RHYTHM TAP HALL OF FAME, INC.

Tap Dance Instructors:

We are seeking tap dancers instructors for future classes. If you have three years experience or more and over eighteen, please forward you resume to info@rhythmtaphalloffame.org

May 2012:

"Fleet Week in New York"

We are accepting DVD's from dance groups to review to perform May 2012 on Memorial Day Weekend for Fleet Week in New York City. This is a great opportunity to promote your talents from the West Coast. Let us help you find a way for your group to participate. Please RSVP by March 10, 2012. Limited space available at this three day event.

If you would like more information about performing in New York for Fleet Week on Memorial Day Weekend, please email us at info@rhythmtaphalloffame.org or click on Contact us and mail your DVD.

"National Tap Dance Day"

National Tap Dance Day was initiated by Carol Vaughn, Nicola Daval, and Linda Christensen - tap dancers and historians in New York. In 1980, Linda Christensen Discovered that Representative John Conyers of Michigan was responsible for legislation being passed to declare jazz a national treasure, and wanted to know if the same could be done for tap dancing.

Later Christensen discovered that Representative Conyers was told about the relationship of jazz music and tap dancing by Honi Coles, a master tap dancer, and instructor. With that information, Representative Conyers, and Senator Al D'Amato of New York enjoyed the art form of tap dancing, and was responsible for getting "National Tap Dance Day" introduced into Legislative by Congress in 1988, and approved in 1989 as May 25th, which is "Bill Bojangles Robinson" birthday, a master tap dancer.

May of each year is celebrated by dance studios across the nation in honor of National Tap Day Day. In 1989 they witnessed a Democrat Rep. Conyers, and a Republican Senator D'Amato 'reaching across the aisle to make this legislation happen for the art form which is over a hundred years old -'Tap Dancing'. As Fayard Nicholas of the "Nicholas Brothers", and Gregory Hines said "Lets keep all Dancing Alive".

TV Specials: Time Change - Wednesdays, 9pm, Comcast Cable Channel 26

"Rhythm Tap Hall of Fame presents" will be focusing on various community projects for our TV program in '2012.

If you would like to be on the planning committee for our projects, please send an email, info@rhythmtaphalloffame.org. Our meetings are held at the African American Museum & Library, 659 14th Street, downtown Oakland. We need volunteers. Please send email to attend.