Tap Companies

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The American Tap Dance Foundation, formerly the American Tap Dance Orchestra, is based in New York City, the American Tap Dance Foundation was founded by Brenda Bufalino with the purpose of demonstrating that a symphony of sound could be created using a dozen or so dancers executing polyrhythms. ATDF also has a catalog of items available through mail order. Contact number: (646) 638-4518 Phone/Fax; email: ATDO@atdf.org
Camut Band, based in Spain specializes in tap dance and percussion in their performances. Web: http://www.camutband.com/ (Site in English and Castillian.)
Chicago Human Rhythm Project is based in Chicago, Illinois and is directed by Lane Alexander and has received a choreographic fellowship from the Illinois Arts Council (1992). Each summer they produce a tap workshop and festival.Chicago Human Rhythm Project Web site; Contact: (773) 761-4889.
Flying Foot Forum - a noted tap repertory company, the Flying Foot Forum showcases Minnesota-based choreographer Joe Chvala's work. Contact: Flying Foot Forum, 1820 Sevens Ave., South #10, Minneapolis, MN. 55403, (612) 874-6662.
Footnotes Tap Ensemble - a professional adult tap company based in North Carolina. Web: http://footnotestapensemble.org/
Footworks Dance Ensemble - predominantly stepdance and clogging, but includes rhythm tap (pieces by Brenda Bufalino & LaVaughn Robinson.) Check us the Footworks Web site.
Jazz Tap Center The Jazz Tap Center in Israel includes Avi Miller, co-designer of the Dansky and Miller and Ben tap shoes, Ofer Ben and other dancers. The Web site has much information.
Jazz Tap Ensemble Lynn Dally, director. Does tours and several of its members teach master classes. Contact: (310) 475-4412 Web: http://www.jazztapensemble.org/
Keanesense of Rhythm - a tap company is based in Minneapolis, MN and co-directed by Ellen Keane and Cathy Keane-Wind. Their work includes concert tap and comedy dance. Contact Ellen or Cathy at 1864 Berkshire Lane, Plymouth, MN 55441. 763-572-2676 or Keanesense@aol.com. Web site: http://www.tapcompany.org/
Manhattan Tap, "one of New York's leading tap ensembles" NYTimes, was founded in 1986, and is a major force not only in NYC, but also in the international tap community. The company is a collection of individual dancers, all strong soloists, who fuse into an electrifying ensemble that uniquely blends tap dance and music, choreography and improvisation. Since 1991, Artistic Director Heather Cornell has been creating choreography in a style that has been dubbed "visual music." Manhattan Tap continues to work with the greatest jazz musicians in the world. Visit the Manhattan Tap Web Site, for more information.
National Tap Ensemble Based in the Washington, D.C. area, the National Tap Ensemble is America's national tap dance company and as such has both a performing mission (3 different shows, 16 masters in repertoire) and an educational mission (17 educational programs serving tap dancers and teachers as well as the general public). The multi-ethnic company is directed by Chris Baker and features twelve master dancers and musicians spanning three generations. NTE has performed over 1,500 programs for audiences exceeding 275,000 people since 1989 and trained several thousands of tap dancers and teachers. Web: http://www.usatap.org/ Contact: National Tap Ensemble, P.O. Box 2439 Hagerstown, MD 21741-2439. Phone: 301-790-1180 or toll free 1-888-NTE-TAPS (1-888-683-8277, USA only); fax:301-790-1281 or toll-free 1-877-568-6960 (USA only); Email: staff@usatap.org
North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE) - founded in 1983 by artistic director Gene Medler, the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble serves to entertain, inform and preserve tap through their wide performance range. This group tours quite a bit in North Carolina and the Southeast US. Web site: http://www.ncyte.org/. Contact: (919) 967-9624 (Very hot tapping!)
Rhapsody In Taps - Rhapsody In Taps based in Los Angeles, CA. Linda Sohl-Donnell is choreographer and Artistic Director. (562)428-6411.
Rhythm In Shoes Rhythm In Shoes is based in Ohio includes tap, step dancing and integrated humorous skits. Choreographer/Founder is Sharon Leahy. Call Scott Rogers, the RIS Office Manager, at 937-226-SHOE.
San Francisco Tap Dance Center Home of Rosie Radiator and the RadTap® Team and their many projects. 540 Alabama St., San Francisco, CA 94110. 1-800-RAD-TAPS or (415) 621-TAPS. Web: http://www.radtap.com/
Stepology - based in San Francisco, California, USA. E-mail: stepology@yahoo.com; Web: http://www.stepology.com/
Swift Brothers - The Swift Brothers are a Vaudeville Tap/Specialty Dance Act which performs regularly in Chicago and producing and hosting a regular tap jam. Contact: (John) (708) 351-1597.
Tafel 9 Homepage of tapgroup Tafel 9 (table 9). Includes links to company members individual homepages. (In English and Dutch)
Tapaholics is Michael Minery's tap company. Much information on the Tapaholics web site.
Tapestry Dance Company Tapestry Dance Company is based in Austin, TX. 512/4-Rhythm (474-9846). Tapestry Dance Company is a professional, non-profit dance organization founded in l989 by rhythm tap dancer Acia Gray and ballet/jazz artist Deirdre Strand for the purpose of developing a foundation in multi-form dance performance and education. The organization has expanded to a professional company of seven resident artists, a diversified adminstrative and production support staff and a pre-professional and adult training facility sharing the unique Strand/Gray training syllabus.
Tappers With Attitude founded in 1991, is a multi-cultural group of teen tappers directed by Washingtonians Renee Kreithen and Yvonne Edwards. Currently, Tappers with Attitude has 22 members - a senior troupe, ages 13-18 and a junior company, ages 8-12 - representing schools from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The group is made up of young dancers trained in the jazz rhythm tradition of tap. Their company repertoire is composed of pieces choreographed by Brenda Bufalino, Dianne Walker, Barbara Duffy, Gene Medler, Josh Hilberman, Baakari Wilder (a former dance captain of the group starred in Noise/Funk on Broadway) and company directors, Yvonne Edwards and Renee Kreithen. The company operates out of the Knock on Wood Studio in Silver Spring, Maryland. The telephone number is 301 495-0395. [Here's a recent photo of the group.] Email contact is: barbara@intertv.com; Web: http://www.knockonwood.org/
Tapsichore based in St. Louis performs original choreography mostly written by Jan Feager, the director of this company. The group always performs to live music, mostly jazz, but sometimes classical, or avant garde. A recent performance was at the Human Rhythm Project in Chicago this summer ('96). Email: mueller@tripos.com
Ten Toe Percussion Ensemble: This ensemble is a collective of internationally renowned percussive step dance soloists with musicians coordinated and directed by Ira Bernstein. It is suitable for medium to large-size concerts and festivals. Master classes and workshops are available in conjunction with performances. Web: http://www.tentoepercussion.com/
Zapped Taps/Alfred Desio is part of the non-profit Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers. (Visit their new homepage!)Alfred Desio is the inventor of Tap-Tronics and was the consultant for the film Tap as well as being a nationally known touring artist. He is on the roster of WESTAF and California Arts Council. email contact: Louise Reichlin, louisehr@bcf.usc.edu, Managing Director of LACD.

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