Jazz Tap Chorus Styles of the 1910s and 1920s with Margaret Morrison and Lisa La Touche
Jazz Tap Chorus Styles of the 1910s & 1920s
With Lisa La Touche and Margaret Morrison
Lisa La Touche and Margaret Morrison lead a dance and history session on the dancing women of early jazz. The African-American chorus dancers of Shuffle Along (1921) and the Whitman Sisters’ Troupe (1900-1930s), stars like Florence Mills and Alice Whitman defined full-bodied, jazz-immersed, rhythmic and movement styles that spurred the evolution of tap and theater dancing. Margaret and Lisa share histories of a few of the unsung, modern women who launched the explosion of 20th century tap and jazz dance. Lisa leads the class in her reinterpretations of chorus tap choreography of the era and she’ll share her first-hand experience performing in the restaging of Shuffle Along on Broadway. We’ll address ways you can bring these embodied tap and jazz styles into your tap teaching.
Workshop is geared towards tap teachers. The dance segment will be on an Intermediate/Advanced tap level. Students should wear tap shoes and have a dance space to work in.
Jazz Tap Chorus Styles of the 1910s & 1920s
With Lisa La Touche and Margaret Morrison
Lisa La Touche and Margaret Morrison lead a dance and history session on the dancing women of early jazz. The African-American chorus dancers of Shuffle Along (1921) and the Whitman Sisters’ Troupe (1900-1930s), stars like Florence Mills and Alice Whitman defined full-bodied, jazz-immersed, rhythmic and movement styles that spurred the evolution of tap and theater dancing. Margaret and Lisa share histories of a few of the unsung, modern women who launched the explosion of 20th century tap and jazz dance. Lisa leads the class in her reinterpretations of chorus tap choreography of the era and she’ll share her first-hand experience performing in the restaging of Shuffle Along on Broadway. We’ll address ways you can bring these embodied tap and jazz styles into your tap teaching.
Workshop is geared towards tap teachers. The dance segment will be on an Intermediate/Advanced tap level. Students should wear tap shoes and have a dance space to work in.
Jazz Tap Chorus Styles of the 1910s & 1920s
With Lisa La Touche and Margaret Morrison
Lisa La Touche and Margaret Morrison lead a dance and history session on the dancing women of early jazz. The African-American chorus dancers of Shuffle Along (1921) and the Whitman Sisters’ Troupe (1900-1930s), stars like Florence Mills and Alice Whitman defined full-bodied, jazz-immersed, rhythmic and movement styles that spurred the evolution of tap and theater dancing. Margaret and Lisa share histories of a few of the unsung, modern women who launched the explosion of 20th century tap and jazz dance. Lisa leads the class in her reinterpretations of chorus tap choreography of the era and she’ll share her first-hand experience performing in the restaging of Shuffle Along on Broadway. We’ll address ways you can bring these embodied tap and jazz styles into your tap teaching.
Workshop is geared towards tap teachers. The dance segment will be on an Intermediate/Advanced tap level. Students should wear tap shoes and have a dance space to work in.