Frostburg State University will celebrate the art of tap dancing with a weeklong series of events highlighting films, workshop presentations and a live tap dancing performance.
The celebration began with a tap dance film festival held yesterday.
A tap workshop will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Lane University Center Loft. Presented by Nicole Frost, this dance workshop will demonstrate how the “tap dance” has evolved from “Broadway style” to “rhythm tap” and the newest “jazz dance,” since the early 1900s. This program is geared toward the beginning to intermediate tap dancer. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring tap shoes if possible, or wear shoes that will “click” and move easily on a wood floor. This program is free, but reservations are required. For more information about the tap workshop, contact Melanie Moore at 301-687-7420 or cesoutreach@frostburg.edu.
The main event of the week comes alive when the Frostburg State University Cultural Events Series hosts, “Thank You, Gregory! A Tribute to the Legends of Tap,” which pays tribute to the late Gregory Hines and past and present “hoofers.” The performance will be on the Drama Theatre stage in the Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. and closes with an invitation to the audience to put on their tap shoes and join the cast in the “shim sham shimmy.”
Tickets for “Thank You, Gregory! A Tribute to the Legends of Tap” are $20 for adults and $14 for young people under 17. Group rate tickets are also available. Tickets may be ordered by calling 1-866-849-9237 or 301-687-3137, or by visiting http://ces.frostburg.edu.
This tour is made possible by a grant from Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program, and is sponsored in part by the Allegany Arts Council with funds from the Maryland State Arts Council. The Cultural Events Series is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non-profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. Funding for MSAC is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
The celebration began with a tap dance film festival held yesterday.
A tap workshop will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Lane University Center Loft. Presented by Nicole Frost, this dance workshop will demonstrate how the “tap dance” has evolved from “Broadway style” to “rhythm tap” and the newest “jazz dance,” since the early 1900s. This program is geared toward the beginning to intermediate tap dancer. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring tap shoes if possible, or wear shoes that will “click” and move easily on a wood floor. This program is free, but reservations are required. For more information about the tap workshop, contact Melanie Moore at 301-687-7420 or cesoutreach@frostburg.edu.
The main event of the week comes alive when the Frostburg State University Cultural Events Series hosts, “Thank You, Gregory! A Tribute to the Legends of Tap,” which pays tribute to the late Gregory Hines and past and present “hoofers.” The performance will be on the Drama Theatre stage in the Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. and closes with an invitation to the audience to put on their tap shoes and join the cast in the “shim sham shimmy.”
Tickets for “Thank You, Gregory! A Tribute to the Legends of Tap” are $20 for adults and $14 for young people under 17. Group rate tickets are also available. Tickets may be ordered by calling 1-866-849-9237 or 301-687-3137, or by visiting http://ces.frostburg.edu.
This tour is made possible by a grant from Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program, and is sponsored in part by the Allegany Arts Council with funds from the Maryland State Arts Council. The Cultural Events Series is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development, MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non-profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. Funding for MSAC is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
FSU is committed to making all of its programs, services and activities accessible to persons with disabilities. To request accommodations through the ADA Compliance Office, call 301-687-4102 or use a Voice Relay Operator at 1-800-735-2258.
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