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North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble <br /> Founded by JUBA award winning artistic director <br /> Gene Medler in 1983, The North Carolina <br /> Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE) entertains <br /> audiences with cutting-edge contemporary <br /> choreography along with traditional tap as it was <br /> danced in its prime. <br /> NCYTE is not your average youth dance <br /> ensemble; in fact it is not your average dance <br /> company at all. Imagine Stomp, Riverdance, <br /> Vaudeville, Fred Astaire and Bring In Da Noise <br /> all on the same bill -that's NCYTE! The style <br /> of percussive dances includes South African <br /> Gumboot, sand dancing, buck, a salute to <br /> vaudeville, body percussion, jazz and much i Photo -Cerl <br /> more.The music featured may be Blind Boy <br /> Fuller, Brubeck or Mozart. This non-stop percussive dance review is a trip through time and into the future of an American <br /> art form. <br /> The list of choreographers reads like a "Who's Who"in the tap world, including Michelle Dorrance, Brenda Buffalino, and the <br /> legendary Savion Glover. The company has toured or collaborated with the Greensboro Symphony, Squirrel Nut Zippers, <br /> Mallarme Chamber Players, the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra and many jazz musicians around the nation and <br /> world. They have toured internationally, performing in Rio de Janeiro, Vienna, Berlin, Heidelberg and Helsinki. NCYTE <br /> appears annually at the two largest tap festivals in the US, New York City Tap Festival and The Chicago Human Rhythm <br /> Project. <br /> Rhythm...funk...innovation...excitement: that's the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble. One of the best youth tap <br /> ensembles in the world, NCYTE features 40 dancers, ages 8 to 18,who hail from throughout North Carolina. Don't let <br /> the word "youth"fool you. These dancers tear up the floor with poise, passion and professionalism. NCYTE honors the <br /> traditions of this unique American form while infusing it with youthful energy, contemporary music, and innovative dances <br /> from some of the world's most talented choreographers. <br /> Photo Credit:Denise Cerniglia <br />