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Saturday, September 15, 2007

NEW BLOCH VIDEO featuring Jason Samuels Smith!!!

Visit www.blochworld.com to view the entire film and get other freebies...

Thursday, September 13, 2007

MR. WIGGLES NYC WORKSHOP: SEPTEMBER 15!

MR WIGGLES NYC WORKSHOP: DON’T MISS OUT!

Divine Rhythm Productions & www.mrwiggles.biz presents

Mr. Wiggles Hip Hop Masterclass in NYC

MR. WiGGLES IN NYC - WORKSHOP & DANCE CIPHER w/ prizes!
(poppin, boog, tuttin, animation, bronx freestyle rockin,
and more)

ONE DAY ONLY!

Study with a Hip Hop Legend, Rock Steady Crew, Electric
Boogaloos, VH1 Hip Hop Honoree...

__Dance Cipher with GIVEAWAYS at the end of class to top
students with prizes courtesy of www.lifepop.tv!!!

__SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH 6-8PM

__LIMITED PRIVATE LESSONS AVAILABLE SEPT. 15-17TH - BOOK
EARLY!

__LOCATED AT SHETLER STUDIOS, 244 WEST 54TH STREET, 12TH
FLOOR, NYC_(After exiting the elevator on the 12th floor,
walk down the hall and upstairs to enter the studio -
penthouse 1)

__Special rate: $25 with pre-registration. Student discount
w/valid id and Group discount (10 people or more) with
pre-registration. All-ages and Walk-ins welcome. All
payments to be made in Cash only.

__To pre-register, send your full name, phone number,
e-mail address to:_divinerhythmnyc@gmail.com

__For questions or to book a private lesson request you can
send an e-mail to: divinerhythmnyc@gmail.com or call
2122621394.

The Kitchen High Line Block Party

A neighborhood street fair presented by The Kitchen and
Friends of
the High Line

Saturday, September 15, 2007

12-5pm

Rain or Shine, FREE

Kick off the fall season with an afternoon in West Chelsea
at The

Kitchen's neighborhood street fair produced in
collaboration with

Friends of the High Line. Lining our block of West 19th
Street will be

dozens of artist-led, free activities for the whole family
to enjoy,

as well as an entertaining mix of live music and unusual
performances!



Artists leading activities include Groovehoops, Elia Alba
and Aisha

Cousins, Johanna Almiron and Rachael Schaffran, Bozidar
Brazda, Ernest

Concepcion and Ahmed Faheem, Brian Dewan and Leon Dewan,
Michael de

Feo, Pat Hammond, Pablo Helguera, Nancy Hwang, Byron Kim
and Lisa

Sigal, Isabelle Lumpkin, Thomas Marquet, Suzi Matthews,
Adam Shecter

and Joe Winter, Ward Shelly, Shinique Smith, Bec Stupak,
Charmaine

Wheatley and Jen Mazza, Saya Woolfak and Chris Myers.


The main stage will feature live music and dance
performances by DJ

Reborn, Matana Roberts & Friends (a saxophonist and her
quintet),

Hoofers' House Tap Jam Session (in collaboration with The
Studio

Museum in Harlem) led by Jason Samuels Smith and featuring
the

Pheeroan akLaff trio, and a performance by the Afro-Latin
drum

ensemble Ilu Aiye. The fair will also feature affordable
food from

local vendors including the Treats Truck, Chelsea Thai,
Amy's Bread,

Ronnybrook Farms, Cleaver Company, and Calidad Latina.



Visitors can also cool off inside The Kitchen and view the
new

exhibition Between Thought and Sound: Graphic Notation in
Contemporary

Music, a group exhibition that explores the intersection of
drawing

and sound through experimental scores by more than thirty
composers

who relinquish traditional musical notation in favor of
their own

invented visual systems of pictorial or "graphic" elements.



Friends of the High Line is a non-profit organization
dedicated to the

preservation and reuse of the High Line, a 1.5-mile-long
historic

elevated rail structure on the West Side of Manhattan.

www.thehighline.org


The Kitchen High Line Block Party is made possible with
generous

support from Chelsea Market, IAC/InterActiveCorp,
Bishopscourt Realty,

and with public funds from from New York City Council
Speaker

Christine C. Quinn, the New York City Council, the New York
City

Department of Youth and Community Development, and the New
York State

Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Miss Thang at the Motor City Film Festival!

Miss Thang at the Motor City Film Festival!

Chicago HD Feature, The Rise & Fall of Miss Thang, will be
screening
in Detroit, MI on Friday September 21rst as a part of the
Motor City
International Film Festival. Miss Thang will screen at
9:15pm at the
1515 Broadway Theater located at 1515 Broadway St in
Detroit. There
will be an awards ceremony and reception from 6:00 to
6:45pm followed
by several film screenings. Tickets are $5 per screening
and day
passes are only $10.

For more information please visit the festivals website at
www.motorcityfilmfest.com or call the festival staff at
313-303-4808.
Please pass on the information to anyone you know in the
Detroit area!

DON'T MISS: Hawaiian Islands Tap Festival!

Hawaiian Islands Tap Festival

October 25, 26, 27, & 28, 2007


Maui Arts & Cultural Center

Sharpen your dance skills and have a great time with some
of tap's
finest artists:


*Emmy and American Choreographer's Award winner Jason
Samuels Smith

*Chloe Arnold, co-director of the Los Angeles Tap Festival

*Chicago's internationally acclaimed Martin "Tre" Dumas

*The legendary Dianne Walker, recipient of the "Living
Treasure in Dance" award

*John Kloss, artistic director of the (S.F.) Bay Area
Rhythm Exchange

*Yukiko "Smilie" Misumi, creator of Japan's Artistic Rhythm
Tap Network

Surrounded by the beauty of the Island and spectacular
beaches,
activities include an Artists' Reception, a Participants'
Showcase &
Jam (Friday), and the professionals' performance.Thirty
five classes
are offered in the pristine Omori Studios, beginning to
advanced
levels. We keep class sizes small, so reserve your space
early!
Information, Artists Bios, Schedule, and Registration Forms
are online: www.MauiTapExperience.org

Saturday, October 27 at 7:30 pm
Masters of Rhythm ~ Hana Hou explodes onto the Castle
Theater stage!
Tickets are on sale at the MACC Box Office: 808
242-(SHOW)7469 or
online: www.mauiarts.org .

M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Inc. Newsletter

Everything you need to know about us and what we are up to


Fall, Fall, Fall well, FALL is officially here and with
this wonderful season, students, of all ages, go back to school.
You will be happy to know that while they are learning to read and
write, many of them are also learning to tap. That's right, M.A.D.D.
Rhythms is proud to have programs running in several grammer and high
schools throughout the Chicagoland area!

Secondly, The M.A.D.D.Rhythms Fall Session begins Monday,
September
17 and runs through Saturday, December 22. Pre-Registration
will be
held from 6pm to 8pm, Sept. 10/from 6pm to 9pm, Sept.
12/from 6pm to
8pm, Sept. 14. Regular Registration will be held from 6pm
to 8pm,
Sept. 17/from 6pm to 9pm, Sept. 19/from 6pm to 8pm, Sept.
21 and 10am
to 4pm on Saturday, August 22nd. So, if you haven't
registered, yet,
this is your last chance to get you or your child involved.

The 3rd Annual Chicago Tap Summit is almost here and we
can't wait.
Professor Robert L. Reed is bringing his in depth knowledge
of the art
form along with his ridiculous footage collection,
Dormeshia
Sumbry-Edwards is bringing her super clean feet along with
her
feminine grace and style, Reggio is bringing Brownie, Mr.
Taps is
bringing the subway flavor and entertainment value and
M.A.D.D.
Rhythms is bringing the Chicago style of Hoofing to the
forefront.

P.S. As always, the weekly newsletter may not always be
weekly but it
will contain everything I want to share about M.A.D.D.
Rhythms, The
Tap Academy, Tappin' @ The Shore: The Basement Jam, The
Wreckshop
Training Crew and The Chicago Tap Summit! I hope you enjoy.
Bril Barrett


The 3rd Annual Chicago Tap Summit October 12-14, 2007

They say, the third times a charm! If you came to the fist
2 summits,
then you know how we do. If you didn't come to the first 2
summit's
then come see how we do!

