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September 14, 2007

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MR WIGGLES NYC WORKSHOP: DON’T MISS OUT!  
 
Divine Rhythm Productions & www.mrwiggles.biz presents 
 
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Study with a Hip Hop Legend, Rock Steady Crew, Electric 
Boogaloos, VH1 Hip Hop Honoree... 
 
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students with prizes courtesy of www.lifepop.tv!!!  
 
__SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH 6-8PM 
 
__LIMITED PRIVATE LESSONS AVAILABLE SEPT. 15-17TH - BOOK 
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__LOCATED AT SHETLER STUDIOS, 244 WEST 54TH STREET, 12TH 
FLOOR, NYC_(After exiting the elevator on the 12th floor, 
walk down the hall and upstairs to enter the studio - 
penthouse 1) 
 
__Special rate: $25 with pre-registration. Student discount 
w/valid id and Group discount (10 people or more) with 
pre-registration. All-ages and Walk-ins welcome. All 
payments to be made in Cash only. 
 
__To pre-register, send your full name, phone number, 
e-mail address to:_divinerhythmnyc@gmail.com 
 
__For questions or to book a private lesson request you can 
send an e-mail to: divinerhythmnyc@gmail.com or call 
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The Kitchen High Line Block Party 
A neighborhood street fair presented by The Kitchen and 
Friends of 
the High Line 
 
Saturday, September 15, 2007 
 
12-5pm 
 
Rain or Shine, FREE 
 
Kick off the fall season with an afternoon in West Chelsea 
at The 
 
Kitchen's neighborhood street fair produced in 
collaboration with 
 
Friends of the High Line. Lining our block of West 19th 
Street will be 
 
dozens of artist-led, free activities for the whole family 
to enjoy, 
 
as well as an entertaining mix of live music and unusual 
performances! 
 
 
 
Artists leading activities include Groovehoops, Elia Alba 
and Aisha 
 
Cousins, Johanna Almiron and Rachael Schaffran, Bozidar 
Brazda, Ernest 
 
Concepcion and Ahmed Faheem, Brian Dewan and Leon Dewan, 
Michael de 
 
Feo, Pat Hammond, Pablo Helguera, Nancy Hwang, Byron Kim 
and Lisa 
 
Sigal, Isabelle Lumpkin, Thomas Marquet, Suzi Matthews, 
Adam Shecter 
 
and Joe Winter, Ward Shelly, Shinique Smith, Bec Stupak, 
Charmaine 
 
Wheatley and Jen Mazza, Saya Woolfak and Chris Myers. 
 
 
The main stage will feature live music and dance 
performances by DJ 
 
Reborn, Matana Roberts & Friends (a saxophonist and her 
quintet), 
 
Hoofers' House Tap Jam Session (in collaboration with The 
Studio 
 
Museum in Harlem) led by Jason Samuels Smith and featuring 
the 
 
Pheeroan akLaff trio, and a performance by the Afro-Latin 
drum 
 
ensemble Ilu Aiye. The fair will also feature affordable 
food from 
 
local vendors including the Treats Truck, Chelsea Thai, 
Amy's Bread, 
 
Ronnybrook Farms, Cleaver Company, and Calidad Latina. 
 
 
 
Visitors can also cool off inside The Kitchen and view the 
new 
 
exhibition Between Thought and Sound: Graphic Notation in 
Contemporary 
 
Music, a group exhibition that explores the intersection of 
drawing 
 
and sound through experimental scores by more than thirty 
composers 
 
who relinquish traditional musical notation in favor of 
their own 
 
invented visual systems of pictorial or "graphic" elements. 
 
 
 
Friends of the High Line is a non-profit organization 
dedicated to the 
 
preservation and reuse of the High Line, a 1.5-mile-long 
historic 
 
elevated rail structure on the West Side of Manhattan. 
 
www.thehighline.org 
 
 
The Kitchen High Line Block Party is made possible with 
generous 
 
support from Chelsea Market, IAC/InterActiveCorp, 
Bishopscourt Realty, 
 
and with public funds from from New York City Council 
Speaker 
 
Christine C. Quinn, the New York City Council, the New York 
City 
 
Department of Youth and Community Development, and the New 
York State 
 
Council on the Arts, a state agency. 
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Miss Thang at the Motor City Film Festival!  
 
Chicago HD Feature, The Rise & Fall of Miss Thang, will be 
screening 
in Detroit, MI on Friday September 21rst as a part of the 
Motor City 
International Film Festival. Miss Thang will screen at 
9:15pm at the 
1515 Broadway Theater located at 1515 Broadway St in 
Detroit. There 
will be an awards ceremony and reception from 6:00 to 
6:45pm followed 
by several film screenings. Tickets are $5 per screening 
and day 
passes are only $10. 
 
