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U.S. 2004
Chicago, IL
(May) (July)
(August) (December)
(On the Radio) (Illinois
Philharmonic)
Columbus,
OH | Las Vegas, NV
| Monroe, MI |
New York, NY (May)
(Jun/Jul) | Portland,
ME | San Antonio,
TX | Seattle, WA
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Washington, DC (Feb)
(Sept)
International 2004
Augsburg,
Germany | Caracas, Venezuela
| Costa Rica |
Helsinki, Finland
| Prague, Czech Republic
| Vancouver, BC, Canada
| Stuttgart, Germany
| Zurich, Switzerland
News 2004
BAM! will
Premier in May 2004
Lane Alexander
Receives IAC Choreography Fellowship
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| News: BAM! will Premiere in
May 2004 |
| Lane Alexander received a $15,000.00 Grant from
the Chicago Dancemakers Forum along with three other noted CHicago
choreographers, Shirley Mordine, Eduardo Vilaro and Hema Rajagopalan.
The CDF provides funds for choreographers to design a creation process
relevant to their particular field and circumstance. Alexander designed
a curriculum for himself with Dianne Walker, Sam Weber, Lynn Dally
and Jason Samuels Smith to immerse himself in movement, rhythmic
and spatial choices other than his own. He is auditioning dancers
to work on a choreography project, BAM!, that will premier in May
2004.
BAM! is made
possible through the support of The Chicago Dancemakers Forum,
a choreographers development project led by The Museum of Contemporary
Art, The Dance Center of Columbia College, and Links Hall with
funding by the Chicago Community Trust. |
| News: Lane Alexander Receives
IAC Choreography Fellowship |
The
Illinois Arts Council (IAC) announced the fiscal year 2004
Artists Fellowship Awards recipients. Non-matching fellowships
in fixed amounts of $7,000 are awarded to Illinois artists
in recognition of their outstanding work and commitment
within the arts. This year, 49 Illinois artists will receive
Fellowships totaling $343,000. Mr. Alexander, along with
five other Illinois choreographers, received a $7000.00
Illinois Arts Council Choreography Fellowship for his accomplishments
in the field of tap dance. He was the first tap artist to
ever receive an IAC Choreography Fellowship and this is
Mr. Alexander's second Fellowship. |
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| Feb 6-8, 2004: Washington,
D.C. Tappers With Attitude |
Feb 7, 7:30-9:00 p.m. -
Open Mic Night
Feb 8, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Masterclass
- kids and teens, minimum five years experience
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. - Masterclass - older
teens and adults, minimum five years experience
Contact:
Knock on Wood Tap Studio
8700 Georgia Avenue, Suite B
Silver Spring, MD 20901.
301-495-0395
www.knockonwood.org
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| Feb 17, 2004, 2004: Lane Alexander
on WFMT's Global Maestro Series |
Hear Lane Alexander
being interviewed by Maestro Paul Freeman on WFMT's Global
Maestro Series as they talk about their collaboration to present
Morton Gould's Tap Dance Concerto.
8:00pm on
WFMT, 98.7FM, Feb 17th |
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| March 8-13, 2004: Seattle,
WA - Pacific Northwest Tap Festival |
| Contact: www.nwtapfest.com |
| News: Audition Audition Audition |
| March 21, 2004 9:00am-12:00pm
BAM!
A choreography project by Lane Alexander funded by
Chicago Dancemakers’ Forum
Audition
Notice in PDF Format
Who: Advanced and professional level tap dancers
with additional training in either Modern, Jazz or Ballet. MUST
BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD.
Where: Joel Hall Dance Studio, 1511 W Berwyn,
Chicago (Clark and Berwyn)
When: Sunday, March 21 9am – 12pm
What: Choreography project to create a suite
of 5 – 7 dances to be premiered in May and performed again
in August. Additional dates possible.
Bring tap shoes, jazz/ballet/ or sneakers (clean), photo and resume.
Contact: (773) 281-1825
- Looking for 4 – 6 ensemble members and 2 apprentices.
- Must be available for initial rehearsal period of March 29
– April 2,
9am - 1pm at the Lou Conte Dance Studio.
- Rehearsal stipend and performance pay for ensemble members.
BAM!
BAM! BAM!