Click on the links below for more information on The 3rd
Annual
Chicago Tap Summit!

M.A.D.D. Rhythms
Chicago Tap Summit
Registration Form
Press Release
Ramada Hyde Park
South Shore Cultural Center


Tapathetically Speaking Special school performance on
October 12 at
10am and the main event on October 14 at 3pm

You have exactly one night to see and hear some of the most
exhilarating tapdancers in the country!

Special guests include Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, star of
the newly
released independent film "The Rise and Fall of Miss
Thang", Robert
"The Professor" Reed founder, producer and director of The
St. Louis
Tap Festival, Chicago's subway legend and tap mentor Mr.
Taps, Reggio
"The Hoofer" McLaughlin and M.A.D.D Rhythms' own founder
and artistic
director Bril Barrett. Jumaane Taylor, Lee Howard, Starinah
Dixon and
Ja'Bowen Dixon round out the well-diversified faculty.

Chicago's explosive B-Boy crew, Stick & Move, All-female
dance group,
Flawless and hip hop super group, Hip Hop ConnXion,
represents the
positive Hip Hop movement.

TAPathetically Speaking

Sunday, October 14, 2007

3 pm

The Harold Washington Cultural Center 4701 S. King Drive

Tickets $20

Ad Book Letter
Ad Book Rate Sheet
School Performance
Group Rates
Press Release
School Poster


M.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap Academy Fall Session

Call 773-604-1899 or email us at tapacademy@maddrhythms.com
for more
information.

Fall Session 2007

Bril Barrett, Jumaane Taylor, Starinah Dixon, Lee Howard
and Ja'bowen
Dixon will be teaching the following classes every week for
12 weeks

(September 17-December 22) 12 weeks

No classes for the week of October 8th or the week of
November 19th

Monday Taught by Ja'bowen 6:00pm - 7:00pm Beginning 3 $120
All Ages
7:00pm - 8:00pm Intermediate $120 All Ages

Wednesday Taught by Jumaane 6:00pm - 7:00pm Beginning
Basics $120 All
Ages 7:00pm - 8:00pm Intermediate 101 $120 All Ages 8:00pm
- 9:00pm
Advanced. $120 All Ages

Friday Taught by Lee 6:00pm - 7:00pm Intermediate $120 All
Ages
7:00pm - 8:00pm Advanced $120 All Ages

Saturday

10:00am - 11:00am Beginning Basics taught by Bril $120 Ages
5 - 8 The
beginner's class will contain warm-ups, floor exercises and
combinations of both. Students will begin to learn what tap
is all
about.

11:00am - 12:00pm You're Never Too Old To Start taught by
Bril $120
Adults 18+ This class will contain everything taught in
Beginning
Basics, but with a more mature style.

12:00pm - 1:00pm Intermediate 101 taught by Jumaane $120
All Ages
This class is for that tapdancer who knows a little
something and
wants to learn a little more.

1:00pm - 2:00pm Beginning Basics 1.5 taught by Jumaane $120
Ages 9 -
12 The beginner's class will contain warm-ups, floor
exercises and
combinations of both. Students will learn what tap is all
about.

2:00pm - 3:00pm Advanced taught by Bril $120 All Ages The
Advanced
class will contain everything that has been learned in
every other
class, so make sure you have been there first because we
are not
responsible for the confusion that may result if you
haven't.

3:00pm - 4:00pm Beginners 2 taught by Star $120 Ages 7- 12
This class
covers everything done in both beginner classes, but at a
faster pace.
Students will also begin to learn more complex
combinations.


M.A.D.D. Rhythms is pleased to announce our new rental
rates for our
rental space! Our studio can now be rented for $15 per hour
and $50
for 4 hours. This is the best deal in the city, so come
take
advantage. We have a sprung/wooden floor, mirrors, sound
system
compatible with cassette, cd and ipod/mp3 player. Slots are
going fast
so don't wait too long!

Studio Space for rent!
$15 per hour $50 for 4 hours

email: bril@maddrhythms.com
phone: 773.604.1899
web: http://www.maddrhythms.com

IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE OURSELVES AND THOSE
AROUND US
ABOUT THE TRUE NATURE AND HISTORY OF TAPDANCE. RESPECT THE
DANCE!

The 3rd Annual Chicago Tap Summit PRESS RELEASE

Aug 31st, 2007

For Immediate Release

Contact: Bril Barrett

c/o M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Inc.

Phone: (773) 604-1899

Fax: (773) 604-1898

Email: bril@maddrhythms.com

www.maddrhythms.com


The 3rd ANNUAL CHICAGO TAP SUMMIT


"Keeping The Tradition Alive!"


M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Inc., The Chicago Park District, The
South Shore
Cultural Center and The Harold Washington Cultural Center
bring forth
the 3rd Annual Chicago Tap Summit October 12-14. Over 10
of the
worlds most renowned Tap Dancers will come together from
New York, St.
Louis, Chicago and Canada to teach, perform and celebrate
the art of
tap dance. This year's Summit will posthumously honor
Chicago's own
Sammy Dyer. Dyer, instructor of tap and stage shows for
Muriel Abbott
and the famous Abbotteers, also produced cafe shows at the
old Sunset
Cafe, Club Morocco, and Club DeLisa, where he spent
eighteen years. In
1933 Mr. Dyer established The Sammy Dyer School of Dancing
and in 1950
created the Dyerettes, an African American female dance
troupe known
to be the only chorus act of its kind. They toured
internationally
with some of the greatest entertainers of the twentieth
century
including Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughn.
Special
guests include Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, star of the newly
released
independent film "The Rise and Fall of Miss Thang", Robert
"The
Professor" Reed founder, producer and director of The St.
Louis Tap
Festival, Chicago's subway legend and tap mentor Mr. Taps,
Reggio "The
Hoofer" McLaughlin and M.A.D.D Rhythms' own founder and
artistic
director Bril Barrett. Jumaane Taylor, Lee Howard, Starinah
Dixon and
Ja'Bowen Dixon round out the well-diversified faculty.
Chicago's
explosive B-Boy crew, Stick & Move, All-female dance group,
Flawless
and HipHop supergroup, Hip Hop ConnXion, represents the
positive Hip
Hop movement. Collectively the faculty credits include
Broadway's
Bring in the Noise Bring in the Funk, Black & Blue,
national and
international tours of Riverdance, the movies "TAP",
"Bamboozled" and
"The Cotton Club", "Star Search", concert openings for the
late great
Sammy Davis Jr., and producers of the St. Louis Tap
Festival and the
Chicago Tap Summit.


The 3rd Annual Chicago Tap Summit will include an array of
master
classes for all levels of tap dancers, along with history
sessions
(complete with rare footage of some of the all time greats
of tap), a
participants' showcase & a panel discussion. The festival
will wrap
up with an electrifying concert "TAPathetically Speaking"
featuring
all faculties, guests and the M.A.D.D. Rhythms crew.
Chicago's
Detour JazFunk will provide live music. All classes take
place at the
South Shore Cultural Center (7059 South Shore Drive). The
performance
takes place at The Harold Washington Cultural Center (4701
S. Martin
Luther King Drive).


M.A.D.D. Rhythms is a dynamic collective of young people
from diverse
socioeconomic backgrounds, with one thing in common. A
love and
respect for the art of tap dance or "the dance" as we like
to call it.
Bril Barrett (Imagine Tap, Porgy and Bess, The Tap Dance
Kid,
Riverdance, Oprah and the Jenny Jones show) founded the
company in
2001 and serves as business manager and artistic director
as well as
being one of the company's principal
choreographers/dancers. Jumaane
Taylor (Imagine Tap, Dance Spirit Magazine's top 20 hoofers
under 20
(may 2005 issue), Grand prize winner of The Chicago Tap Off
and the

Bring In Da Noize Bring In Da Funk Contest, Chicago Tap All
Stars,
Rhythm I.S.S. and Friends) began as a protégé of first
Bril, but has
grown into an artist all his own. Jumaane is the Assistant
Director
and principal choreographer/dancer in M.A.D.D. Rhythms.
Approaching
our sixth full year in existence, with seven critically
acclaimed
concert performances, several workshops behind us and 2
successful
festivals under our belt, We hope you'll join us.