For more information please visit the festivals website at 
www.motorcityfilmfest.com or call the festival staff at 
313-303-4808. 
Please pass on the information to anyone you know in the 
Detroit area! 
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DON’T MISS:  
 
Hawaiian Islands Tap Festival 
 
October 25, 26, 27, & 28, 2007 
 
 
Maui Arts & Cultural Center 
 
Sharpen your dance skills and have a great time with some 
of tap's 
finest artists: 
 
 
*Emmy and American Choreographer's Award winner Jason 
Samuels Smith 
 
*Chloe Arnold, co-director of the Los Angeles Tap Festival 
 
*Chicago's internationally acclaimed Martin "Tre" Dumas 
 
*The legendary Dianne Walker, recipient of the "Living 
Treasure in Dance" award 
 
*John Kloss, artistic director of the (S.F.) Bay Area 
Rhythm Exchange 
 
*Yukiko "Smilie" Misumi, creator of Japan's Artistic Rhythm 
Tap Network 
 
Surrounded by the beauty of the Island and spectacular 
beaches, 
activities include an Artists' Reception, a Participants' 
Showcase & 
Jam (Friday), and the professionals' performance.Thirty 
five classes 
are offered in the pristine Omori Studios, beginning to 
advanced 
levels. We keep class sizes small, so reserve your space 
early! 
Information, Artists Bios, Schedule, and Registration Forms 
are online: www.MauiTapExperience.org 
 
Saturday, October 27 at 7:30 pm 
Masters of Rhythm ~ Hana Hou explodes onto the Castle 
Theater stage! 
Tickets are on sale at the MACC Box Office: 808  
242-(SHOW)7469 or 
online: www.mauiarts.org . 
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M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Inc. Newsletter 
Everything you need to know about us and what we are up to 
 
 
Fall, Fall, Fall well, FALL is officially here and with 
this 
wonderful season, students, of all ages, go back to school. 
You will 
be happy to know that while they are learning to read and 
write, many 
of them are also learning to tap. That's right, M.A.D.D. 
Rhythms is 
proud to have programs running in several grammer and high 
schools 
throughout the Chicagoland area! 
 
Secondly, The M.A.D.D.Rhythms Fall Session begins Monday, 
September 
17 and runs through Saturday, December 22. Pre-Registration 
will be 
held from 6pm to 8pm, Sept. 10/from 6pm to 9pm, Sept. 
12/from 6pm to 
8pm, Sept. 14. Regular Registration will be held from 6pm 
to 8pm, 
Sept. 17/from 6pm to 9pm, Sept. 19/from 6pm to 8pm, Sept. 
21 and 10am 
to 4pm on Saturday, August 22nd. So, if you haven't 
registered, yet, 
this is your last chance to get you or your child involved. 
 
The 3rd Annual Chicago Tap Summit is almost here and we 
can't wait. 
Professor Robert L. Reed is bringing his in depth knowledge 
of the art 
form along with his ridiculous footage collection, 
Dormeshia 
Sumbry-Edwards is bringing her super clean feet along with 
her 
feminine grace and style, Reggio is bringing Brownie, Mr. 
Taps is 
bringing the subway flavor and entertainment value and 
M.A.D.D. 
Rhythms is bringing the Chicago style of Hoofing to the 
forefront. 
 
P.S. As always, the weekly newsletter may not always be 
weekly but it 
will contain everything I want to share about M.A.D.D. 
Rhythms, The 
Tap Academy, Tappin' @ The Shore: The Basement Jam, The 
Wreckshop 
Training Crew and The Chicago Tap Summit! I hope you enjoy. 
Bril Barrett 
 
 
The 3rd Annual Chicago Tap Summit October 12-14, 2007 
 
They say, the third times a charm! If you came to the fist 
2 summits, 
then you know how we do. If you didn't come to the first 2 
summit's 
then come see how we do! 
 
Click on the links below for more information on The 3rd 
Annual 
Chicago Tap Summit! 
 
M.A.D.D. Rhythms 
Chicago Tap Summit 
Registration Form 
Press Release 
Ramada Hyde Park 
South Shore Cultural Center 
 
 
Tapathetically Speaking Special school performance on 
October 12 at 
10am and the main event on October 14 at 3pm 
 
You have exactly one night to see and hear some of the most 
exhilarating tapdancers in the country! 
 
Special guests include Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, star of 
the newly 
released independent film "The Rise and Fall of Miss 
Thang", Robert 
"The Professor" Reed founder, producer and director of The 
St. Louis 
Tap Festival, Chicago's subway legend and tap mentor Mr. 
Taps, Reggio 
"The Hoofer" McLaughlin and M.A.D.D Rhythms' own founder 
and artistic 
director Bril Barrett. Jumaane Taylor, Lee Howard, Starinah 
Dixon and 
Ja'Bowen Dixon round out the well-diversified faculty. 
 
Chicago's explosive B-Boy crew, Stick & Move, All-female 
dance group, 
Flawless and hip hop super group, Hip Hop ConnXion, 
represents the 
positive Hip Hop movement. 
 
TAPathetically Speaking 
 
Sunday, October 14, 2007 
 
3 pm 
 
The Harold Washington Cultural Center 4701 S. King Drive 
 
Tickets $20 
 
Ad Book Letter 
Ad Book Rate Sheet 
School Performance 
Group Rates 
Press Release 
School Poster 
 
 
M.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap Academy Fall Session 
 
Call 773-604-1899 or email us at tapacademy@maddrhythms.com 
for more 
information. 
 
