#007 - J♦️- Matthew R. Shields Postmodern Jukebox Tour, Tap Dancing In The Polar Vortex On A 4'X4' Board, & Getting "Cut" On His Wedding Night Dance Floor.

Currently on tour with Postmodern Jukebox, tap dancer Matthew R. Shields invited us backstage at the State Theater in Minneapolis while the Stagehand Local 13 loaded in their gear.

Thank you to Ryan Grams & Uptop Films for the technical support, Matt at The Dancing Fair, and Andy Ausland for our theme song!

Have questions, comments, ideas? Send me an email rick@havetapshoeswilltravel.com

We are saddened to hear of the passing of tap dancer and entertainer Ms. Mable Lee, on February 7, 2019 at the age of 97. Mable Lee was an American jazz tap dancer, singer, and entertainer. She had been performing since the age of four, appearing on Broadway, at the Apollo Theater, and in numerous other shows.

Lee was the 2004 winner of the Flo-Bert Award which honors "outstanding figures in the field of tap dance", and a 2008 Inductee into the Tap Dance Hall of Fame.

Source: Wikipedia

Read more: https://www.ebony.com/news/famed-tap-dancer-mable-lee-dies-at-97

Put your tap shoes on today, it's Half Past Jump Time!
https://youtu.be/s1Hy4SyUm94

UPCOMING EVENTS

World Tour February - October 2019
Postmodern Jukebox - http://postmodernjukebox.com

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Thursday 2/14, 7 PM

Buckets and Tap Shoes with DJ SL3NDR, Red Oak, IA

Friday 2/15, 7:30-10 PM

Saltee House Concert! Live at Eclectic Mugs Studio

Saturday 2/16, 7 PM

Buckets and Tap Shoes with DJ SL3NDR, Alliance, NE

Monday 2/18, 7 PM

Buckets and Tap Shoes with DJ SL3NDR, Rock Springs, WY

Monday Nights, 6-7 PM (Ongoing)

Adult Beginning Tap Class with Rick Ausland at Zenon Dance

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Our Monday 2/18 episode will feature Buckets and Tap Shoes on tour.