2017 May
Pat Rooney Jr. and Sr. Tap Dancing in 1935
Vaudeville era tap dancer Pat Roomey, Sr. (1880-1962) is most well-known among
tap dancers for increasing the popularity of the Waltz Clog time step,
the Shuffle Off to Buffalo, and the Falling off the Log steps. In this video
he is tap dancing with his son Pat Rooney, Jr. (1909-1979) to the song
"Daughter of Rosie O'Grady"
Riverfront Tap DFancing in France
Manu (Emmanuel Ponsardin) and Guillaume of the
Clapole Dance Center
tap dancing on the edge of one of the two rivers that
flow through the city of Lyon, France:'
Bollywood Tap Dance at the 2016 Worlds
A junior formation dance team representing the Unied States
at the 2016 sTap Dancing World Championships in Germany
performed a Bollywood style tap dance production number.
Nicholas Brothers Meet the Nicholas Sisters
The 2012 Cinecon Classic Film Festival in Hollywood opened with a surprise treat:
Cathie and Nicole Nicholas, granddaughters of Fayard Nicholas, tap dancing
live on stage as a film of the legendary Nicholas Brothers played on the
large screen. Cathie Nicholas co-directs (with Jason Samuels Smith) the
Los Angeles Tap Dancing Festival (thelatapfest.com) in Southern California.
Philly African American Women in Tm
53 minute documentary film entitled "Plenty of Good Women Dancers"
featuring profiles and challenges faced by a group of black women
professional tap dancers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the eastern
United States whose careers were most active between the 1920's and 1950's.
Tap Dance-Off on Chicago TV
Hip hop style dance battle featuring four M.A.D.D. Rhythms
tap dancers (two men against two women)
in a dance off on Chicago's Windy City Live television program.
Ruby Keeler Tap Dancing With Her Granddaughter
Video clip of Ruby Keeler's granddaughter Sarah Lowe singing and dancing along with
an on-screen video of her grandmother performing the "42nd Street" number in the
1933 film of the same name. The tap dancing section begins about 60 seconds into the video.
BS Chorus Tap Dance in Keiv
We are looking for videos of people dancing the "BS Chorus" and also
information about the history of that dance. Here's a video of the dance
being performed by Aleksandr Ostanin and friends in the Ukrainian city
of Kiev. Aleksandr is the owner of a tap dancing school and the
founder of the Odessa Tap Festival.
2017 April
Marije Nie Tap Dancing to Oud Music
Dutch tap dancer Marije Nie dancing to the oud music of Amer Shanati
in the cafe of a museum in The Hague:
Waltz of the Flowers and Tequila Tap Dance
Angelo Borer and the Crazy Feet Dance Company of Switzerland tap
dancing in 2002 to Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers" from the Nutcracker
Ballet followed by a salsa style tap dance to the song "Tequila"
Australia Tapo Duo Bill Simpson and Kris Kerr
Australia tap dancers Bill Simpson and Kris Kerr performing
a Broadway style tap dance during a break in a Queensland Medical Orchestra's
"Care to Dance" concert.
Sammy Davis Jr. "You Rascal You" Song and Dance
Sammy Davis Jr. as a small boy singing and dancing to the song
"You Rascal You".
Caleb Teicher vs. the Nicholas Brothers
A video featuring Caleb Teicher tap dancing in a one window
copying the dance being done by the Nicholas Brothers
in another window.
Victoria Jones at Grouchy Johns
Las Vegas Tap Festival director Victoria Jones tap dancing
at Grouchy John's Coffee House on Maryland Parkway in
Las Vegas, Nevada with Becky Fullington and Sam O'Connell
in April of 2017.
PBS "Tap in America" Documentary
Eight minute documentary film about U.S. style tap dancing.
From the PBS television series "Articulate".
"Those Dancing Feet" in London
Promotional video of the 2017 London peformancde
of the musical "42nd Street".
2017 March
Tap and Beethoven Together
The Fusion Fighters dance copany performing the piece "Fusion Orchestra"
in a medieval setting at Barberstown Castle in Dublin for the "Jigs & Wigs"
BBC1 television program.
Young Tap Dancers on Little Big Shots
NBC4-TV featured 10 year old Jillian Williams and 12 year old C. J. Lowrey
from Croton, Ohio on their "Little Big Shots" segment in March of 2017:
Tony Danza Tap Dancing
Actor Tony Danza begins tap dancing about 2 minutes and 5 seconds in this
video featuring Danza singing the song "A Little Luck" from the "Honeymoon
in Vegas" musical. The musical's composer, Jason Robert Brown, is on piano
in this video.