Fall Session 2007 
 
Bril Barrett, Jumaane Taylor, Starinah Dixon, Lee Howard 
and Ja'bowen 
Dixon will be teaching the following classes every week for 
12 weeks 
 
(September 17-December 22) 12 weeks 
 
No classes for the week of October 8th or the week of 
November 19th 
 
Monday Taught by Ja'bowen 6:00pm - 7:00pm Beginning 3 $120 
All Ages 
7:00pm - 8:00pm Intermediate $120 All Ages 
 
Wednesday Taught by Jumaane 6:00pm - 7:00pm Beginning 
Basics $120 All 
Ages 7:00pm - 8:00pm Intermediate 101 $120 All Ages 8:00pm 
- 9:00pm 
Advanced. $120 All Ages 
 
Friday Taught by Lee 6:00pm - 7:00pm Intermediate $120 All 
Ages 
7:00pm - 8:00pm Advanced $120 All Ages 
 
Saturday 
 
10:00am - 11:00am Beginning Basics taught by Bril $120 Ages 
5 - 8 The 
beginner's class will contain warm-ups, floor exercises and 
combinations of both. Students will begin to learn what tap 
is all 
about. 
 
11:00am - 12:00pm You're Never Too Old To Start taught by 
Bril $120 
Adults 18+ This class will contain everything taught in 
Beginning 
Basics, but with a more mature style. 
 
12:00pm - 1:00pm Intermediate 101 taught by Jumaane $120 
All Ages 
This class is for that tapdancer who knows a little 
something and 
wants to learn a little more. 
 
1:00pm - 2:00pm Beginning Basics 1.5 taught by Jumaane $120 
Ages 9 - 
12 The beginner's class will contain warm-ups, floor 
exercises and 
combinations of both. Students will learn what tap is all 
about. 
 
2:00pm - 3:00pm Advanced taught by Bril $120 All Ages The 
Advanced 
class will contain everything that has been learned in 
every other 
class, so make sure you have been there first because we 
are not 
responsible for the confusion that may result if you 
haven't. 
 
3:00pm - 4:00pm Beginners 2 taught by Star $120 Ages 7- 12 
This class 
covers everything done in both beginner classes, but at a 
faster pace. 
Students will also begin to learn more complex 
combinations. 
 
 
M.A.D.D. Rhythms is pleased to announce our new rental 
rates for our 
rental space! Our studio can now be rented for $15 per hour 
and $50 
for 4 hours. This is the best deal in the city, so come 
take 
advantage. We have a sprung/wooden floor, mirrors, sound 
system 
compatible with cassette, cd and ipod/mp3 player. Slots are 
going fast 
so don't wait too long! 
 
Studio Space for rent! 
$15 per hour $50 for 4 hours 
 
email: bril@maddrhythms.com 
phone: 773.604.1899 
web: http://www.maddrhythms.com 
 
IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE OURSELVES AND THOSE 
AROUND US 
ABOUT THE TRUE NATURE AND HISTORY OF TAPDANCE. RESPECT THE 
DANCE! 
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Aug 31st, 2007 
 
For Immediate Release 
 
Contact: Bril Barrett 
 
c/o M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Inc. 
 
Phone: (773) 604-1899 
 
Fax: (773) 604-1898 
 
Email: bril@maddrhythms.com 
 
www.maddrhythms.com 
 
 
The 3rd ANNUAL CHICAGO TAP SUMMIT 
 
 
"Keeping The Tradition Alive!" 
 
 
M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Inc., The Chicago Park District, The 
South Shore 
Cultural Center and The Harold Washington Cultural Center 
bring forth 
the 3rd Annual Chicago Tap Summit October 12-14. Over 10 
of the 
worlds most renowned Tap Dancers will come together from 
New York, St. 
Louis, Chicago and Canada to teach, perform and celebrate 
the art of 
tap dance. This year's Summit will posthumously honor 
Chicago's own 
Sammy Dyer. Dyer, instructor of tap and stage shows for 
Muriel Abbott 
and the famous Abbotteers, also produced cafe shows at the 
old Sunset 
Cafe, Club Morocco, and Club DeLisa, where he spent 
eighteen years. In 
1933 Mr. Dyer established The Sammy Dyer School of Dancing 
and in 1950 
created the Dyerettes, an African American female dance 
troupe known 
to be the only chorus act of its kind. They toured 
internationally 
with some of the greatest entertainers of the twentieth 
century 
including Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughn. 
Special 
guests include Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, star of the newly 
released 
independent film "The Rise and Fall of Miss Thang", Robert 
"The 
Professor" Reed founder, producer and director of The St. 
Louis Tap 
Festival, Chicago's subway legend and tap mentor Mr. Taps, 
Reggio "The 
Hoofer" McLaughlin and M.A.D.D Rhythms' own founder and 
artistic 
director Bril Barrett. Jumaane Taylor, Lee Howard, Starinah 
Dixon and 
Ja'Bowen Dixon round out the well-diversified faculty. 
Chicago's 
explosive B-Boy crew, Stick & Move, All-female dance group, 
Flawless 
and HipHop supergroup, Hip Hop ConnXion, represents the 
positive Hip 
Hop movement. Collectively the faculty credits include 
Broadway's 
Bring in the Noise Bring in the Funk, Black & Blue, 
national and 
international tours of Riverdance, the movies "TAP", 
"Bamboozled" and 
"The Cotton Club", "Star Search", concert openings for the 
late great 
Sammy Davis Jr., and producers of the St. Louis Tap 
Festival and the 
Chicago Tap Summit. 
 
