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Summer Tap: Intensive Dance Training 2018

Intermediate Tap Dance Class" Maurice Chestnut Tapology
AUGUST 6-10, 2018

LOCATION: FLINT INSTITUTE OF MUSIC

Tapology offers one week of concentrated tap dance training for serious students. Levels beginner to advanced.

Successful attendees will audition for places in the Tapology Youth Ensemble.

The Youth Ensemble performs on stage with Guest Artists at the Tapology Concert in October at The Whiting.

The Tap Intensive is open to ages 5-19 and offers 9am - 6pm workshops for a full week at Flint's Cultural Center. . Learn more about the Tap Intensive or GET MORE INFO or REGISTER HERE!.

Summer Tap Intensive Major Sponsors:

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2018 Tapology Concert

Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 7 p.m.
The Concert is Tapology's largest fundraising effort. Tap, African, Step, Swing and Hip Hop artists grace the stage for the 14th annual percussive dance performance.

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Tapology's Tap Dance Competition

Tap Dance Competition for Cash Prizes!

Saturday, October 27th, 2018 at 8:30 p.m
Tapology's dance competition.  2 - $500 Awards!

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Students waiting for awards at Tapology Tap Dance Competition.

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2018 Visiting School Days

Thursday, October 25, & Friday, October 26, 2018

Location: Flint Cultural Center

Each Fall, Tapology kicks off Festival Weekend with excitement! Giving Flint's youth an education in the Science of Dance and the Art of Rhythm.

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Festival Registration

Tapology Festival
Oct. 25-28, 2018
Flint Cultural Center

The Tapology Festival offers a jam packed schedule of tap dance activities over a three day weekend. This dance festival is distinctive in that it offers events for Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced and Senior students.

The tap dancers weekend begins with workshops on Friday evening, honors Living Legend The McFadden Brothers at Saturday afternoon’s Honoree Luncheon, hosts the Tap Competition with $1000 in prizes on Saturday night and the Tapology Concert on Sunday evening at 7 PM. Rules for the Tap Competition can be found here. To register for Festival, click here.

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Concert Oct 28 @ The Whiting

Tapology Concert is a presentation of hot jazz and exciting dancers raising funds for Flint's Children of Challenge. For 14 years this concert and festival production has been working to bring formal arts and dance training to schools and students who had none.

But don't think that lofty purpose equals boring. This concert is known for electric performances and the absolute hottest Jazz band to be found south of New York City!

OCTOBER 25-28, 2018

LOCATION: FLINT INSTITUTE OF MUSIC

The tap dancers' weekend begins with workshops on Friday evening, honors our Living Legend at Saturday afternoon’s Honoree Luncheon, Tap Competition with two $500 prizes on Saturday night, and the Tapology Concert on Sunday evening. Tapology offers a jam-packed schedule of tap dance activities over a three-day weekend. This dance festival is distinctive in that it offers events for Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced and Senior students.

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2017 Living Legends

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“The McFadden Brothers” are world-class entertainers whose career spans across many countries and venues. Their unique style and abilities have earned them the label as being a “triple threat,” in that they are both accomplished singers, tap dancers and musicians. Their show encompasses their own unique style of entertainment that only real-life brothers can. Their dancing style has that silken touch. Exhibiting a wide range of steps from soft-shoe to street-corner moonwalking. Their voices complement each other, making their singing style very smooth and enjoyable. Topped off by their effortless-looking, but extremely difficult instrument playing. They have the ability many long for but few obtain.

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Tapology Scholars

Here at Tapology, we know the power of dance: The power to move, to transform and to help our youths be the best they can be. It is our hope to extend that opportunity to as many dancers as we can.

The Tapology Tap Festival offers scholarship opportunities to help young dancers attend Tapology. Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline of consideration for a 2018 Festival Scholarship is October 14,  2018. Click here for a scholarship application.