Montage of Spectacular Irish Dancers
Fusion Fighters video showcasing the talent of Irish dancers
Featuring: Mairead Trainor, Tyler Schwartz, Megan Ramsey, Conor Kennedy,
Paige Turilli, Chris Naish, Colin Barkell, Scott Cordon, Rohan Bole,
Alliyah O’Hare, Michael Donnellan, Tiernagh Canning & Simone Adele Loysen.
Tap Dancing at the Playboy Mansion
Bob Scheerer and Rusty Frank tap dancing at Hugh Hefner's 68th birthday
party at the Playboy Mansion on April 9 1994.
London Cast of 42nd Street on TV
The London cast of 42nd Street performing live on the British Broadcasting
Corporation's "One's The One" show. The tap dancers join the singer
about 40 seconds into this video:
Gangnam Style Irish Dance
A group of irish dancers performing a Gangnam style
Irish step dance.
2017 February
Dorrance Dance at the Guggenheim
Michelle Dorrance and Nicholas Young in a promotional video
for their Guggenheim Museum "Works and Process Rotunda Project"
performance.
"Rhythm is My Business" Featuring Kenji Igus
This documentary short film directed by Stewart Maclennan is
a portrait of Los Angeles based professional tap dancer Kenji Igus. It
includes his exploration of tap as a percussive instrument, the evolution of tap
dancing, and some connections between tap dancing and rap music.
Drama Before the 2016 Tap World Championships
An airline pilot's strike stranded the Untied States National Tap Dancing
Team in the U.S. shortly before the 2016 Tap Dancing World Championships
in Riesa, Germany. This is the story of how United Airlines came to their rescue.
Tap Dancing on the "Friends" TV Show
Video featuring Monica (Courtney Cox), Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow),
and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) tap dancing on a episode of the
"Friends" television program. The trio is taking a tap dancing class to find out
who stole one of Monica's credit cards.
"Superstition: Tap Dance by Ivan Bouchain
Buenos Aires Plaza Umbrella Tap Dance
The Ultimate Multi-Tasking Tap Dancer
"Evolution of Tap Dance" Featuring Sarah Reich
Postmodern Jukebox video featuring master tap dancer Sarah Reich
dancing and demonstrating the evolution of tap dancing styles
from "Maple Leaf Rag" in 1899 through "UpTown Funk" in 2014.
"Dancing Day Dreams" Video by Noa Berankin
Tap dancing video that was choreographed and produced by
Boston professional tap dancer, choreographer, and tap instructor Noa Berankin.
Tap dancers in the video include
Amy Rubin
Brittany Safran
Caralyn Cyr,
Elana Harvey
Elmer Martinez,
Erin Doherty,
Jamie Burger,
Mackenzie Bednarek,
Michael Herring,
Nicole Chaput
Ryan Casey
and video producer and choreographer Noa Barankin.
The video was filmed at the
Mill Number 5, a shopping and entertainment
complex with a movie theater that was constructed
inside a historic Lowell, Massachusetts textile mill built in 1873.
2017 January
Shim Sham Tutorial by Hillary-Marie
Hillary-Marie Michael, founder and director of the Jersey Tap
Fest in the eastern United States, has published a new video
teaching all of the sections of the Shim Sham dance loved by
tap dancers all over the world. Thank you Hillary-Marie!
Precision Tap Dance
Performed by an Australia tap ensemble based at based at Fiona Scott's
"All That Jazz" dance studio in Wanneroo, Western United Kingdom.
Uptown Funk Tap Dance
Performed by Mindy and Gabe Copeland's Southern
California "Tap Overload" Ensemble.
Jo Scanlan Setting "Taps Per Minute" Record
Video features British tap dancer Jo Scanlan
achieving 784 taps per minute on the TV show "Smashing Guinness
World Records", breaking a previous Guinness record (602 TPM)
set by Tony Adams of New Zealand. Note that other records have been
achieved that have not been recorded and verified by Guinness.
102 Year Old Alice Barker Watching Her Younger Self
This video features Alice Barker - a chorus line dancer in the 1930's and
1940's - viewing glamorous films of herself tap dancing back in the day,
from her room in a senior care nursing home. Alice Barker was 102 at the
time this video was made. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at
age 103, on April 6, 2016.