 
The 3rd Annual Chicago Tap Summit will include an array of 
master 
classes for all levels of tap dancers, along with history 
sessions 
(complete with rare footage of some of the all time greats 
of tap), a 
participants' showcase & a panel discussion. The festival 
will wrap 
up with an electrifying concert "TAPathetically Speaking" 
featuring 
all faculties, guests and the M.A.D.D. Rhythms crew.  
Chicago's 
Detour JazFunk will provide live music. All classes take 
place at the 
South Shore Cultural Center (7059 South Shore Drive). The 
performance 
takes place at The Harold Washington Cultural Center (4701 
S. Martin 
Luther King Drive). 
 
 
M.A.D.D. Rhythms is a dynamic collective of young people 
from diverse 
socioeconomic backgrounds, with one thing in common. A 
love and 
respect for the art of tap dance or "the dance" as we like 
to call it. 
Bril Barrett (Imagine Tap, Porgy and Bess, The Tap Dance 
Kid, 
Riverdance, Oprah and the Jenny Jones show) founded the 
company in 
2001 and serves as business manager and artistic director 
as well as 
being one of the company's principal 
choreographers/dancers. Jumaane 
Taylor (Imagine Tap, Dance Spirit Magazine's top 20 hoofers 
under 20 
(may 2005 issue), Grand prize winner of The Chicago Tap Off 
and the 
 
Bring In Da Noize Bring In Da Funk Contest, Chicago Tap All 
Stars, 
Rhythm I.S.S. and Friends) began as a protégé of first 
Bril, but has 
grown into an artist all his own. Jumaane is the Assistant 
Director 
and principal choreographer/dancer in M.A.D.D. Rhythms. 
Approaching 
our sixth full year in existence, with seven critically 
acclaimed 
concert performances, several workshops behind us and 2 
successful 
festivals under our belt, We hope you'll join us. 
 
 
PSA Unleash your rhythm and experience and learn tap 
dancing from 
world renowned hoofers at M.A.D.D. Rhythms 3rd Annual 
Chicago Tap 
Summit; October 12th through 14th at the South Shore 
Cultural Center 
(7059 South Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60649) and The Harold 
Washington 
Cultural Center (4701 S. Martin Luther King Drive). Enjoy 
a weekend 
filled with workshops and evening events including a 
culminating 
concert entitled "TAPathetically Speaking", Sunday Oct.14th 
at 3pm. 
Tickets are $20 and classes range from $30 for individual 
classes to 
$370 for an unlimited package. For more information call 
(773) 
604-1899 or visit them online at www.maddrhythms.com 
 
Bril Barrett M.A.D.D. RHYTHMS, INC. 7059 S. Shore Drive 
Chicago, IL 
 
60649 773.604.1899 phone 773.604.1898 fax 
www.maddrhythms.com 
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Master Dance Classes from the Hottest Teachers in the 
WORLD!!! 
 
Don't miss this opportunity!!! 
 
ALL CLASSES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!! 
 
Mia Michaels-- 
 
(credits include: Celine Dion, Madonna, Ricky Martin, 
Gloria Estefan, 
 
Prince, top judge for "So You Think You Can Dance") 
 
 
Jazz/Lyrical workshop 
 
Thursday September 13th, 2007 
 
Intermediate Class: 6-7:30pm 
 
Advanced Class: 8-9:30pm 
 
JP San Pedro-- 
 
(credits include: Corbin Bleu, B2K, Omarion, Nike,featured 
dancer in "You Got Served") 
 
Hip Hop workshop 
 
Friday September 14th, 2007 
 
Intermediate Class: 6:30-8pm 
 
Advanced Class: 8-9:30pm 
 
 
ALL CLASSES HELD AT: 
 
The Dance Experience 
790 Royal St George, Suite 139 D 
 
Naperville, IL 60540 
 
Cost: 
Mia 1 class ($40) 
Mia 2 classes ($70) 
JP 1 class ($20) 
JP 2 classes ($35) 
 
or 
 
Take all 4 classes for $95 
 
(Visa/Mastercard/Check/Cash all accepted) 
Pay/register for classes online (online payment will 
soon be available) or pay/register at the door 
Please visit www.xtremedanceforce.com for more info 
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Tap Workshop with Rusty Frank! 
September 30, 2007 
Click here for all the details:  
 
http://rustyfrank.com/workshops/07-09-30-TAP.asp 
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Steve Zee's LA Ironworks in Concert! 
 
