2nd "By Word of Foot" Tap Festival

Information about the second edition of the the By Word of Foot Tap Festival, a 1983 tap dancing event in New York City.

EVENT: 1982 By Word of Tap Festival
DATES: December 3-5, 1982
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 250
VENUES: New York University
LOCATION: Greenwich Village, NYC, New York, United States
ACTIVITIES: tap dancing classes a grand finale performance and tap jam, and two panel discussions: "Comedy and Tap" and "But Can She Tap", the latter focused on women in tap dancing.
FACULTY AND GUEST ARTISTS:
Charles "Cookie" Cook
Charles "Honi" Coles
Jane Goldberg
Leon Collins
Mable Lee
Steve Condos
ARTICLE
Performing Arts Database "Event #3448" Article

EVENT: 1982 "But Can She Tap" Panel Discussion
PART OF: 2nd Word of Foot Tap Festival
DATE: Entire festival ran December 3-5, 1982
VENUE: New York University
LOCATION: Greenwich Village, NYC, New York, United States
DESCRIPTION: Panel discussion led by Jane Goldberg. Topics included the changing roles of women in tap from the chorus line to solo performances, exploring the differences (if any) between male and female tap dancers, and a frank discussion about sexism issues in tap dance.
PANEL MEMBERS:
Amy Duncan,
Andrea Levine
Bertye Lou Wood
Brenda Bufalino
Clara Phoebe Hetherington
Dorothy Anderson Wasserman
Jane Goldberg
Mable Lee
Marion Coles
Pamela Sommers
Sally Banes
Tina Pratt
ARTICLE
Performing Arts Database "Event #4713" Article