playlist format.
- WNUR JazzWeb
- Searchable site covering jazz music resources online. Includes: styles, artist bios, media, education, labels, etc.
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Note: Some of the dance mailing lists as well as the rec.arts.dance newsgroup are archived at the Dancer's Archive at world.std.com. You can become a member by subscribing to an email mailing list. There is one address that handles housekeeping chores such as subscribe/unsubscribe, archive information, suspension of mail during time off, etc. and there is the address for posting discussion items for everyone.
You can get information on subscribing to tap jazz on the Tap Dance Homepage Utilities page which also has a link to a recent archive of messages.
Here's a short announcement describing tap-jazz from the list manager:
...I've set up a mailing list for tap and jazz
discussions... Any discussion relating to tap or jazz would be
appropriate for this mailing list, including (but not limited
to) history, the future of, teachers, books, videos, music,
major (and not so major) people, performances, and studio
issues.
Posts to the mailing list should be sent to:
tap-jazz@world.std.com Any contributions toward one or more FAQ
would be greatly appreciated. If you have a thesis you'd like to
share, please email me directly and I'll put it on the archive
where it'll be available to everyone.
The mailing list will be archived @ftp.std.com
/ftp/nonprofits/dance/tap-jazz as well as the videos, music, and
books directories directly under the dance directory...
-Eileen
DANCE-BALLET A mailing list which has much information and links to other resources on it Web page with information and links to other resources.
DANCE-L (LISTSERV@HEARN.NIC.SURFNET.NL) International folkdance and traditional dance mailing list via LISTSERV@HEARN.NIC.SURFNET.NL You will need to confirm your request within 48 hours to confirm the mail links.
DANCE-HC (LISTSERV@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU) DANCE-HC Dance Heritage Coalition Listserv via LISTSERV@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU This list is more for scholarly work in folk dance. Here is a further description:
...founded in January, 1993, by the Dance Heritage Coalition
to provide a clearinghouse for activities and information on
dance documentation and preservation. DANCE-HC is focused on
dance documentation and dance history and research. In addition,
it serves as one method for communicating the activities and
projects of the Dance Heritage Coalition. It does not provide
information regarding performance events. The clearinghouse
draws on the participation of people in the dance field working
in the areas of preservation and documentation. The
clearinghouse, via this moderated LISTSERV, will post and accept
postings on documentation in progress: video and film, oral
history, and dance notation projects, etc. In addition the
clearinghouse will post and accept postings for an ongoing
calendar of events relating to dance documentation and
preservation, history and research, including conferences,
workshops, seminars, and exhibitions.
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