Saturday, October 20 @ 8 pm 
Sunday, October 21 @ 2 pm 
 
Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater, CSU Long Beach 
6200 East Atherton Street, Long Beach, California 90815 
 
Featuring: Sebastian Chung, Maya Guice, Kenji Igus, Anissa 
Irving, Dante Lara, Sarah Reich, Denise Scheerer, Aaron 
Williams, Steve Zee, Director 
 
Tickets: $20 (General Admission) $50 (Patron Tickets) 
 
To purchase tickets, arrange group sales, get your student, 
faculty or DRC member discount and get more information: 
 
CONTACT: 310-645-1189 or info@laironworks.org 
 
SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CSULB DEPARTMENT OF DANCE 
www.laironworks.org 
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American Tap Dance Foundation 
--Classes for Adults-- 
 
The American Tap Dance Foundation offers Tap Classes for 
Teens & 
Adults for all levels. Classes begin in mid-September.  
 
See below for details! 
 
Brenda Bufalino teaches Int/Adv Workshop 
Tap Technique & Repertory 
 
Class will focus on: Building technique, tone, texture 
speed and 
clarity. Developing material in a variety of modes...swing, 
bop, 
latin...Musicality...learning words and melodies of 
standards and 
blues heads. Improvisation...improvising in multiple modes. 
Conscious 
improvisation leading to spontaneous composition. Trading 
fours, 
eights, and whole choruses. Simultaneous and collective 
group 
improvisation. Repertory...Ms. Bufalino will teach new 
original 
repertory, as well as repertory created for the American 
Tap Dance 
Orchestra which was founded in 1986 by master tap dancers 
Brenda 
Bufalino, Tony Waag, and the late Charles 'Honi' Coles. 
From 1986 
through 1999, the Orchestra performed in hundreds of 
concert, stage, 
and film projects and thrilled audiences around the world. 
 
When: 
Two 4-week workshops: 
Sept. 26, Oct. 3, Oct. 10, Oct. 17 
& Nov. 28, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Dec. 19 
Wednesdays 12:00 - 2:00 pm 
 
How Much: 
$30/single class 
$210 for all 8 classes 
 
Where: 
Stepping Out Studios 
37 W. 26th St. 9th Floor 
between Broadway & 6th 
 
Susan Hebach teaches Fast Beginning Tap 
Some experience required - Ages 13+ 
 
Students should know all the basics (such as: flaps, 
shuffles, cramp 
rolls, etc) and be able to put together basic technique 
steps within 
short combinations. Emphasis will be on developing 
combinations, 
learning a variety of time steps, and developing simple 
choreography. 
Class will feature a variety of jazz music. 
 
When: 
Sept. 20th, 2007 - June 2008 
Thursdays 6:00 - 7:00 pm 
 
Where: 
Chelsea Studios 
151 W. 26th St. 5th or 6th Fl. 
between 6th & 7th Ave. 
 
How much: 
$15 per single class 
$104 for 8 classes 
Courtney Runft teaches Intro to Tap 
Little to no experience required - Ages 13+ 
 
Students will focus on developing basic tap techique in an 
encouraging 
and supportive environment. Students will drill basic tap 
vocabulary 
and put together short, simple combinations. Class will 
feature a 
variety of jazz music. 
 
When: 
Oct. 7th, 2007 - June 2008. 
Sundays 2:00 - 3:00 pm 
 
Where: 
Chelsea Studios 
151 W. 26th St. 5th or 6th Fl. 
between 6th & 7th Ave. 
 
How much: 
$15 per single class 
$104 for 8 classes 
 
 
Visit: www.atdf.org 
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NEW TAP DANCE CLASSES IN MELBOURNE 
with Shonah Honeyhill Sonko 
 
WHERE: 
Underbelly, 1st Floor, 279-281 Smith 
Street Fitzroy 3065 (studio D) 
 
WHEN: 
Commencing Tuesdays from the 18th September 2007 
6:30pm—Beg / Int 
 
8:30pm—Int/Adv 
 
HOW MUCH: 
$16 casual / $70 = 5 classes / $130 = 10 classes 
 
Contact Shonah—ph 0402 469 506 or 
email—shonahoneyhill@gmail.com 
 
www.shonahoneyhillsonko.com 
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SAMMI D FUNDRAISER 
 
COME TO A DUTCH AUCTION 
 
Sunday 23rd September, 12 - 4pm 
 
@ Warrandyte Community Centre, 168-178 Yarra St, 
Warrandyte, VIC, Australia 
$20pp, children under 10 free (lunch provided / BYO drinks 
 
 
 
To raise funds for the staging of 'SAMMI D' 
 
A Jazztap Musical', 
 
Written by Shonah Honeyhill Sonko . 
 
PLEASE BRING 
 
A treasure you no longer want, but someone else would love, 
as we will 
need items to auction. 
 
****ATTENTION**** Newly skinned djembe will be raffled on 
the day 
(valued at $500) 
 
BE PREPARED to experience an auction like no other!!!! 
 
