This one is a song without lyrics and without music. It's acted out in tap dance and hand clapping by the Chicago Tap Theater. It took us more than one watching to get tuned into the rhythm and follow it closely. But after a few viewings, you can get into it. It helps to sing along to the tapping of the dancers.
Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) is a young and vibrant dance company with a unique mission to preserve the quintessentially American dance form of tap and to take tap to the next level of creativity and innovation. CTT stands apart from other dance companies by bridging the gap between tap and other forms of concert dance (such as jazz, ballet and modern) by adopting a conceptual, narrative (i.e., story-based) and more emotional approach to its work.
Under the dynamic direction of internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Mark Yonally, CTT has gained a loyal following in its hometown of Chicago and continues to develop and enhance its reputation nationally and around the world.
Enjoy!
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Interesting, unique, and enjoyable. I didn't pick up the rhythm until nearly the end on my first watching, but on the second watching I really loved it.
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ReplyDeleteWonderfully talented dancers, and not a drop of cellulite on any of them! Thanks for including this on the site.
ReplyDeleteI took four years of tap dancing, ballet and jazz when I was a child. I was not impressed at all. Their clapping was better then their tapping!
ReplyDeleteAll I saw and heard was tap dancing; I never detected Havi Nagila!
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