Imagine Tap

Last weekend I shot video of Derick Grant (on the left) rehearsing his work "Imagine Tap", a musical revue first presented in Chicago in 2006. It was quite an experience seeing so many great young dancers doing their thing under his direction. Chloe & Maud Arnold, Jason Samuels Smith, Lee Howard, Michelle Dorrance, Dormeisha Sumbry-Edwards, Arleigh Rothenberg and Jason Janas were just some of the tappers killing the floor as they were put through their paces by director/choreographer Grant. There is such a need for more opportunities like this for tap dancers to work and be seen. The public needs to be exposed to this art form because I still hear too many people say to me, "How is tap doing these days, does anyone really do it any more?" YES, AND TAP IS ALIVE AND WELL!!! Let's hope "Imagine Tap" gets to be presented again, sometime soon.