Balancing Technique and Joy in Dance Education

Our interview with tap dancer, educator, and founder of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE), Gene Medler. Gene is a legendary educator, and has taught many professional tap artists of today. We talk about his unlikely beginnings as a tap dancer and educator, starting and growing his youth company, and some of his approaches and lessons learned in regards to teaching young people the art form.

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