PSA Unleash your rhythm and experience and learn tap
dancing from
world renowned hoofers at M.A.D.D. Rhythms 3rd Annual
Chicago Tap
Summit; October 12th through 14th at the South Shore
Cultural Center
(7059 South Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60649) and The Harold
Washington
Cultural Center (4701 S. Martin Luther King Drive). Enjoy
a weekend
filled with workshops and evening events including a
culminating
concert entitled "TAPathetically Speaking", Sunday Oct.14th
at 3pm.
Tickets are $20 and classes range from $30 for individual
classes to
$370 for an unlimited package. For more information call
(773)
604-1899 or visit them online at www.maddrhythms.com

Bril Barrett M.A.D.D. RHYTHMS, INC. 7059 S. Shore Drive
Chicago, IL

60649 773.604.1899 phone 773.604.1898 fax
www.maddrhythms.com

MASTER CLASSES w/ MIA MICHAELS & JP SAN PEDRO!

Master Dance Classes from the Hottest Teachers in the
WORLD!!!

Don't miss this opportunity!!!

ALL CLASSES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!

Mia Michaels--

(credits include: Celine Dion, Madonna, Ricky Martin,
Gloria Estefan,

Prince, top judge for "So You Think You Can Dance")


Jazz/Lyrical workshop

Thursday September 13th, 2007

Intermediate Class: 6-7:30pm

Advanced Class: 8-9:30pm

JP San Pedro--

(credits include: Corbin Bleu, B2K, Omarion, Nike,featured
dancer in "You Got Served")

Hip Hop workshop

Friday September 14th, 2007

Intermediate Class: 6:30-8pm

Advanced Class: 8-9:30pm


ALL CLASSES HELD AT:

The Dance Experience
790 Royal St George, Suite 139 D

Naperville, IL 60540

Cost:
Mia 1 class ($40)
Mia 2 classes ($70)
JP 1 class ($20)
JP 2 classes ($35)

or

Take all 4 classes for $95

(Visa/Mastercard/Check/Cash all accepted)
Pay/register for classes online (online payment will
soon be available) or pay/register at the door
Please visit www.xtremedanceforce.com for more info

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TAP WORKSHOP with RUSTY FRANK!

Tap Workshop with Rusty Frank!
September 30, 2007

Click here for all the details:

http://rustyfrank.com/workshops/07-09-30-TAP.asp

Steve Zee's LA Ironworks in Concert!

Saturday, October 20 @ 8 pm
Sunday, October 21 @ 2 pm

Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater, CSU Long Beach
6200 East Atherton Street, Long Beach, California 90815

Featuring: Sebastian Chung, Maya Guice, Kenji Igus, Anissa
Irving, Dante Lara, Sarah Reich, Denise Scheerer, Aaron
Williams, Steve Zee, Director

Tickets: $20 (General Admission) $50 (Patron Tickets)

To purchase tickets, arrange group sales, get your student,
faculty or DRC member discount and get more information:

CONTACT: 310-645-1189 or info@laironworks.org

SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CSULB DEPARTMENT OF DANCE
www.laironworks.org

ATDF Classes for Adults

American Tap Dance Foundation
--Classes for Adults--

The American Tap Dance Foundation offers Tap Classes for
Teens &
Adults for all levels. Classes begin in mid-September.

See below for details!

Brenda Bufalino teaches Int/Adv Workshop
Tap Technique & Repertory

Class will focus on: Building technique, tone, texture
speed and
clarity. Developing material in a variety of modes...swing,
bop,
latin...Musicality...learning words and melodies of
standards and
blues heads. Improvisation...improvising in multiple modes.
Conscious
improvisation leading to spontaneous composition. Trading
fours,
eights, and whole choruses. Simultaneous and collective
group
improvisation. Repertory...Ms. Bufalino will teach new
original
repertory, as well as repertory created for the American
Tap Dance
Orchestra which was founded in 1986 by master tap dancers
Brenda
Bufalino, Tony Waag, and the late Charles 'Honi' Coles.
From 1986
through 1999, the Orchestra performed in hundreds of
concert, stage,
and film projects and thrilled audiences around the world.

When:
Two 4-week workshops:
Sept. 26, Oct. 3, Oct. 10, Oct. 17
& Nov. 28, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Dec. 19
Wednesdays 12:00 - 2:00 pm

How Much:
$30/single class
$210 for all 8 classes

Where:
Stepping Out Studios
37 W. 26th St. 9th Floor
between Broadway & 6th

Susan Hebach teaches Fast Beginning Tap
Some experience required - Ages 13+

Students should know all the basics (such as: flaps,
shuffles, cramp
rolls, etc) and be able to put together basic technique
steps within
short combinations. Emphasis will be on developing
combinations,
learning a variety of time steps, and developing simple
choreography.
Class will feature a variety of jazz music.

When:
Sept. 20th, 2007 - June 2008
Thursdays 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Where:
Chelsea Studios
151 W. 26th St. 5th or 6th Fl.
between 6th & 7th Ave.

How much:
$15 per single class
$104 for 8 classes
Courtney Runft teaches Intro to Tap
Little to no experience required - Ages 13+

Students will focus on developing basic tap techique in an
encouraging
and supportive environment. Students will drill basic tap
vocabulary
and put together short, simple combinations. Class will
feature a
variety of jazz music.

When:
Oct. 7th, 2007 - June 2008.
Sundays 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Where:
Chelsea Studios
151 W. 26th St. 5th or 6th Fl.
between 6th & 7th Ave.

How much:
$15 per single class
$104 for 8 classes


Visit: www.atdf.org

NEW TAP DANCE CLASSES in MELBOURNE!

NEW TAP DANCE CLASSES IN MELBOURNE
with Shonah Honeyhill Sonko

WHERE:
Underbelly, 1st Floor, 279-281 Smith
Street Fitzroy 3065 (studio D)

WHEN:
Commencing Tuesdays from the 18th September 2007
6:30pm—Beg / Int

8:30pm—Int/Adv

HOW MUCH:
$16 casual / $70 = 5 classes / $130 = 10 classes

Contact Shonah—ph 0402 469 506 or
email—shonahoneyhill@gmail.com

www.shonahoneyhillsonko.com
………………………………………………………………………………….

SAMMI D FUNDRAISER

COME TO A DUTCH AUCTION

Sunday 23rd September, 12 - 4pm

@ Warrandyte Community Centre, 168-178 Yarra St,
Warrandyte, VIC, Australia
$20pp, children under 10 free (lunch provided / BYO drinks



To raise funds for the staging of 'SAMMI D'

A Jazztap Musical',

Written by Shonah Honeyhill Sonko .

PLEASE BRING

A treasure you no longer want, but someone else would love,
as we will
need items to auction.

****ATTENTION**** Newly skinned djembe will be raffled on
the day
(valued at $500)

BE PREPARED to experience an auction like no other!!!!

BOOKINGS:
Ph - 9812 6888 OR Email, flossy1952@hotmail.com

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This week:

- 3LD Art and Tech Center: Troika Ranch/ Loop Driver

- Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater: The Dance Gallery/11 NY Modern Choreographers

- The Bushwick Starr: Movement in C/Liquid Candy

- Dance Theater Workshop: 13th Annual DancenOw Festival (final performance)

- The Joyce Theater: Martha Graham Dance Company

- The Joyce Theater: THE BESSIES

- Joyce SoHo: Jeremy Wade

- Works and Process: Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: New Beginnings

- Works and Process: Boston Ballet

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Stanford Jazz Workshop

Stanford Jazz Workshop

Yosvany Terry & the Yedegbe Project Sept 15 2007


Yosvany Terry at the 2007 Stanford Jazz Festival

http://nyc-nj.c.topica.com/maahE4DabAVY6bJYmCfeafpMuk/


Jazzmobile presents Yosvany Terry & the Yedegbe Project

Saxophonist Yosvany Terry, a member of Stanford Jazz Workshop's

returning faculty since 1997, will be appearing live in NYC

September 15. More information about Yosvany's new Yedégbé Project

can be found (http://www.stanfordjazz.org/yedegbe/index.html) here.


