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Ayodele Casel, a Doris Duke Artist in the dance category, is an award-winning and critically acclaimed tap dancer and choreographer. Born in The Bronx and raised in Puerto Rico, her practice centers highly narrative works rooted in expressions of selfhood, culture and legacy.
They were called the greatest incubator of black dancing talent, and their star dancer, youngest sister Alice Whitman, was called the “Queen of Tap,” considered the finest woman tap dancer of the 1920s-30s.
Michela Marino Lerman is a tap dancer and New York City native. She has been tap dancing since the age of five, and made her first appearance on Sesame Street at th time. Since then, she has found herself teaching and performing across the globe.
Ayodele Casel (born June 5, 1975) [1] is an American tap dancer and choreographer. Raised in Puerto Rico, she derived inspiration for her tap style from salsa music. While in college, she studied with Baakari Wilder and Charles Goddertz. She became the first, and remains the only, woman to be a member of Savion Glover's Not Your Ordinary Tappers.
17 lis 2023 · Generation Tap: Meet 9 Rising Tap-Dance Stars. Ryan P. Casey. November 17, 2023. On stages and screens both big and small, it’s been impossible not to see—and hear—tap dancing thriving and finding new audiences lately, even during the pandemic. Broadway’s forthcoming Funny Girl revival will see choreography from Ayodele Casel.
GOTTA MOVE: WOMEN IN TAP, a lively documentary that chronicles one weekend in the life of some of today’s most extraordinary tap dancers, who just happen to be women, acknowledging their contributions to the renaissance of tap.
Designed for tap dancers of any age, this class will focus on the foundations of tap dance technique in a fun, supportive, and safe environment. Dancers will improve their tap dancing skills, coordination, musicality, and confidence in this class.
