Have Tap Shoes Will Travel #029 - Q♥️ - Evan Ruggiero, Tapping on Titanium, the "Airplane," YYZ, Working with Jason Mraz, & Remembering Day 1 of Dancing on his new Pegleg.
Evan Ruggiero aka 'Lord Pegleg' and I had an epic conversation that lasted over 3 hours last October. We talked about everything from working with Jason Mraz, to performing on the Ellen show, to beating Issac Hanson at pool, to a move he learned from Clayton 'Pegleg' Bates called the "airplane." We even nerded out with a 2-man beatbox rendition of "YYZ" by Rush.
This episode is dedicated to Neil Peart.
A huge thank you to the Twin Cities Tap Festival for helping to make this episode possible!
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UPCOMING TAP CLASSES
* Mon., 6-7 PM (Ongoing), Adult Beginning Tap Class w/ Rick Ausland, Zenon Dance, Mpls., MN.
* Tues., 6:45-7:45 PM (Ongoing), Adult Intermediate Tap Class w/ Rick Ausland, Ballare Teatro, Mpls., MN.
* Tues., 7:45-9 PM (Ongoing), Adult Advanced Tap Class w/ Rick Ausland, Ballare Teatro, Mpls., MN.
* Wed., 7-8 PM (Ongoing), Adult Beginning Tap Class w/ Rick Ausland, Ballare Teatro, Mpls., MN.
* Wed., 8-9 PM (Ongoing), Adult Adv. Beginning Tap Class w/ Rick Ausland, Ballare Teatro, Mpls., MN.
UPCOMING TAP EVENTS
* Fridays, 4-6 PM (Ongoing), KSR Tappy Hour - Free Group Tap Dance Lessons, Can Can Wonderland, St. Paul, MN.
* Sunday February 9th, 2020, NACHMO Choreography Showing, Off-Leash Area ArtBox, Mpls., MN.
* June 11th-14th, 2020, Radiant Rhythm Initiative, Swing Into Summer Tap Festival, St. Cloud, MN.
ADDITIONAL SITES TO CHECK OUT
* MN Citizens for the Arts - artsmn.org
* Springboard for the Arts - springboardforthearts.org
* Dancing Fair - dancingfair.com
* Twin Cities Tap Festival - twincitiestap.com
* Keane Sense of Rhythm - tapcompany.org
* Rhythm Street Movement - rhythmstreetmovement.com
* Radiant Rhythm Initiative - radiantrhythminitiative.com
* Sparkle Theatricals - sparkletheatricals.org
* New Buckets and Tap Shoes website and video at www.bucketsandtapshoes.com
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