About Olivia!

Est. 2009

             
Early tap experience with a professional senior tap dance group known as 'the Toe Tappers"—Broadway Style!
Now joined forces with a Rhythm Tap Dance group known as 'the Model A's' in addition to iTapLive.

Moved forward from Toe Tappers March 2009

             
"Here Comes Santa Claus", "Charleston", "Let It Snow", "One--A Chorus Line", "Singin' in the Rain", "Choo Choo Ch' Boogie", "Empty Pockets" & "007"

History        Rhythm tap is closely related to the origins of tap itself. Springing out of the dancing of slaves in Southern America in the early twentieth century, rhythm tap has always remained true to a representation of the every day and an expression of something universally familiar. It remained separate from the high art associated with the Harlem Renaissance, though it shared close ties with jazz music as the rhythm tapper (or hoofer) often set the tempo for the band in American jazz clubs. Although hoofers were rarely aiming for a clear narrative in their dances, they always sought to tell a story. They communicated with audience members and musicians using sound and as a result, improvisation was a crucial skill. Dancers such as John Bubbles and ‘Bojangles’ Robinson were the pioneers of rhythm tap as we know it today. However, after the Second World War, tap fell to the wayside.

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