TAPMAN PRODUCTIONS IS IN RESIDENCE AT
THE AMERICAN RHYTHM CENTER
This is amazing news! Tapman Productions is partnering with The American Rhythm Center to bring you exciting new tap dance classes the likes of which Chicago has never seen before. Train hard, challenge yourself and become a part of the tap dance community with Tapman Productions and The American Rhythm Center.
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The ARC is an incubator and business development center for small to mid-sized companies, as well as emerging companies and independent artists. The ARC offers diverse, high-quality dance and wellness/fitness classes to the general public while centralizing the education programs, rehearsal space, and administrative offices of these independent organizations, nurturing organic business growth and sustainability.
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The American Rhythm Center
410 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
3rd Floor of The Fine Arts Building
join us for class in ARC's top notch facilities
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The American Rhythm Center provides an ideal hardwood floor, convenient location and an amazing view.
C'mon, Treat Yourself!
"NEW"
Musical Theater
Musical Theater is ever evolving, and with productions like Shuffle Along and After Midnight musical theater tap is evolving right along with it.
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"New" Musical Theater tap is an Adv/Pro level class with a focus to strengthen foot isolation, improve coordination and aplomb, teach classic "must know" steps and patterns, work on the new "wow" techniques and focus on improvisation with a no fear/from the ground-up approach.
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Whether you are preparing for a role or are looking to nail that next audition, the "New" Musical Theater tap class provides the tools to tap more confidently.
Mondays @ 7:15pm beginning Sept. 14
$15 General, $12 Student, $10 Pro
The American Rhythm Center
410 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
3rd Floor of The Fine Arts Building
You - "Percussion or Poise?"
Us - "Why Can't It Be Both?"
You have the aplomb... Now make your feet 'da bomb!*
*The dated and oft not-funny humor of Tapman Productions Director Tristan Bruns does in no way reflect upon the the standards, values and much more up-to-date sense of humor of the
American Rhythm Center and its affiliates.
TMP OPEN COMPANY
TAP CLASS
The TMP Company Tap Class is an Advanced/Professional level class led by TMP Director Tristan Bruns and hosted at one of Chicago's leading dance studios.
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Get warm with a cardio-tap warm up, drill advanced technique exercises and learn TMP Tap Co. repertoire.
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This class is appropriate for contemporary tap dancers of an advanced level and musical theater tap dancers who are looking to gain a technique advantage. Are you a tap dancer rolling through Chicago? Check us out!
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Mondays @ 8:30pm beginning Sept. 14
$15 General, $12 Student, $10 Pro
The American Rhythm Center
410 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
3rd Floor of the Fine Arts Building
Let's Sweat!
Learn TMP Tap Dance Co. repertoire that has has been performed at:
The Chicago Tap Summit
The IndyFringe Festival (Voted Best Dance, 2019)
Rhythm World Tap Festival
Links Hall (40th Anniversary Linkages Festival)
Dance Chicago (Best New Choreography, 2014)
Kansas City Fringe (Best In Venue 2014)
And More...
TMP
Community Class
Those who DON'T KNOW history may be doomed to repeat it, but those who DO KNOW tap dance history are fortunate to repeat it over and over again and on the left side."
- Tristan Bruns, Director, Tapman Productions
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The best way to honor the legendary Hoofers is to learn their classic steps, routines and their histories, and the best way to learn them is "by word of foot." Join Tristan Bruns for this tap dance community class and be a part of tap dance history by learning a piece of tap dance history.
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The Community Class is an all levels class, open to the public and is pay what you can - cash donations only. All donations will support the Chicago Human Rhythm Project's Tap Scholar Program which provides scholarships and intensive education experiences to talented and deserving teens during the annual summer festival, Rhythm World.
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Wednesdays @ 1pm beginning Sept. 4, 2019
Cash Donations Accepted
The American Rhythm Center
410 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
3rd Floor of the Fine Arts Building
By Word Of Foot
Dr. Buster Brown, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Charles "Honi" Coles, Cholly Atkins, Eddie Brown, Leon Collins, Jimmy Payne Sr., Leonard Reed, Willie Bryant, Dr. Harold Cromer, Chance Taylor...
If you know, then you KNOW and if you don't, well... Either way, let's celebrate tap dance's pioneers and their history as it was meant to be... BY WORD OF FOOT.