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What Folks Are Saying About the <br /> North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble <br /> Two numbers by the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble were sophisticated and snappy, brief, <br /> brilliant and beguiling <br /> -Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune <br /> North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble is Live Performance at its best. <br /> - Denise Cerniglia, Triangle Arts & Entertainment <br /> If ever a tap company could take over the world, it just might be the North Carolina Youth Tap <br /> Ensemble <br /> - Dance Spirit Magazine <br /> NCYTE is the definition of what a true youth tap ensemble should be. It has great leadership and <br /> tradition, and the alumni could be an all star team in themselves. I have NEVER seen NCYTE look <br /> anything less than stellar.! <br /> Every great home or company starts with the head, and Gene Medler is as good as they come!! I've <br /> made great friends from NCYTE, and gained family.!I love tap dance...I love Gene Medler...l LOVE <br /> NCYTE!! <br /> - Jason Janas <br /> NCYTE, founded by the brilliant Gene Medler, exceeds every notion of a "youth'program": <br /> developing technical skills, nurturing choreographic sensibilities, honing performance abilities, <br /> building stage presence, teaching musical awareness, encouraging improvisational sophistication, <br /> feeding brains and soles and never losing a sense of PLAYFULNESS. His mentorship and that <br /> company have forever changed the history of tap dance <br /> -Josh Hilberman <br /> NORTH CAROLINA YOUTH TAP ENSEMBLE is one of the best percussive dance ensembles in the <br /> world-period. They dance with ferocity, technical virtuosity and maturity beyond their years which is <br /> a testament to the visionary leadership of Gene Medler. <br /> - Lane Alexander, Founder and Artistic Director, Chicago Human Rhythm Project <br /> I had to rub my eyes. I knew I was looking at kids, but their maturity and commitment to the work is <br /> way beyond their years. NCYTE has that irrepressible explosiveness of youth — so pure and honest. <br /> Yet they are technically adept, true to the integrity of the music and move with ensemble precision. <br /> Does anyone have a better time dancing? I don't think so. <br /> - Linda Belans (former dance critic, News and observer, Raleigh, NC) <br />