BOOKINGS: 
Ph - 9812 6888 OR Email, flossy1952@hotmail.com 
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FROM Dance/NYC 
 
This week: 
 
- 3LD Art and Tech Center: Troika Ranch/ Loop Driver 
 
- Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater: The Dance Gallery/11 NY Modern Choreographers 
 
- The Bushwick Starr: Movement in C/Liquid Candy 
 
- Dance Theater Workshop: 13th Annual DancenOw Festival (final performance) 
 
- The Joyce Theater: Martha Graham Dance Company 
 
- The Joyce Theater: THE BESSIES 
 
- Joyce SoHo: Jeremy Wade 
 
- Works and Process: Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: New Beginnings 
 
- Works and Process: Boston Ballet 
 
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community and committed to posting information that is current, 
 
relevant and concise. Danciti posts several times daily - news, 
 
original reviews, upcoming events and information of general interest 
 
to the NYC dance community. 
 
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Stanford Jazz Workshop 
 
Yosvany Terry & the Yedegbe Project Sept 15 2007 
 
 
Yosvany Terry at the 2007 Stanford Jazz Festival 
 
http://nyc-nj.c.topica.com/maahE4DabAVY6bJYmCfeafpMuk/ 
 
 
Jazzmobile presents Yosvany Terry & the Yedegbe Project 
 
Saxophonist Yosvany Terry, a member of Stanford Jazz Workshop's 
 
returning faculty since 1997, will be appearing live in NYC 
 
September 15. More information about Yosvany's new Yedégbé Project 
 
can be found (http://www.stanfordjazz.org/yedegbe/index.html) here. 
 
 
Yosvany Terry & the Yedégbé Project: 
 
Great Jazz on the Great Hill 
 
 
Saturday, September 15, 2007, 3:00-5:00 pm 
 
Central Park, New York City 
 
(enter the Park at 106th St and Central Park West) 
 
Also appearing: 
 
 
Frank Wess, Jeremy Pelt 
 
& the Harlem Renaissance Orchestra 
 
With special guest vocalist, Stephanie Jordan from New Orleans 
 
Master of Ceremonies: Ty Stephens 
 
----- FREE ADMISSION ------ 
 
 
Yosvany Terry & the Yedégbé Project 9/15/07 
 
http://nyc-nj.c.topica.com/maahE4DabAVZJbJYmCfeafpMuk/ 
 
What does the name "Yedégbé" represent? 
 
The name is taken from three words in the language of Fon, from the 
 
region of Dahomey (now known as Benin). "Yedégbé" means "with the 
 
approvals of the spirits": after they (the deities and major forces 
 
of their pantheon) gather to decide (or grant) that something is 
 
ready and prepared to happen. Through this project we will try to 
 
bring back and unify the legacy that is still alive and practiced 
 
all through the Pan-African region (including Cuba, Haiti, Dominican 
 
Republic, Brasil, Puerto Rico, Benin and elsewhere). About the 
 
Yedegbe Project  
 
http://nyc-nj.c.topica.com/maahE4DabAVY6bJYmCfeafpMuk/ 
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September 2007 Jazz Fix in NYC!  
 
On Sale Today! Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2007-08 Season 
 
Save 15% on Swing University classes! 
 
Family fun at Jazz for Young People(r) 
 
This month at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola 
 
Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio: Swingin' Through a Salsa September... 
 
Love. Jazz. Join. Become a Friend of Jazz at Lincoln Center. 
 
For more information 
 
BUY TICKETS NOW! 
 
Frederick P. Rose Hall 
 
Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center 
 
Wynton Marsalis, Artistic Director 
 
Broadway at 60th St., NYC 
 
(Tours & How to Get Here) 
 
 
Box Office 
 
Broadway at 60th Street (Ground Floor) 
 
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain) 
 
Sun Noon-6pm (or 30 minutes past curtain) 
 
CenterCharge 
 
212-721-6500 
 
www.jalc.org 
 
On Sale Today! Jazz at Lincoln Center's 2007-08 Season 
 
Jazz at Lincoln Center's spectacular concert season launches shortly 
 
and tickets are on sale now! Get your tickets while they last! 
 
 
 
Season Opener: Benny Carter Centennial - October 19-20, Rose Theater, 8pm 
 
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis escort the 
 
GRAMMY(r) Lifetime Achievement Award-winning "King" Carter onto his 
 
rightful throne with performances of "When Lights are Low" and "All of 
 
Me" marking his induction into the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame. 
 
Subscribe - Priority Seating! 
 
Buy Tickets Now! ($30-$120) 
 
 
 
Free Pre-Concert Lecture with Ed Berger 
 
October 19-20, 6:45pm 
 
Irene Diamond Education Center 
 
Benny Carter biographer and former road manager Ed Berger surveys 
 
Carter's nine-decade career as a multi-instrumentalist, 
 
arranger/composer and bandleader against the backdrop of jazz and 
 
social history. 
 
 
 
Sketches of Gil Evans - October 25-27, Rose Theater, 8pm 
 
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis eases into 
 
the lilting, richly textured and deeply romantic world of the master 
 
of impressionistic sound, the legendary Gil Evans, with selections 
 
from Sketches of Spain, Porgy and Bess and more. 
 
Subscribe - Priority Seating! 
 
