Have Tap Shoes Will Travel #014 - 6♠️ - Lego Box Snare Drums, Citations In Times Square, Microphone Placement, 3-Holed Gowns, & The Importance Of Thank You Cards.
"The authenticity is in the nuances." - Dianne "Lady Di" Walker, Twin Cities Tap Festival 2017
In this episode, Rick tells you stories about bucket drumming on 42nd Street and Broadway in NYC, improvisation insights, using microphones for tap dancing, and that mysterious 3rd hole of the gown finally explained. All of this and so much more.
Thank you to Ryan Grams and Uptop Films for the technical support, Matt and the staff at Dancing Fair, and Andy Ausland for our theme song!
Bucket Drummin', Volume 1 by the Ausland Brothers is available on iTunes and Spotify. 10 tracks, no vocals, all percussion.
On this episode we featured track #9 titled Times Square which is 155 BPM.
Do you have any questions, comments, or ideas? Send me an email rick@havetapshoeswilltravel.com
SITES TO CHECK OUT
MN Citizens for the Arts - artsmn.org
Springboard for the Arts - springboardforthearts.org
Fractured Atlas - fracturedatlas.org
Dancing Fair - dancingfair.com
Twin Cities Tap Festival - twincitiestap.com
UPCOMING TAP EVENTS
Mondays, 6-7 PM (Ongoing)
Adult Beginning Tap Class with Rick Ausland at Zenon Dance
Fridays, 4-6 PM (Ongoing), Can Can Wonderland, St. Paul, MN
KSR Tappy Hour - Free Group Tap Dance Lessons
Thursday April 25 & Friday April 26, Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN
Kaleena Miller Dance Presents KMD 2
April 27, Monroe Arts Center, Monroe, WI
Buckets and Tap Shoes w/ DJ SL3NDR
May 19, Como Park Pavillion, St. Paul, MN
National Tap Dance Day Celebration hosted by Keane Sense of Rhythm
October 17-20, Cowles Center, Minneapolis, MN
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