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Chicago Tap Theatre

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About Me

Chicago Tap Theatre is a non-profit 501(c)3 with a multifaceted mission: to preserve America's indigenous dance form, to promote that dance through story-based shows and innovative presentation, to educate the community and make tap dance accessible to a broad spectrum of people and to foster relationships with other arts organizations.Photos taken by Josh Hawkins and Kristie Kahns.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/4/2006
Band Website: chicagotaptheatre.com
Band Members: Mark "Sweet Feet" Yonally, Jennifer "Le Pfaff" Pfaff, Laura "Cutie" Chiuve, Stacy "Spoony" Milam, Kendra "Stunning" Jorstad, Jenna "Banane" Deidel, Christina "Boots" Merrill, Tiffany Mehling, Melissa Reh, Maureen Allen, Phil Brooks
Influences: Bill Evans, Sarah Petronio, Dianne Walker, Billy Siegenefeld, Acia Gray, and tap dancers all over the world past and present.
Sounds Like: Rat-a-tat-tat
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Mixology in the Chicago Tribune! - See it before time runs out!

Engaging 'Mixology' shakes up the routineBy Lucia Mauro | Special to the Tribune February 21, 2008 Vaudeville, with its emphasis on routines, was an early and effective model for tap dancers. Today...
Posted by Chicago Tap Theatre on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:51:00 PST

TOP TEN REASONS TO ATTEND CTTS TARDY GRAS!

10. Your cat has asked you to please leave the house that night. She's hosting "Fur Balls Anonymous" and needs the living room.9. You need to spice up your wardrobe and think that winning a few handfu...
Posted by Chicago Tap Theatre on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:19:00 PST

Check out CTTs Top Tap Calendar 2008! A great gift for the holiday season!

"Top Tap Calendar 2008" is a rich and colorful twelve-month calendar featuring many never-before-seen photographs of Chicago Tap Theatre, one of the nation's most exciting professional tap dance compa...
Posted by Chicago Tap Theatre on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:27:00 PST

Check out the winners of our Photo/Video contest from Hourglass

Our photo contest winner, Max Wendt:Our video contest winner, Radek Michalik: ...
Posted by Chicago Tap Theatre on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:33:00 PST

Check us out in Dance Spirit Magazine!

Check out pics of CTT in Dance Spirit Magazine: September 2007 issue, pg. 150 "Rhythm Revolution" and the October 2007 issue, pg. 144 "The Physics of Footwork". Also included are quotes by AD Mark Yo...
Posted by Chicago Tap Theatre on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:19:00 PST

CTT releases "Top Tap Tips" Book

Chicago's premier tap dance ensemble, Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT), jumps into the publishing world with the release of its first book, "Top Tap Tips: A Book of Tap Wisdom Compiled By and Featuring Photo...
Posted by Chicago Tap Theatre on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:39:00 PST

CTT in Lollapalooza with the Polyphonic Spree!

What a rare opportunity it is to bring tap dance to the rock world at Lollapalooza 2007 in Chicago's own Grant Park. Acclaimed indie band the Polyphonic Spree will welcome Chicago Tap Theatre for a li...
Posted by Chicago Tap Theatre on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:36:00 PST

Mixology thanks and praise

Thank you to everyone who attended Mixology! It was a hard ticket to get, as every show was sold out!"A live band and a dozen tap dancers prove a potent concoction in "Mixology"...The onstage musicia...
Posted by Chicago Tap Theatre on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:31:00 PST

Happy Holidays!

Have a wonderful holiday season from CTT!Here are some pics from our last show, Tidings of Tap!photos by Josh Hawkins...
Posted by Chicago Tap Theatre on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:35:00 PST

Artistic Director Mark Yonally and the Polyphonic Spree

Critically acclaimed rock band the Polyphonic Spree have just released a new single featuring the rhythmic propulsion of tap dance by Mark Yonally. The collaboration took place six months ago, when Ma...
Posted by Chicago Tap Theatre on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:51:00 PST