Buy Tickets Now! ($30-$120) 
 
 
Free Pre-Concert Lecture with Ken Druker, Jazz at Lincoln Center Education 
 
October 25-27, 6:45pm 
 
Irene Diamond Education Center 
 
One of the most important arrangers in the history of jazz, Gil Evans 
 
was at the forefront of new musical styles for four decades, starting 
 
in the 1940s. This pre-concert lecture will trace Evans' career from 
 
The Birth Of The Cool sessions through his best-known recordings with 
 
Miles Davis and on through his important work with own big band and 
 
classic collaborations with Kenny Burrell, Astrud Gilberto and Sting. 
 
Branford Marsalis - October 26-27, The Allen Room, 7:30/9:30pm 
 
The Branford Marsalis Quartet and special guests take the stage in 
 
celebration of the great arrangers of jazz, featuring the masterworks 
 
of Gil Evans. 
 
Subscribe - Priority Seating! 
 
Buy Tickets Now! 
 
Save 15% on Swing University classes! 
 
Learn about jazz from the people who know it and the musicians who 
 
make it through Jazz at Lincoln Center's Swing University adult 
 
education classes. Enroll today and receive 15% off a second class.* 
 
 
Fall term begins September 25: 
 
Jazz 101 with Phil Schaap - $200 
 
Jazz 301 with Phil Schaap - $300 
 
Jazz Piano Panorama with Dick Katz - $250 
 
Louis Armstrong with Phil Schaap - $200 
 
Bebop! with Vincent Gardner - $200 
 
Benny Carter with Ed Berger - $125 
 
Enroll today! 
 
Call 212-258-9999 or email subscriptions@jalc.org. 
 
*Offer does not apply to subscriptions purchased at a later date. 
 
 
 
Family fun at Jazz for Young People(r) 
 
 
Wynton Marsalis and friends share fun-filled Saturday afternoon 
 
musical lessons for kids and families. Subscribers receive priority 
 
seating; single tickets on sale now! Suitable for ages 6 and up. 
 
 
 
What is Swing? - November 3, 2007 
 
Host Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra joyously 
 
demonstrate just why this mysterious rhythm means so much. 
 
Subscribe! - Priority Seating! 
 
Buy Tickets Now! 
 
 
 
What is a Latin Groove? - March 1, 2008 
 
The legendary Cuban reedman Paquito D'Rivera joins host and JLCO 
 
bassman Carlos Henriquez and friends as they explore the makings of 
 
Latin grooves. 
 
Subscribe - Priority Seating! 
 
Buy Tickets Now! 
 
 
 
What is a Jazz Singer? - April 5, 2008 
 
Vocalists Carla Cook, Wycliffe Gordon and Gegory Porter share the 
 
secrets of Louis, Ella, Billie and others with host Wynton Marsalis 
 
and friends. 
 
Subscribe! - Priority Seating! 
 
Buy Tickets Now! 
 
 
Rose Theater (3 Concerts) 
 
Saturdays, 12pm and 2pm 
 
Subscriptions: $96/$51/$36 
 
Single Tickets: $32/$17/$12 
 
 
This month at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola 
 
Diet Coke(r) and Jazz at Lincoln Center are proud to present a 
 
celebration of female jazz pioneers at the third annual Diet Coke 
 
Women In Jazz Festival at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. The festival 
 
features nightly performances by some of the most influential women in 
 
jazz today, including Carol Sloane, Rondi Charlston, Renee Rosnes and 
 
more! 
 
Buy Tickets Now! 
 
Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio: Swingin' Through a Salsa September... 
 
 
Legendary composer and bassist Israel "Cachao" Lopez takes the 
 
Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill on an evolutionary 
 
tour of Latin rhythm in jazz. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 
 
with Wynton Marsalis are Chasin' the 'Trane - hear fresh 
 
interpretations of Coltrane's masterpieces "Giant Steps," "Africa," 
 
and "My Favorite Things." 
 
 
 
Stay tuned for our upcoming 15th season, starting this October 
 
featuring Count Basie, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, 
 
James Moody, Terence Blanchard, Frank Wess and Charles McPherson will 
 
shine. 
 
Listen to Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio each week with Wynton Marsalis! 
 
Love. Jazz. Join. Become a Friend of Jazz at Lincoln Center. 
 
Join Jazz at Lincoln Center today with a tax-deductible membership 
 
donation and receive many exciting benefits including a free CD and 
 
half-price tickets to same-day performances. 
 
Plus, respond now and receive an invitation to our highly anticipated 
 
and absolutely FREE Members Night Out featuring live jazz 
 
performances, hors d'oeuvres and drinks! Memberships begin at $50. 
 
 
LOVE. JAZZ. JOIN. (and SWING!) 
 
For more information: 
 
www.jalc.org 
 
CenterCharge 212-721-6500 
 
Box Office 
 
Broadway at 60th St. 
 
(ground floor) 
 
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm 
 
Sun 12pm-6pm 
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SALSA IN VEGAS! 
 