Yosvany Terry & the Yedégbé Project:

Great Jazz on the Great Hill


Saturday, September 15, 2007, 3:00-5:00 pm

Central Park, New York City

(enter the Park at 106th St and Central Park West)

Also appearing:


Frank Wess, Jeremy Pelt

& the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra

With special guest vocalist, Stephanie Jordan from New Orleans

Master of Ceremonies: Ty Stephens

----- FREE ADMISSION ------


Yosvany Terry & the Yedégbé Project 9/15/07

http://nyc-nj.c.topica.com/maahE4DabAVZJbJYmCfeafpMuk/

What does the name "Yedégbé" represent?

The name is taken from three words in the language of Fon, from the

region of Dahomey (now known as Benin). "Yedégbé" means "with the

approvals of the spirits": after they (the deities and major forces

of their pantheon) gather to decide (or grant) that something is

ready and prepared to happen. Through this project we will try to

bring back and unify the legacy that is still alive and practiced

all through the Pan-African region (including Cuba, Haiti, Dominican

Republic, Brasil, Puerto Rico, Benin and elsewhere). About the

Yedegbe Project

http://nyc-nj.c.topica.com/maahE4DabAVY6bJYmCfeafpMuk/

September 2007 JAZZ FIX in NYC!

On Sale Today! Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2007-08 Season

Save 15% on Swing University classes!

Family fun at Jazz for Young People(r)

This month at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio: Swingin' Through a Salsa September...

Love. Jazz. Join. Become a Friend of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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On Sale Today! Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2007-08 Season

Jazz at Lincoln Center's spectacular concert season launches shortly

and tickets are on sale now! Get your tickets while they last!



Season Opener: Benny Carter Centennial - October 19-20, Rose Theater, 8pm

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis escort the

GRAMMY(r) Lifetime Achievement Award-winning "King" Carter onto his

rightful throne with performances of "When Lights are Low" and "All of

Me" marking his induction into the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame.

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Free Pre-Concert Lecture with Ed Berger

October 19-20, 6:45pm

Irene Diamond Education Center

Benny Carter biographer and former road manager Ed Berger surveys

Carter's nine-decade career as a multi-instrumentalist,

arranger/composer and bandleader against the backdrop of jazz and

social history.



Sketches of Gil Evans - October 25-27, Rose Theater, 8pm

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis eases into

the lilting, richly textured and deeply romantic world of the master

of impressionistic sound, the legendary Gil Evans, with selections

from Sketches of Spain, Porgy and Bess and more.

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Free Pre-Concert Lecture with Ken Druker, Jazz at Lincoln Center Education

October 25-27, 6:45pm

Irene Diamond Education Center

One of the most important arrangers in the history of jazz, Gil Evans

was at the forefront of new musical styles for four decades, starting

in the 1940s. This pre-concert lecture will trace Evans' career from

The Birth Of The Cool sessions through his best-known recordings with

Miles Davis and on through his important work with own big band and

classic collaborations with Kenny Burrell, Astrud Gilberto and Sting.

Branford Marsalis - October 26-27, The Allen Room, 7:30/9:30pm

The Branford Marsalis Quartet and special guests take the stage in

celebration of the great arrangers of jazz, featuring the masterworks

of Gil Evans.

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Save 15% on Swing University classes!

Learn about jazz from the people who know it and the musicians who

make it through Jazz at Lincoln Center's Swing University adult

education classes. Enroll today and receive 15% off a second class.*


Fall term begins September 25:

Jazz 101 with Phil Schaap - $200

Jazz 301 with Phil Schaap - $300

Jazz Piano Panorama with Dick Katz - $250

Louis Armstrong with Phil Schaap - $200

Bebop! with Vincent Gardner - $200

Benny Carter with Ed Berger - $125

Enroll today!

Call 212-258-9999 or email subscriptions@jalc.org.

*Offer does not apply to subscriptions purchased at a later date.



Family fun at Jazz for Young People(r)


Wynton Marsalis and friends share fun-filled Saturday afternoon

musical lessons for kids and families. Subscribers receive priority

seating; single tickets on sale now! Suitable for ages 6 and up.



What is Swing? - November 3, 2007

Host Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra joyously

demonstrate just why this mysterious rhythm means so much.

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What is a Latin Groove? - March 1, 2008

The legendary Cuban reedman Paquito D'Rivera joins host and JLCO

bassman Carlos Henriquez and friends as they explore the makings of

Latin grooves.

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What is a Jazz Singer? - April 5, 2008

Vocalists Carla Cook, Wycliffe Gordon and Gegory Porter share the

secrets of Louis, Ella, Billie and others with host Wynton Marsalis

and friends.

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Rose Theater (3 Concerts)

Saturdays, 12pm and 2pm

Subscriptions: $96/$51/$36

Single Tickets: $32/$17/$12


This month at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Diet Coke(r) and Jazz at Lincoln Center are proud to present a

celebration of female jazz pioneers at the third annual Diet Coke

Women In Jazz Festival at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. The festival

features nightly performances by some of the most influential women in

jazz today, including Carol Sloane, Rondi Charlston, Renee Rosnes and

more!

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio: Swingin' Through a Salsa September...


Legendary composer and bassist Israel "Cachao" Lopez takes the

Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill on an evolutionary

tour of Latin rhythm in jazz. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

with Wynton Marsalis are Chasin' the 'Trane - hear fresh

interpretations of Coltrane's masterpieces "Giant Steps," "Africa,"

and "My Favorite Things."



Stay tuned for our upcoming 15th season, starting this October

featuring Count Basie, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus,

James Moody, Terence Blanchard, Frank Wess and Charles McPherson will

shine.

Listen to Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio each week with Wynton Marsalis!

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Join Jazz at Lincoln Center today with a tax-deductible membership

donation and receive many exciting benefits including a free CD and

half-price tickets to same-day performances.

Plus, respond now and receive an invitation to our highly anticipated

and absolutely FREE Members Night Out featuring live jazz

performances, hors d'oeuvres and drinks! Memberships begin at $50.


LOVE. JAZZ. JOIN. (and SWING!)

For more information:

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Box Office

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Mon-Sat 10am-6pm

Sun 12pm-6pm

SALSA IN VEGAS!

SALSA IN VEGAS!

Hey everyone, For those of you who haven't heard "Fever night club"

has CHANGED it's name to "THE SHOW ROOM @ THE SOUTH POINT CASINO"

Don't worry we are still, and will remain there for a very long time

time to come!!! Their were lots of rumors that the club was closing,

but that is FALSE INFORMATION. Last Tuesday the day after Labor day

(typically a slow night) and with all the rumors. We still pack in

over 300 people. Tomorrow night we return with a brand composition by

a Local Cuban Composer and arranger Jiovanni Cofino. If you would like

to hear a preview of this tune called "La Farandulera", please visit

our my space web site. Thank you so much for your SUPPORT : )

http://www.myspace.com/michitosanchezsalsaorchestra

Salsa dance lessons 8PM (FREE)

Salsa dance competition 9PM (CASH PRIZES)

Michito Sanchez Salsa Orchestra 10PM

Event: http://definitivetalents.com/salsero.html

Club: http://www.feverlv.com/

Band: http://definitivetalents.com/salsero/salsero_band.html

Band picture http://definitivetalents.com/salsero/MSSO_pic.htm

Pictures: http://nitefuze.com/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=photos.aspx

OPPORTUNITY: Auditions for Debbie Allen's Hit Musical!

OPPORTUNITY:

Auditions for Debbie Allen's Hit Musical!

