The Tap Love Tour Podcast

By Travis KnightsArts

The Tap Love Tour Podcast episodes

August 17, 2018 Episode 47: Matthew R Shields - Tap Dance Musicianship
Matthew Shields joins the podcast to discuss the 2018 Vancouver Tap Dance Festival, working in a band as a tap dancer and shares some stories from his time with Tapestry Dance Company.
Connect to Matthew Shields: http://www.hyperfeetproductions.com/info
Register for the 2018 Vancouver Tap Dance Festival here: https://vantapdance.com/2018-festival/
Supplemental Music:
Amazing Grace - Aretha Franklin
Living in a Great Big Way - Fats Waller, Bill Robinson, Jeni Legon
December Song - Albanie Falleta (https://www.albaniemusic.com/)
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1 hr 33 min
August 02, 2018 Episode 46: Jenna Werhun with special guest Alisha Stranges - Healing Through Tap Dance
Jenna Werhun and Alisha Stranges join us and share their insight on the healing power of tap dance.
Connect with Jenna here: www.jennawerhun.com
Register for the 2018 Vancouver Tap Dance Festival here: https://vantapdance.com/2018-festival/
Supplemental Music:
Turiya and Ramakrishna - Alice Coltrane
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1 hr 16 min
April 19, 2018 Episode 45: Natasha Powell - Holla Jazz
We are joined by founder and artistic director of Holla Jazz, Natasha Powell. The hot, new Toronto based vernacular Jazz dance company debuts their premiere show called FLOOR'D April 25-28 at the Winchester Street Theatre, in Toronto. Tickets available at HollaJazz.com
Supplemental Music:
In Walked Bud - Thelonious Monk
Check out the documentary 'Everything Remains Raw' by E. Moncell Durden here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6s5KThmv7U
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Buy your tap shoes here: https://www.sodanca.com
48 min
April 12, 2018 Episode 44: Grant Swift - Staying True to the Form
This week we are joined by educator, performer, producer, artist, activist, tap dancer, Grant Swift. Calling in all the way from Melbourne, Australia, Swift shares his incredible journey through the dance and reveals the cost and benefit of perseverance.
Supplemental Music:
There is A Way - Mos Def
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1 hr 13 min
March 28, 2018 Episode 43: Skip Cunningham - Still Swingin'
Mr. Showbiz himself, Skip Cunningham joins us for a conversation about his career in entertainment and shares some valuable insights into the structure of show business in the 1960s.
Supplemental Music:
Skip Cunningham On Broadway Tonight - 1964
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1 hr 26 min
March 02, 2018 Episode 42: Brenda Bufalino - Invent Your Own Situation
Tap Dance Icon, Brenda Bufalino joins us to discuss the book Jazz Dance, and all things tap.
To connect with Brenda visit: http://brendabufalino.com/
Supplemental Music:
Charles Mingus - Tensions
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47 min
February 23, 2018 Episode 41: Melba Ayco - Social Justice
Melba Ayco is the founder and Artistic Director of Northwest Tap Connection. For more information on the NWTC visit: https://www.nwtapconnection.org/
Supplimental Music:
Kendrick Lamar - Black Panther
Janelle Monae - HELL YOU TALMBOUT
NWTC Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr-FyI-3wZ0
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Buy your tap shoes here: https://www.sodanca.com
1 hr 7 min
January 30, 2018 Episode 40: Jay Fagan - Make'em Laugh
We're joined by the incredibly accomplished, funny and talented tap dance artist, Jay Fagan. In this episode, we focus on the increasingly rare practice of developing an act for the stage.
To connect with Jay visit: http://www.jayfagan.com/index.php
Join the Tap Love Tour Book Club by emailing: [email protected]
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48 min
January 20, 2018 Episode 39: TAP - The Best Tap Movie Of All Time
Quite possibly the geekiest podcast I've ever done. We spend the entire episode focusing on the brilliance of the movie TAP.
If you haven't seen the film, order it online here: https://www.amazon.com/Tap-Suzzane-Douglas/dp/B000GDH9JG
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42 min
December 13, 2017 Episode 38: Jessie Sawyers - Getting Unlocked
Jessie Sawyers is an artist, tap dancer and business person who recently founded a company called Getting Unlocked. Getting Unlocked sells art and apparel as a cultural movement that encourages self-expansion and harmony throughout the changing currents of our lives. Get that someone special in your life a G.U. T-shirt in time for the holidays by ordering online from https://gettingunlocked.com/
To connect with Jessie visit: https://www.jessiesawyers.com/
Additional music:
Tenderly - Oscar Peterson
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44 min