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DocuSign Envelope ID:06711178-0E3F-4541-A834-A91 FC422F4D1 <br /> 1 <br /> SAmerican dancers were extending concepts for rhythm dancing in much the 1 <br /> S same way as their peers were stretching out musically. The late dancer 1 <br /> James "Buster" Brown, for example, could sing along with most every jazz tune 1 <br /> ever written. 1 <br /> S l <br /> SBy the 1960s, tap dance was in decline. The "bible" of tap dance, Jazz 1 <br /> S Dance by Marshall and Jean Stearns, ends with a "requiem for a dying art 1 <br /> S form." In the 1970s a tap renaissance began, powered largely by middle- j <br /> S aged Caucasian women who sought out the old African-American male j <br /> S masters. Brenda Bufalino, a protege of the late Charles "Honi" Coles, has 1 <br /> mentored several generations of tap dancers, produced documentary <br /> S footage on the great old timers, and pushed the choreographic limits of tap 1 <br /> S like no one since Astaire. By the late 1970s Gregory Hines' career was back j <br /> S on track and paved the way for a whole new generation of young African- 1 <br /> S American dancers, most notably Savion Glover. 1 <br /> 1 l <br /> 1 1 <br /> l <br /> S <br /> l <br /> S l <br /> S <br /> S <br /> y. 1 <br /> S .� � l <br /> 1 <br /> Sri <br /> l <br /> ..rte <br /> I <br /> • <br /> S ,,,, , <br /> l <br /> Z 1 <br /> S Today the world is busting out with tap dancers. In Germany, Spain, Brazil, 1 <br /> S Australia and Japan there are fabulous dancers pursuing new avenues, each 1 <br /> S influenced by their own cultures and histories. In America, repertory j <br /> S companies like the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble help to build and j <br /> S maintain a repository of choreography new and old, and produce some of l <br /> the finest dancers on the planet. As a mature, concert art form, tap dance 1 <br /> S may not be as visible to the public eye as it was in 1930's, but with the 1 <br /> S dedicated work of an international community, the legacies of the past j <br /> S pave the way for a future of unlimited creativity and artistic expression. j <br /> 1 (Written by Josh Hilberman) 1 <br /> S <br /> S North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble-Guide for teachers 2 1 <br /> Vvvv.."."* .."r► .".r ►,r ►. . ► , , , ►. ►. ..."." ".". .r►, vv..r►A ."i .,,r►, "., <br />