With the huge success of the world premiere at the Kennedy Center in

Washington DC playing to sold out audiences everyday, Debbie Allen's

Alex In Wonderland is coming to Los Angeles. Put your dancing shoes

on and come audition to be a part of this amazing production:

Choreographer: Debbie Allen

Associate Choreographer: Chloe Arnold


Friday, September 14, 2007

5:00pm: TAP - Boys ages 7 -14 (Gymnastics, Singing, Ballet is a plus)


Saturday, September 15, 2007

4:00pm: TAP - Girls ages 7 -14 (Gymnastics, Singing, Ballet is a plus)



5:30pm: Girls ages 15-18 (Well versed in Ballet, Gymnastics, Jazz and Singing)



7:00pm: Boys ages 15-18 (Well versed in Hip Hop, Ballet and Singing)


All auditions will be at the

Debbie Allen Dance Academy

3623 Hayden Avenue

Culver City, California 90232

If you will be auditioning or if you have any questions,

please contact Nicole Nicholas, Managing Producer at (310) 280-9145

OPPORTUNITY: REALITY TV

OPPORTUNITY:

LOCATION: California
CATEGORY: Reality TV
SEEKING: Dancers: 18+, any ethnicity, must be legally eligible to work
in the US, participate in the program, and legally travel to any
foreign country in connection with your participation in the program,
must not be a candidate for public office and must agree not to become
one until one year after the initial airing, may not participate in
the program if your participation would create impropriety or the
appearance of impropriety, must be available for three to five weeks,
or possibly longer for shooting, as well as one week between
Jan.-Apr., 2008.

'STEP IT UP'
Bravo is casting Step It Up, a new reality show in which talented
people are given the chance to prove that they can be the ultimate
dancer. This series will show what it really takes to make it in the
cutthroat dance industry, bringing together dancers from around the
country and challenging them to master every conceivable dance style,
from ballet and ballroom to Broadway and burlesque. Alexis Diamond,
casting assoc. Shoot starts late Nov.

Auditions will be held Sept. 22, noon-6 p.m. at "Hollywood's hottest
dance venue" Boulevard 3, 6523 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Bring a
completed and signed application form, completed and signed
certification of veracity, one separate photo of yourself, a recent
résumé, a dance routine no longer than three minutes, and music. If
unable to attend the audition, send submissions by Oct. 15, noon to
Magical Elves, 2202 S. Figueroa St., PO Box #406, L.A., CA 90007,
Attn: Step It Up - Bravo Dance Show. Submissions must include a
completed and signed application form, completed and signed
certification of veracity, one separate photo of yourself, a recent
résumé, and a five-minute submission tape clearly labeled with your
name, address, and phone number. For more info on the audition, email
bravodancecasting@gmail.com. For the official rules, mail-in
submission info, or to submit online visit www.bravotv.com. To the
winner, a cash prize provided.

OPPORTUNITY: Guest Artist Needed at Morris Performing Arts Center

OPPORTUNITY:

Southold Dance Theatre is looking for guest artist for the 2007-2008
season's production of "The Nutcracker" at the Morris Performing Arts
Center. Any interested contemporary, classical dancers or advanced
students may send their resumes and videos to the address below,
schedule an audition, or e-mail annalexei@msn.com. Southold Dance
Theatre is located in South Bend, IN – 80 miles east of Chicago.

Compensation: Up to $250 per performance, hotel accommodation, travel.

Available roles include: Arabian, Russian, etc

Alexei Kremnev, Artistic Director

Anna Reznik, Artistic Associate

Southold Dance Theatre
914 Lincolnway West
South Bend, IN 46616

Telephone: (574) 233-9841
Fax: (574) 289-3735
annalexi@msn.com
www.southolddance.org
www.anna-alexei.com

AUDITION OPPORTUNITY- (Chicago)

OPPORTUNITY:

Auditions- Voices Project: Chicago

Performances with purpose!



Actors, Dancers, & Physical Theatre Artist Audition for the 2007

Voices Project with performances December 7-9th at Links Hall



We are seeking a diverse cast with backgrounds in Acting, Dance and

Physical Theatre to represent the diversity of the City of Chicago.



Ensemble created performance, some physical theatre, music, and writing

Actor Auditions: 9/21 7:30-9:30pm

prepare a storytelling monologue

Dance and Physical Theatre Workshop Auditions 9/23 3-5pm

Auditions will be held at Rast Ballet 1803 W Byron Suite 201

Call 773-486-8261 or email info@danztheatre.org for audition time



In the fall of 2006, Danztheatre launched The Voices Project. This

project has as its mission the creation of socially-conscious works

that will both illuminate important sociopolitical issues and help

raise awareness for organizations who do work surrounding those

issues. Voices 2007: Chicago will have at its core true stories

collected Chicagoans; the pieces that emerge will reflect the

diversity, strength and warmth that is the backbone of our city's

culture.


Ellyzabeth Adler

Adler Danztheatre Project

email: ellyzabeth@danztheatre.org

phone: 773-486-8261

web: http://www.danztheatre.org

INDIA JAZZ PROGRESSIONS in San Francisco!

India Jazz Progressions

Friday, September 28, 2007 - Sunday, September 30, 2007
8:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Cowell Theater
Fort Mason Center, Pier 2
San Francisco, California

After the huge success of the award-winning India Jazz
Suites, India Jazz Progressions takes it to the next level.
Featuring Pandit Chitresh Das, Jason Samuels Smith and
their companies, including principal dancers Charlotte
Moraga, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Chloe Arnold and stellar
Indian classical and Jazz musicians

Homepage
http://www.kathak.org/site/kathak/content.php?type=2&id=5823

*Look out for local dance workshops with the artists...more
info coming soon!
Produced by www.divinerhythmproductions.com

DON'T MISS...DANCE CHICAGO

The 2007 season runs Friday, November 2nd through Sunday,
December 2nd at the Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Ave. For the
full schedule and roster of participating dance companies, please visit:
www.dancechicago.com

AUDITION OPPORTUNITY (L.A.)

OPPORTUNITY: LOS ANGELES (CULVER CITY, CA)

With the huge success of the world premiere at the Kennedy Center in
Washington DC playing to sold out audiences everyday, Debbie Allen's
Alex In Wonderland is coming to Los Angeles. Put your dancing shoes
on and come audition to be a part of this amazing production:

Friday, September 14, 2007

5:00pm: TAP - Boys ages 7 -14 (Gymnastics, Singing, Ballet is a plus)

Saturday, September 15, 2007


4:00pm: TAP - Girls ages 7 -14 (Gymnastics, Singing, Ballet is a plus)

5:30pm: Girls ages 15-18 (Well versed in Ballet, Gymnastics, Jazz and
Singing)

7:00pm: Boys ages 15-18 (Well versed in Hip Hop, Ballet and Singing)

The Washington Post's Review of Alex In Wonderland
All auditions will be at the
Debbie Allen Dance Academy
3623 Hayden Avenue
Culver City, California 90232
If you will be auditioning or if you have any questions,
please contact Nicole Nicholas, Managing Producer at (310) 280-9145

Upcoming Events at the
Debbie Allen Dance Academy

August 25: Fall admissions evaluation class, 1:00pm
September 4: Orientation/ Registration for DADA
October 3-7: African Dance & Drum Festival
December 12-22: Alex In Wonderland at UCLA's Freud Playhouse
December 15: FREE Dance Day

"BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD"

“BREAKING INTO HOLLYWOOD”

WITH RPM TALENT AGENT AND ENTREPRENEUR

ANGELA MARIE HUTCHINSON


Chicago, Illinois (August 8, 2007) Traci Weathers, Inc.
brings Hollywood to Chicago with RPM Talent Agent and
Entrepreneur Angela Marie Hutchinson. Mrs. Hutchinson, a
Chicago native, has over six years of industry experience.
She earned her B.S.E. in Industrial and Operations
Engineering from the University of Michigan and a
certificate in Cross-Media Journalism at USC on a full
scholarship from the Maynard Institute. She has worked for
MTV, MGM, Warner Bros. Television, and the GRAMMY’s. As a
talent agent with RPM Talent Agency (a Hollywood boutique
SAG-franchised agency), she will focus on launching the
acting careers of new talent, as well as established music
artists, pro-athletes and TV/radio/comedian personalities
who are looking to transition into acting for film and
television.