BAM! is made
possible through the support of The Chicago Dancemakers Forum,
a choreographers development project led by The Museum of Contemporary
Art, The Dance Center of Columbia College, and Links Hall with
funding by the Chicago Community Trust. |
| March 27-28, 2004: Portland,
ME - Dance Educators of America |
| Contact: www.deadance.com |
| May 20-23, 2004: Costa Rica
- Dance Educators of America |
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| May 28-30, 2004: New York
City, New York |
| Tradition in Tap - Series
The upcoming workshop in the 'Tradition In Tap - Series'
will be dedicated to the work and legacy of Tap Legend - Dr. Jeni
LeGon.
Featuring: the 'Master' herself, and with:
Lane Alexander, Ofer Ben, Karen Callaway Williams, Heather
Cornell, Melba Huber, Michela Marino Lerman, Avi Miller, Germaine
Salsberg, Prof. Hank Smith & many tap friends.
The workshop will take place at Broadway Dance Center in New
York City on Memorial Day Weekend - May 28-30,2004.
The program includes:
- Tap Courses with Dr. Jeni LeGon.
- Honorary Master Classes by leading tap artists.
- Tradition In Tap - Award Presentation.
- Tap History Talks.
- Video Presentation.
- Tap Technique.
Dr. Jeni LeGon will teach two tap courses:
Course #1 will be based on routines she did
with the legendary Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson (Their choreography
can be seen in 'Hooray for Love', the movie they did together
in 1935).
Course #2 will emphasize her own unique hoofing style.
Her documentary: 'Jeni LeGon - Living In A Great Big Way' will
be sold and signed at the workshop, as well as a standby list
for her soon to be published book: 'On With The Show, Girl!' -
a book with her memoirs which span nearly seven decades of American
Jazz. The book will give a first-hand account of her encounters
with some of the greatest personalities of the 20th Century -
from Count Basie, Fats Waller, Paul Robeson and Bill Robinson
to conversations with the King, both as the Prince of Wales and
King Edward VIII, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hailie Salassie and Winston
Churchill. The photographs from Jeni's career are, in themselves,
a history of the stage and screen unparalleled anywhere.
 Dr.
LeGon and Lane Alexander will also appear at Tap Extravaganza
2004 - www.TapExtravaganza.org
- produced by the NY Committee to Celebrate National Tap Dance
Day.
Our sponsoring hotel - The Wellington; www.WellingtonHotel.com
- is just 2 street blocks from Broadway Dance Center and offers
terrific rates for the Tradition In Tap participants.
Extensive information including an online registration form
is now on our web site: www.JazzTapCenter.com
or directly at the workshop site www.TraditionInTap.com
Space is limited - register early!
Contact:
Ofer Ben - Executive Director
(718) 486-5947
Ofer@JazzTapCenter.com
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| June 2-June 6, 2004: Caracas,
Venezuela |
Three
Gala Concerts at Teatro de Teresa Careno. With performing
artists from Madrid, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Caracas,
and Chicago.
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| June 16-20, 2004: Columbus,
OH - Columbus Taps! |
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| June 21-26, 2004: Monroe,
MI - River Raisin Centre for the Arts Summer Dance Camp |
Contact:
Kellie Lajiness
(734) 242-7722
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| June 30-July 1, 2004: New
York City, NY - Dance Educators of America |
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| July 14-15, 2004: Las Vegas,
NV - Dance Educators of America |
| Contact: www.deadance.com |
| July 22-25, 2004: San Antonio,
TX - Third Coast Rhythm Project's Southwest Tap and Percussive Dance
Festival |
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| July 30-August 8, 2004: Chicago,
IL - Chicago Human Rhythm Project |
| Contact: CHRProject@aol.com |
| August 9-14, 2004: Helsinki,
Finland - Helsinki Tap 2004 |
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| September 3-6, 2004: Vancouver,
BC, Canada - Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival |
Contact:
tapinfo@vantapdance.bc.ca
www.vantapdance.bc.ca
Vancouver Tap Dance Society celebrates
5th Anniversary
of the
Vancouver International
Tap Dance Festival
43 Workshops - September 3-6, 2004
Dianne Walker, Brenda Bufalino, Van "the man"
Porter, Jason Samuels Smith, Lane Alexander, Terry Brock,
Tasha Lawson, & Sam Weber
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"Lane you are the absolute best.
Your rudiments have been so inspirational. They have really
turned on my mind to so much that Tap has to offer. All
the best. Please keep us in touch with what you are doing
and the like. It we can travel to Vancouver (even on an
off year) Perhaps we can get ourselves to Chicago. We
are now discussing the financing of such a trip.
