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One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

Barbara Duffy on Boys and Tap

April 14, 2011 by Nina Leave a Comment

Last summer Julian had a chance to take an improv tap class with Barbara Duffy, who I’d heard a ton about but he had not. I was really excited to have him tap with her. Barbara studied with many of the great tap masters, such as Brenda Bufalino, Leon Collins, Gregory Hines, Steve Condos, Honi […]

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Filed Under: Barbara Duffy, tap Tagged With: Barbara Duffy, boys and tap, male mentors, tap culture

Happy Belated National Tap Dance Day!

May 26, 2010 by Nina 1 Comment

Well, I’m a bit late, but that’s not unusual for me when it comes to wishing friends and family birthday and anniversary wishes. So why should it be any different for national tap dance day? Anyway…Yesterday, May 25th, was National Tap Day! So, hurray for tapping! I can still remember Julian when he was just […]

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Filed Under: boys dance classes, jason samuels smith, tap Tagged With: boys dance classes, Broadway Dance Center, Miller and Ben, National Tap Day, tap dance

Late July Missing Teachers and a Report on Pilobolus

July 27, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

We are back from my mother’s and back at the dancing. Julian and I were disappointed to discover that all of the teachers he was hoping to dance with this week are gone, namely Michelle Dorrance, Jared Grimes and Derrick Grant. What a bummer. It seems that last week of July is not a great […]

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Filed Under: hip hop, tap, Teachers Tagged With: Broadway Dance Center, hip hop, Pilobolus, staying in shape, tap

Three Days and Counting Until the End of the ABT Summer Intensive

July 21, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

The American Ballet Theatre summer intensive is winding to a close. The kids are rehearsing their numbers and getting ready to go up to LaGuardia High School, New York’s performing high school — the one the movie “Fame” was based upon — for a run through tomorrow. That’s where their final performance will be held […]

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Filed Under: dance injuries, foot problems, summer dance programs, tap Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, dancing in New York City, final performance, New York City dance studios

Week 5 of ABT Summer Intensive: Winding Down

July 16, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

OMG! We have less than a week and a half less until the American Ballet  Theatre’s summer intensive ends! Hard to believe…Julian is still having a blast, but I’m a bit homesick at this point, stressed about work and wishing we weren’t staying for an extra week. We are just doing way too much. At […]

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Filed Under: rasta thomas, summer dance programs, tap, Uncategorized Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive, Anthony LoCascio, Cody Green, Danny Tidwell, Denise Wall, Jamie Goodwin, jason samuels smith, NYCDA, rasta thomas, West Side Story

ABT Summer Intensive Update and Info on Picking Ballet Classes

July 8, 2009 by ninaamir 1 Comment

Half way through the fourth week of the American Ballet Theatre summer intensive and things are looking up. Julian’s foot isn’t hurting at all, although he plans to see the physical therapist on Thursday. He is drinking lots of things with electrolytes, so he isn’t dehydrated. He is no longer so muscle sore either. I […]

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Filed Under: Ballet, choreography, summer dance programs, tap

Does Your Son Tap? Keep His Feet Healthy!

April 22, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

I recently wrote an article for Dance Teacher magazine on how to keep tappers’ feet healthy. Previously, I wrote an article for them on how to keep dancers’ feet healthy, but tappers are a bit unique; they use their feet in more ways than most dancers, and their feet take a lot more pounding as […]

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Filed Under: Dance Exercises and Stretches, dance injuries, foot problems, tap Tagged With: avoiding injury in tap dancers, creating a cushion on tappers feet, doming, healthy dancers feet, healthy feet, impact on feet during tap, stretching, tap

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