Traci Weathers, Inc. is excited to partner with Mrs.
Hutchinson in hosting the seminar, “Breaking Into
Hollywood” here in Chicago”. Traci Weathers believes:
“This is an excellent opportunity for aspiring talent to be
educated on the ins and outs of the entertainment
industry”. Topics include: how to get a job in the
entertainment industry, how to develop your writing and
acting craft with limited funding, how to get a studio or
agency to read your script and much more. Resumes and
headshot photos will be accepted from registered
participants. Breaking Into Hollywood…, the seminar will
be held on Saturday, October 6, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. –
12:30 p.m., at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts
Studio Theater, 777 N. Green Street. Advanced tickets are
$15.00 and $20.00 at the door.

Mrs. Hutchinson is also the founder of BReaKiNG iNTO
HoLLyWooD®, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established
to help entertainment professionals pursue their careers
with integrity, creativity and enthusiasm. She is
currently developing several passion ventures. In her
leisure time, she enjoys mentoring youth and spending time
with her husband.

A message from Joao Amorim

Hey people,

Welcome to Postmodern Times, a series of short animated
films
presenting new ideas about global consciousness and
techniques for
social and ecological transformation. Our first episode,
"Toward
2012", introduces the project, explaining concepts from the
best-selling book, "2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl"
(Tarcher/Penguin, 2006) by Daniel Pinchbeck, in the
author's own voice.
Future segments will focus on shamanism, sustainability,
alternative
energy systems, the Mayan Calendar, quantum physics and
synchronicity,
human sexuality, and a host of other subjects.

http://www.postmoderntimes.com

"The deed creates the doer"
Nietzsche

Joao Amorim

Animation Director

Curious Pictures

http://www.curiouspictures.com
http://myspace.com/joaoamorim

BALLET NY 2007 FALL SEASON

SAVE THESE DATES!

OCTOBER

Tuesday 9th @ 7:30PM
Wednesday 10th @ 8PM
Thursday 11th @ 8PM
Friday 12th @ 8PM


Where:
MILLER THEATRE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
BROADWAY at 116th Street, NEW YORK CITY

Program will include: two World Premieres, one New
York/Company
Premiere and a revival.
Works by: Thaddeus Davis, Lisa deRibere
Helen Heineman & William Soleau.


For tickets contact:The Miller Theatre Box Office
Email: miller-arts@columbia.edu or phone (212) 854-7799

BALLET NY
4445 Post Road #3H
Riverdale, New York 10471
TEL/FAX: 543-2760

News from New Jersey Performing Arts Center!

News from New Jersey Performing Arts Center:

For a limited time only, SAVE 50%
on New Jersey's largest dance party ever!
Order now! This exclusive online offer is
good only through Monday, September 10.
Come dance the night away as
we celebrate the start of NJPAC's
Tenth Anniversary Season with
Brick City Swing on Saturday, September 29 at 8pm


For the first time in our ten-year history, you're invited
to dance
your way through all of NJPAC's major performance spaces.
Dance to live
salsa in the Victoria Theater with acclaimed trombonist
Jimmy Bosch and
his all-star band. Swing to rollicking roadhouse boogie
with the
10-piece George Gee and his Jump, Jive & Wailers in the
Chase Room. And
party with DJ Felix Hernandez as he spins a pumped-up blend
of soul,
Motown, funk and disco - right on the stage and under the
lights of
Prudential Hall! Cash bar and refreshments will be
available throughout
the night.

ORDER ONLINE AND SAVE 50% ON EACH TICKET!
During the online checkout process, enter promotion code
PARTY when you
reach the "Account Information" page, then click "Apply
Promo" to
receive your discount. This offer is available only when
you order
online. All regular per ticket facility and handling fees
apply.


SUMMER BOX OFFICE UPDATE: To reach the NJPAC Phone Center,
call
toll-free 1-888-GO-NJPAC (1-888-466-5722). During the month
of August,
the Phone Center will be open from 10am to 6pm Mon. through
Fri., and
closed on weekends in addition to the Labor Day holiday
weekend, Sept.
1-3. The Phone Center and Box Office return to their
regular hours on
Sept. 4.


ALSO:
FREE Family Fun Day featuring Big Apple Circus' Circus to
Go
Sat., Sept. 15, 11am-5pm

2007 New Jersey Performing Arts Center
One Center Street, Newark, NJ 07102
~ Administrative Offices: (973) 642-8989
~ Box Office (Toll-Free): (888) 466-5722

News from Ted Levy!

NEW EMAIL and MYSPACE page. On my myspace page you
can find my professional information.
NEW EMAIL: bamalam@nyc.rr.com
NET: www.myspace.com/tedllevy

ALSO CHECK OUT: THE TRIAD

Featuring: NATREA BLAKE, The Juilliard School
TORYA BEARD - The Lion King
&
ANIKA ELLIS - Aida, Sweet Charity, The Color Purple

Production Manager: JAMES CARTER
Co-Writer: Prof. MYLA CHURCHILL
Musical Director: BRIAN WHITTED
Vocal Arrangements: CHAPMAN ROBERTS
Choreography: AMY HALL & DARRELL G. MOULTRIE
Co-Director: Prof. MARSHALL L. DAVIS JR.

SEPTEMBER: 23 & 24 @ 7:30

158 W. 72nd St - NYC -- 212.362.2590
TICKET INFO: www.theatermania.com ; www.triadnyc.com
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'SAMMI D' A Jazztap musical by Shonah Honeyhill Sonko

From the solitary vision of a quiet unassuming talent,
Sammi D's
musical dreamings explode on stage with stunning vitality.
Backed a
live jazz band, four incredible tap dancers and a mood to
match, Sammi
D's story will touch your soul.
The show has been written entirely by Shonah, who also
performs the
lead role. As one of Australia's leading tap dancers and
jazz
vocalists, Shonah's choreography, improvisation and vocal
artistry are
nothing short of inspirational.

The show also pays special tribute to the late Sammy Davis
Junior. One
of the world's greatest entertainers !

FEATURING; Shonah Honeyhill Sonko, Thomas Wadelton, Rachel
Cusack,
Winston Morrision, Mark Fitzgibbon, Lamine Sonko, Simon
Lewis and
more!

Thursday 18th October – Saturday 21st October

Kardinia International College, Bell Post Hill, Geelong
7:30pm, $22/$20
Ph 5247 3355 for bookings or email;
kicartstheatre@kardinia.vic.edu.au
www.shonahoneyhillsonko.com

SF Bay Times Review of '07 BARE

Transcendental Tap: Rhythm and Shoes
By Linda Ayres-Frederick
Published: August 23, 2007

Tap Dance is a uniquely American art form, and at the 2007
Bay Area
Rhythm exchange last Saturday at Herbst Theatre, the all
star lineup
proved just how much of a rhythmic musical instrument
tap-shoe clad
feet can be. Accompanying the unique “voices” of the
tap-dancing
artists were a three piece jazz band which included
Channing
Cook-Holmes on drums (himself a phenomenal tap dancer),
Marcus Shelby
on bass, pianist Sista Kee, and two special guest stars:
Carlos Aguirre
of the group Felonius with beat-boxing/vocal percussion,
and The Unique
Derique performing his own Hambone body percussion.

Bay Area Rhythm Exchange Festival Director John Kloss
brought together
an unrivaled and dazzling array of tap and musical talent
that invoked
an appreciation of tap’s history while inspiring an
excitement for
tap’s present and future. This year’s Festival was
definitely one of
the most upbeat experiences to witness. Unlike flamenco,
which can
sometimes get heavy-handed in the wrong pair of shoes,
these tappers
showed unparalleled rhythmic patterns that took everyone to
another
level of experience. Kloss’ own very impressive skills came
out in the
astounding “contest” of rhythmic wills number between
himself and
Carlos Aquirre’s stunning beat-box/vocals.