"Again all the best,"
Rhonda Gillrie
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| September 24-October 3, 2004:
Washington, D.C. Tappers With Attitude |
| Contact:
Knock on Wood Tap Studio
8700 Georgia Avenue, Suite B
Silver Spring, MD 20901.
301-495-0395
www.knockonwood.org
Special Info:
Open Mic Night
Knock on Wood Tap Studio welcomes special guest LANE
ALEXANDER, internationaly known tap artist and choreographer.
Saturday, OCTOBER 2, 2004 at 7:30 pm.
Admission: Adults $7.00 -- 7 and up $5.00
Free -- 6 and under
KOW performing dancers -- no charge
Non-KOW performing dancers -- $3.00
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| October 15-24, 2004: Stuttgart,
Germany |
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| October 29-November 1, 2004:
Augsburg, Germany - Tanztreff |
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| November 11-21,
2004: Zurich, Switzerland |
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Special Information:
Date: November 12, 13, 14, 2004
Times and Schedule:
Friday: 18.00 - 19.00 beginner/ intermediate, 19.00 - 20.00
intermediate, 20.15 - 21.15 advanced
Saturday: 13.15 - 14.45 beginer/ inter, 15.00 - 16.30 inter, 16.45
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18.15 adv., 18.30 - 20.00 bodydrumming
Sunday: 13.15 - 14.45 beginner/inter, 15.00 - 16.30 inter, 16.45
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18.15 advanced
Show: Saturday, November 20, 2004
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| December 12, 2004:
Reggio McLaughlin's The Nut Tapper |
| Details:
Athenaeum
Theater
Sunday, December 12, 2004, 4:00pm
Special Guests Include
Ernest "Brownie" Brown, Angie Sikora, Lyn Cole,
Michelle "LaCaoba", Carmen Reina, Kathy Casper,
Mexican Zapateado Dancers, Marvin Tate, Lane Alexander, and
Many More!
Tickets:
$25 Main Floor
$20 Balcony
Seniors/Children discount $5
www.ticketmaster.com
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| About Lane Alexander, the
Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project |
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LANE ALEXANDER co-founded and directs the Chicago Human Rhythm Project,
the oldest and largest American institution dedicated to the presentation of
concert tap art. His performing career spans over 30 years and includes an Emmy
nomination for the WTTW/ITVS documentary “JUBA!”, television, film
and concerts at Carnegie Hall, the Royal Festival Hall in London with the London
Philharmonic Orchestra and Chicago’s Symphony Center with the Chicago
Sinfonietta. Lane toured nationally and internationally with Austin on Tap and
the National Tap Dance Company of Canada and has appeared as a soloist at major
tap festivals in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Helsinki, New York, Paris, Prague, Seattle,
and Vancouver. In a former life, Lane danced in the Candlelight Dinner Theater’s
long running production of 42nd Street and Marriot Lincolnshire’s Funny
Girl among others.
Lane received the Ruth Page Award in 2000 for Outstanding Contribution to
the Field, was recognized by the Chicago Tribune in 1999 as a Chicagoan
of the Year, was awarded Illinois Arts Council Choreography Fellowships in 1998
and 2004, and was most recently honored to receive a 2004 Chicago Dancemakers
Forum project grant.
Alexander has served on the adjunct faculty of Northwestern University and
has taught for the Lou Conte Dance Studio, the Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Center,
the Joel Hall Dance Studio, Columbia College, Stephen’s College and the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He choreographs dances for companies and soloists
throughout the United States and Europe, including Especially Tap Chicago, Tap
Unlimited (Zurich), Macadam (Paris), Footlights (Helsinki), Keane Sense of Rhythm
(Minneapolis), Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, the North Carolina Youth Tap
Ensemble, RPM (San Antonio) and Tappers with Attitude (Washington, D.C.). He
also designs tap dance shoes for Leo’s Dancewear.
Alexander served on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Dance Coalition,
as a grant panelist for the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, as an International
Tap Association Illinois State representative and is currently working on the
International Tap Association’s Tap Interim/Historical Project as a moderator.
He has appeared with such greats as Donald O’Connor, Gregory Hines, the
Nicholas Brothers, Buster Brown, Prince Spencer, Peg Leg Bates, Jimmy Slyde,
Savion Glover and Luke Cresswell. He studied with Laine Johns, Susan Beil Connally,
Steve Condos, LaVaughn Robinson, Fred Strickler, William Orlowski, Dianne Walker,
Sam Weber and Bobby Wells.
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