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This page details Lane's teaching and performance itinerary for 2005.
Check to see when Lane is coming to your area.
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| September 12-17, 2005: Karlsruhe,
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| January 7-9, 2005: New York,
NY - Dance Educators of America |
| Contact: www.deadance.com |
| January 15-16,
2005: Chicago, IL - Illinois Philharmonic |
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Contact:
www.ipomusic.org
Info:
Lane Alexander will be performing Morton Gould's Tap
Dance Concerto with the Illinois Philharmonic, conducted
by Maestro Carmon DeLeone.
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| January 29-30,
2005: Middletown, OH - Middletown Symphony of Ohio |
| Contact:
www.middletownsymphony.com
Info:
Lane Alexander will be performing Morton Gould's Tap Dance
Concerto with the Middletown Symphony of Ohio, conducted by
Maestro Carmon DeLeone.
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| February 11-13, 2005: Seattle,
WA - Pacific Northwest Tap Festival |
| Contact: www.nwtapfest.com |
| March 4-6, 2005: Pittsburgh,
PA - Dance Educators of America |
| Contact: www.deadance.com |
| March 11-13, 2005: Portland,
ME - Dance Educators of America |
| Contact: www.deadance.com |
| April 1-3, 2005: Houston,
TX - Dance Educators of America |
| Contact: www.deadance.com |
| April 8-10, 2005: Niagra Falls,
Canada - Dance Educators of America |
| Contact: www.deadance.com |
| April 26, 2005:
ABC 7 Chicago, IL - ABC7 News - Someone You Should Know |
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News:
Harry Porterfield presents Lane Alexander as "Someone
You Should Know"
Content:
Chicago Human Rhythm Project keeps tapping
along
April 26, 2005 — It's
a lot like beating a drum with your feet. And it keeps
you on your toes and your heels. This is tap dancing the
way Chicagoan Lane Alexander does it.
 ABC7 Video
"I was a pre-law major in college and miserable and I don't recommend this to other kids. But I left college to pursue a career in dance," said Lane Alexander, tap dancer. "I dropped out of school at the age of 23."
Fifteen years ago, Alexander co-founded the Chicago
Human Rhythm Project, one of the world's foremost presenters
of tap and percussive dance. He leads the organization
as artist director. BAM! is the name of his current
ensemble.
"There's a lot of people to learn from," said Kristi Burris, ensemble member. "I think he is one of the best around to learn from."
"He's a great role model for people to do what ever...he's
an awesome tap and an awesome teacher I learn a lot
from him," said Zada Cheeks.
Internationally known Lane Alexander has performed as a soloist at major festivals-- not only in this country but in Austria and China and many of the countries in between. Alexander's career of more than 30 years has included the movies and TV. "I feel there's a lot more I still want to do to pass on because that's part of the tap tradition is not just do it for yourself but to take what I've learned from the masters and make sure that gets passed on to the next generation," said Lane Alexander. To learn more about the Chicago Human Rhythm Project and the schedule of up coming dance programs, visit www.chicagotap.org.
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| May 1, 2005:
PBS 11 Chicago, IL - Chicago Dance Project |
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News:
The Chicago Human Rhythm Project is featured on The
Chicago Dance Project, a 13-part series featuring
over 40 Chicago dance companies.
Content:
From Scott Silberstein, Executive Producer/Co-founder
of HMS Media, Inc.:
"Episode 10 spotlights the wide-ranging talented
companies presented by The Chicago Human Rhythm Project,
including Lane Alexander and BAM!, Rhythm ISS and the
legendary Fayard Nicholas. Lane and his dancers provide
insight into the worlds and styles of tap dance, and
Fayard offers evidence that dance just might be the
fountain of youth. Even his conversations with Sam Albert
and the dancers of Jump Rhythm Jazz Project will make
you want to get up and dance."
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| September 6, 2005:
The TAP Studio
Opens in Chicago, IL |
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TAP Studio: History
In 2004, Lane Alexander received a Choreography Fellowship from
the Illinois Arts Council and a grant from The Chicago Dancemakers
Forum to make new dances. During the creative process, Lane rediscovered
the joy and satisfaction inherent in regularly jumping around and
making noise and the direct results of that process are Lane's new
percussive dance company - BAM! - and . . .
The TAP Studio.
The Chicago Dancemakers Forum is 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.
The TAP Studio...
...opens September 6, 2005, with a schedule of tap dance classes designed
specifically for adults of all levels taught by world renowned tap
master, Lane Alexander. The studio is equipped with a state-of-the-art,
sprung, maple floor for excellent sound and cushioned impact.
The TAP Studio...
...welcomes all comers from absolute "never seen a pair of tap
shoes before" beginners to Broadway hoofers and everyone in between.
We're serious about our art, but not about ourselves, so come prepared
to hoof it up in a relaxed yet challenging environment of learning
and celebration. Tap shoes are required and are available for purchase/order.
The TAP Studio is available to rent for practicing, rehearsals and
other arts/movement/exercise related activities.
Class Levels:
Placement will be at the teachers discretion and can be determined
during the first class. Persons under 18 must request permission to
join any class.
Tap I = no experience
Tap II = Fast beginner = 1 to 2 years prior experience
Tap III = Intermediate = faster warm-ups and combinations
Tap IV = Advanced Intermediate - more complex syncopations
and footwork
Tap V = Advanced, show me what you can do (not currently
on schedule)
Class Schedule:
Monday:
Tap I 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Tap II 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Tuesday:
Tap III 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Tap II 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Wednesday:
Tap IV 6:00pm - 7:15pm
Tap II/III 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Saturday:
Tap I 10:00am - 11:15am
Tap II 11:30am - 12:45pm
Tap III/IV 1pm - 2:15pm
Class Fees:
Single classes are $12.00
10 Class card for $100.00 good for 3 months from date of purchase.
(longer if studio holiday closes the school for one week or more)
Schedule:
Studio Fall Holiday Schedule
September 6 - January 22
Contact:
The TAP Studio
2933 North Southport Avenue
(773)382-2484
Website:
http://www.thetapstudio.com
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| September 12-17, 2005: Karlsruhe,
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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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