What is most amazing is how easy the dancers make difficult
steps look.
From the smiling, sensuous, classic “song and dance” style
of Deborah
Mitchell — who did a smooth rendition of Sunny Side of the
Street in
her intro number — to the intensely improvisational,
expressionistic
style of Dormeshia Sumbry-Edward, who riffed back and forth
with
drummer Cook-Holmes. Both these New Jersey women created
primal yet
transcendental rhythms with their feet. Ms Sumbry-Edwards
was
particularly trancelike and hypnotic, and exciting to
listen to and
watch.

Equally talented and extraordinary was the tall,
commanding, Fred
Astaire-like presence of Sam Weber in his solo My One and
Only Love.
Handsome in a blue silk shirt, this technical wizard
executed graceful
pirouettes while riffing at top speed with drummer
Cook-Holmes — who
also danced with stunning precision later in spite of his
earlier
warning that he might not be able to because of an injury.

While the first half of the show comprised primarily of
solo numbers,
the second half began with the humorous neon effect of
day-glow
accessories in the dark in an ensemble piece with each
artistsgiven an
additional opportunity to show off their individual styles.
A highlight
of the second half was the Stepology Electronic Tapology
music created
by The Unique Derique who really did “play” his body which
was wired
somehow to the machine so that each time he tapped part of
his torso, a
different sound emitted. He even asked a member of the
audience to come
up and join him in a demonstration. The young man he chose
did a great
job himself and appeared to be schooled (self- or
otherwise) in the art.

Completing the experience was the invitation to all
“tappers” in the
audience to join in what was called a “shim-sham” finale
where the
stage was filled with talented tappers of every size, age,
and level of
talent, all of whom obviously enjoyed stepping forward and
tapping
their and our hearts out in a true celebration of this
uniquely
transcendental art form. Presented by Stepology, this
year’s Bay Area
Rhythm Exchange was an obvious toe-tapping success!

For more information about Stepology’s concerts,
performers, the Bay
Area Tap Festival, future programs, and workshops, visit
www.stepology.com.

Los Angeles Tap Master Class Series!

The Debbie Allen Dance Academy presents:

The Los Angeles Tap Master Class Series!!!

This event will occur every Thursday for the month of
September @ the
Debbie Allen Dance Academy at 8:00 pm. The class is an hour
long. There
will be a different tap teacher every week... and a tap jam
following
the class!

This master class series is created for the LA Tap
community! Please
come and support, take a class from the hottest tap dancers
in LA, and
enjoy this art form that we all love so much!

Any questions please contact Sarah Reich: 310- 963- 3165 or
sourtaps@yahoo.com

Class Schedule:

*Gabe Copeland Thursday, September 6, 8pm*

Gabe Copeland has studied with many tap greats including
extensive
training with Joy Hewitt, Chance Taylor, and Linda
Sohl-Ellison. He has
recently had the honor of sharing the stage with Dianne
Walker and is
currently working with the legendary Chester Whitmore in
various
projects. Gabe currently performs professionally with
Rhapsody in Taps,
a Los Angeles based touring company. He is a choreographer
and
performer for Tap Overload and has also danced with KIN
Dance Company.
Gabe has performed in many musical theater and dance
productions
throughout LA and Orange County and in 2005 was nominated
for a Lester
Horton award for best male dancer.

*Josette Wiggan Thursday, September 13, 8pm*

Josette Wiggan started dancing at the age of 12 at Paul and
Arlene
Kennedy’s Universal Dance Designs in Los Angeles. Along
with the
Kennedy Tap co, Josette has been a member of Jazz Tap
Ensemble under
the direction of Lynn Dally. For several years, she has
traveled the
world performing with both companies. Currently, Josette
has graduated
from University of Los Angeles obtaining a BA in World
Arts and
Cultures. The highlights of her career have been being
granted as the
2001 winner of the Spotlight awards in Non-classical dance
category,
2002 1st National Tour of 42nd Street, 2003
RocketteChristmas
Spectacular, Idlewildin 2005, and studying with Germaine
Acognyin
Toubab Dielaw, Senegal at the Ecoledes Sables studio in
2006.

*Hiroshi Hamanishi Thursday, September 20, 8pm*

Hiroshi Hamanishi has toured nationally and internationally
with the
production of Caution: Men at Work, Tap. He has had the
pleasure of
dancing with Alfred Desio, Dianne Walker, Arthur Duncan and
Gregory
Hines. Hiroshi currently dances with Tap Overload, Dance
Spectrum, KIN
Dance Company, and recently joined Rhapsody in Taps. In
choreography,
he has won the North American Tap Dance Festival
Choreography Award. An
active teacher, Hiroshi is on faculty at the Colburn
School, El Camino
College, and CalStateLA.


*Kristian Nelson Thursday, September 27, 8pm*

For the last five years Kristian Nelson has worked as a
music producer
and audio engineer in the music industry for numerous
artists and
groups. Before that he spent three amazing years as a
professional tap
dancer performing in multiple shows and touring with many
different
production companies. He is very happy and proud to have
the
opportunity to teach within the Debbie Allen Dance Academy
Thursday,
September 27, 8pm.


Classes will be held at:
Debbie Allen Dance Academy
3623 Hayden Avenue Culver City, CA 90232
(310) 280-9145
Classes are $15 each

THE HARLEM TAP STUDIO Special Fall Programming!

The Harlem Tap Studio & Divine Rhythm Productions presents

SPECIAL FALL PROGRAMMING FOR THE HARLEM TAP STUDIO:

DORMESHIA SUMBRY-EDWARDS

(Star of the film “The Rise & Fall of Miss Thang”,
featured in the movie “Tap” and “Bamboozled”, Broadway’s
Black & Blue and Noise/Funk)

Intermediate/Advanced Tap Technique Course 5:30-6:45pm -
Only $125
(all 5 classes)
- Students will be challenged with exercises,
progressions, and
combinations to develop a stronger overall tap technique.
Open to all
ages - Intermediate/Advanced level.

M-FIT Technique Course 7-8:15pm - Only $125 (all 5
classes)
- Students will learn useful methods to improve
sounds, expand
vocabulary, and enhance presentation in the effort to get
the most out
of dancing in heels. Open to all - Intermediate to Advanced
levels welcome.

All Monday Courses - Five Classes Each

DATES: October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

***Space is Limited - Great Learning Opportunity with Small
Class Sizes & Individual Attention…Pre-registration is
highly suggested!

Pre-register to: divinerhythmnyc@gmail.com - Payment can be
completed
via paypal to divinerhythmnyc@aol.com using a checking
account or
credit card ($6 processing fee applies) or mail a check to:
Divine
Rhythm Productions, 250 West 50th St. #12S, NYC, NY 10019 -
make sure
to note the course for payment on the check and include all
contact information.

***SPECIAL Discount when you pre-register for both courses
and pay in full by September 24th = Total $220 for all 10
classes!!!

Pre-register to divinerhythmnyc@gmail.com Call 2122621394
for more information.

Private Classes Available - Contact 2127802139 - Harlem Tap
Studio.

For Bookings - Contact 2122621394.

www.harlemtap.com
www.divinerhythmproductions.com
Empower Your Sole!

NEW Sue Samuels Jazz Dace Class Schedule in NYC!

NEW Sue Samuels Jazz Dance Class Schedule in NYC!

(Private Lessons, Choreography, Master Classes & Dance
Consultant Services Available - contact for more
information - susamjaz@aol.com or divinerhythmnyc@aol.com)

CLASS SCHEDULE _at Broadway Dance Center_322 West 45th
Street bet. 8th & bway, NYC__

Beginner Level__
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundays 10:30am-12pm__
Fridays 7:30-9pm___
Basic Level:__Tuesdays & Thursdays_2-3:30pm_

CLASS SCHEDULE _at THE AILEY STUDIOS, _located at 405 West
55th st. 9th ave., NYC___

Advanced Beginner Level:__
Tuesdays & Thursdays _10:00am-11:30pm__
Wednesdays_7:30-9pm__
Saturdays_4-5:30pm ___

Jazz Basics:__
Mondays_7:30-9pm___

To purchase the Sue Samuels Jazz Workout, please visit:
www.divinerhythmproductions.com
EMPOWER YOUR SOLE!

News from Mrwiggles.biz

From www.mrwiggles.biz

PLEASE COPY LINK BELOW AND FILL OUT THE FORM

(all who do this will get a special low price pre
registration
opportunity)

copy and paste:

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ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS

POPPING AND BOOGALOO BOOTCAMP

work in progress...


PLACE: LAS VEGAS NEVADA

DATE: WERE LOOKING AT FEBRUARY 2008

LENGTH: 2 TO 3 DAYS

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN: CLASSES IN POPPING, BOOG STYLE, ALL
OTHER
POPPING STYLES, LOCKING, JAMS SESSIONS CONTESTS AND A FINAL
CLUB
NIGHT

THE FIRST EVER ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS

POPPING AND BOOG CHAMPIONSHIP!

(were looking to do trophies autographed by all members of
the EB's)



also possible contests in categories:

-ALL STYLES POPPING CONTEST (animation, popping, waving,
tuttin,
illusions, tricks)

-WAVING contest

-TUTTING contest



FACULTY (so far):

BOOGALOO SAM

POPPIN PETE

SUGA POP

MR WIGGLES

SHONN BOOG

(more names to be announced soon)



SPECIAL GUESTS: LIL BOOGZ, and members of the EB FAMILY





other ideas were looking at:

-the first ever SKEETER RABBIT AWARD to the best popper of
the year
2007 (TBA)

-SKEETER RABBIT film viewing

-panel discussions with invited guests of other styles and
flavors

-FREESTYLE/ PARTY DANCE/ CHOREOGRAPHY STYLE classes

-Locking classes

-BBOY foundation classes by RSC

-Crew performance night



PRE REGISTRATIONS COMING SOON.

So start saving for them plane tickets!

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FRESHLY TOSSED at NY Musical Theatre Festival!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! BOYS AND GIRLS!

STEP RIGHT UP AND PREPARE TO BE AMAZED!

Wendy Seyb (Walmartopia, School Daze, But I'm a
Cheerleader) and Mark Lonergan (THIS WAY THAT WAY,
VELOCITY) invite you Freshly Tossed, a night of
cutting-edge musical theatre comedy. Freshly Tossed is a
special event at the New York Musical Theatre Festival on
October 1, 2007, and plays for two performances, 7:00pm and
9:30pm at the Theater at St. Clement’s, 423 West 46th
Street, at a price of $20. Tickets are available at
212-352-3101 and www.nymf.org.

Blending music, dance, theatre, and comedy, Freshly Tossed
features artists who take an innovative and exciting
approach towards musical theatre. Curators Wendy Seyb and
Mark Lonergan have brought together an outstanding group of
artists who incorporate music and comedy in intriguing and
surprising new ways. Wendy and Mark are co-producing this
series with Erich Jungwirth and Robyn Pottorff.

Wendy Seyb presents two excerpts from her repertoire
including her latest works CATCH and SUPERNOVAS, a Golden
Nose award-winning dance comedy piece created with
performers Mark Gindick and Kathryn Fraggos. Mark Lonergan
presents excerpts from his company Parallel Exit’s tap
comedy TIME STEP, featuring performers and co-creators Ryan
Kasprzak, Brent McBeth, and Derek Roland. Performer Hilary
Chaplain, one of America’s leading professional physical
comediennes, presents her variety piece Classically Trained
Musician. Exploding Puppet Productions/Blue River
Productions present a montage from their hilarious NYMF
production Die Hard: The Puppet Musical. Jessica Green and
Tami Stronach present an excerpt from their acclaimed
physical comedy piece The Birds. And choreographer Ray
Hesselink (Billy Elliot, Imagine Tap) rounds out the
evening with a work of brand new choreography called Lulu’s
(New) in Town. Join us for a night you won’t forget!

Between Thought and Sound: Graphic Notation in Contemporary Music

Between Thought and Sound:
Graphic Notation In Contemporary Music

Now through October 20, 2007


FREE
Exploring the intersection of drawing and sound, this show
includes experimental scores by more than thirty composers
who have relinquished traditional musical notation in favor
of their own invented visual systems employing graphic or
pictorial elements. Their musical compositions take the
form of abstract drawings, videos, and digital renderings
filled with complex pictograms, evocative mark-making,
gestural symbols, and intricate codes of numbers, letters,
and color. These highly personal vocabularies are the
catalysts for a social process of translation and
open-ended interpretation between composer and performer.
The artists included in the exhibition are Laura Andel,
Robert Ashley, James Beckett, David Behrman, Cathy
Berberian, Earle Brown, Cornelius Cardew, Tony Conrad, John
Driscoll, Morton Feldman, Jon Gibson, Tom Johnson, Alison
Knowles, Joan La Barbara, Annea Lockwood, Alvin Lucier,
Miya Masaoka, Kaffe Matthews, Meredith Monk, Gordon Mumma,
Anthony Jay Ptak, Steve Roden, Marina Rosenfeld, James
Saunders, Michael J. Schumacher, Elliott Sharp, Wadada Leo
Smith, Yasunao Tone, David Tudor, Stephen Vitiello, and
Christian Wolff.

This exhibition is sponsored by Altria Group, Inc.

Additional support was provided by the American Center
Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts,
Thea Westreich and Ethan Wagner, and the Fifth Floor
Foundation. Music programs at The Kitchen are made possible
with generous support from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable
Trust, the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The New York State
Music Fund, and with public funds from the New York State
Council on the Arts, a state agency.


For more information about all Kitchen events, visit
www.thekitchen.org.
The Kitchen is located at 512 West 19th Street between 10th
and 11th Avenues.
Subway: A, C, E to 14th Street; 1 to 18th Street; L to 8th
Avenue

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at NY City Center!

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

Buy two or more performances and save
20%!

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center
November 28 - December 31, 2007

Groups of 10 or more SAVE! Click here for more information
Order by Phone_CITYTIX® 212-581-1212_or toll-free outside
NYC, NJ and CT: 877-581-1212 Seven days a week, 11am-8pm
or Visit the Box Office:
New York City Center
West 55th Street
between 6th and 7th Avenues

Monday through Saturday 12
Monday-Saturday noon–8pm
Sunday 12 noon–7:30pm


ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
The Joan Weill Center for Dance
405 West 55th Street (at 9th Avenue)
New York, NY
10019_212-405-9000
www.alvinailey.org

JUDITH JAMISON
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Masazumi Chaya
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Sharon Gersten Luckman
Executive Director

Improvisational Butoh/Spirit Nature Dance Workshop Mexico

Improvisational Butoh/ Spirit Nature Dance Workshop Mexico
October 1st through 7th 2007

www.resonant-wave.net/dance2007 ( view pictures of
previous workshops....)


'A Spirit Dancer are those who allows their Spirit to
dance.'


For the 3rd year in a row!
taught by dancer Kathi von Koerber

Musical accompaniment by Tonya T Bird Tall Flame Ridgley
Yoga by Hari Parkash

Dancing in Nature integrating the wilderness, the elements,
the mystic,
dancing at one's purest. The Improvisational Butoh workshop
will put you in
touch with your own dance, to dance beyond your own
limitations. It is a
dance that takes place on a cellular level, moving through
your own cells,
through the chaos, dancing on the thread of life and death.
Kathi von Koerber

THE WORKSHOP:
Classes take place through out the day, also including
wilderness/ nature
excursions, ritual dance, and optional Kundalini Yoga and
bodywork. Classes
are held in the morning, afternoon, and alternately at
night, all in outdoor
settings; an outdoor setting in and around rivers, lakes,
waterfalls,
mountain sides and semi-jungle landscapes. Additional
teachings in shamanic
rooted chanting, trance dance will be practiced. The
workshop will involve
hiking, swimming, sweat lodge purification ceremony and
communal living.

WORKSHOP FEE:
Includes 3 delicious meals a day cooked by the lovely
donias, dorm
lodging/camping, and workshop for 800 US Dollars.

Payment must be received prior to workshop.

Fly to Mexico City, from there we will be picked up.

FOR MORE INFO:
www.kiahkeya.com
Contact: workshops@kiahkeya.com
Office: 1718 3878680
www.iztac.org