Hey everyone, For those of you who haven't heard "Fever night club" 
 
has CHANGED it's name to "THE SHOW ROOM @ THE SOUTH POINT CASINO" 
 
Don't worry we are still, and will remain there for a very long time 
 
time to come!!! Their were lots of rumors that the club was closing, 
 
but that is FALSE INFORMATION. Last Tuesday the day after Labor day 
 
(typically a slow night) and with all the rumors. We still pack in 
 
over 300 people. Tomorrow night we return with a brand composition by 
 
a Local Cuban Composer and arranger Jiovanni Cofino. If you would like 
 
to hear a preview of this tune called "La Farandulera", please visit 
 
our my space web site. Thank you so much for your SUPPORT : ) 
 
http://www.myspace.com/michitosanchezsalsaorchestra 
 
Salsa dance lessons 8PM (FREE) 
 
Salsa dance competition 9PM (CASH PRIZES) 
 
Michito Sanchez Salsa Orchestra 10PM 
 
Event: http://definitivetalents.com/salsero.html 
 
Club: http://www.feverlv.com/ 
 
Band: http://definitivetalents.com/salsero/salsero_band.html 
 
Band picture http://definitivetalents.com/salsero/MSSO_pic.htm 
 
Pictures: http://nitefuze.com/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=photos.aspx 
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ATTENTION: MENTORS/TUTORS...  
 
Lestine Byers is offering a mentoring program in the South Shore 
community. She is in need of your valuable knowledge, experience and 
time. The tutoring subjects are math, science, English and writing. 
She's seeking creative ways in which to inspire and nurture the 
potential in these talented elementary and high school students. If 
you're available and interested, please contact her @ 773-684-6070. 
 
China L. Colston of Deep Waters Productions 
 
www.myspace.com/deepwatersprod 
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OPPORTUNITY: 
 
Auditions for Debbie Allen's Hit Musical! 
 
With the huge success of the world premiere at the Kennedy Center in 
 
Washington DC playing to sold out audiences everyday, Debbie Allen's 
 
Alex In Wonderland is coming to Los Angeles. Put your dancing shoes 
 
on and come audition to be a part of this amazing production: 
 
Choreographer: Debbie Allen 
 
Associate Choreographer: Chloe Arnold 
 
 
Friday, September 14, 2007 
 
5:00pm: TAP - Boys ages 7 -14 (Gymnastics, Singing, Ballet is a plus) 
 
 
Saturday, September 15, 2007 
 
4:00pm: TAP - Girls ages 7 -14 (Gymnastics, Singing, Ballet is a plus) 
 
 
 
5:30pm: Girls ages 15-18 (Well versed in Ballet, Gymnastics, Jazz and Singing) 
 
 
 
7:00pm: Boys ages 15-18 (Well versed in Hip Hop, Ballet and Singing) 
 
 
All auditions will be at the 
 
Debbie Allen Dance Academy 
 
3623 Hayden Avenue 
 
Culver City, California 90232 
 
If you will be auditioning or if you have any questions, 
 
please contact Nicole Nicholas, Managing Producer at (310) 280-9145 
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OPPORTUNITY: 
 
LOCATION: California 
CATEGORY: Reality TV 
SEEKING: Dancers: 18+, any ethnicity, must be legally eligible to work 
in the US, participate in the program, and legally travel to any 
foreign country in connection with your participation in the program, 
must not be a candidate for public office and must agree not to become 
one until one year after the initial airing, may not participate in 
the program if your participation would create impropriety or the 
appearance of impropriety, must be available for three to five weeks, 
or possibly longer for shooting, as well as one week between 
Jan.-Apr., 2008. 
 
'STEP IT UP' 
Bravo is casting Step It Up, a new reality show in which talented 
people are given the chance to prove that they can be the ultimate 
dancer. This series will show what it really takes to make it in the 
cutthroat dance industry, bringing together dancers from around the 
country and challenging them to master every conceivable dance style, 
from ballet and ballroom to Broadway and burlesque. Alexis Diamond, 
casting assoc. Shoot starts late Nov. 
 
Auditions will be held Sept. 22, noon-6 p.m. at "Hollywood's hottest 
dance venue" Boulevard 3, 6523 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Bring a 
completed and signed application form, completed and signed 
certification of veracity, one separate photo of yourself, a recent 
résumé, a dance routine no longer than three minutes, and music. If 
unable to attend the audition, send submissions by Oct. 15, noon to 
Magical Elves, 2202 S. Figueroa St., PO Box #406, L.A., CA 90007, 
Attn: Step It Up - Bravo Dance Show. Submissions must include a 
completed and signed application form, completed and signed 
certification of veracity, one separate photo of yourself, a recent 
résumé, and a five-minute submission tape clearly labeled with your 
name, address, and phone number. For more info on the audition, email 
bravodancecasting@gmail.com. For the official rules, mail-in 
submission info, or to submit online visit www.bravotv.com. To the 
winner, a cash prize provided. 
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OPPORTUNITY: 
 
Southold Dance Theatre is looking for guest artist for the 2007-2008 
season's production of "The Nutcracker" at the Morris Performing Arts 
Center. Any interested contemporary, classical dancers or advanced 
students may send their resumes and videos to the address below, 
schedule an audition, or e-mail annalexei@msn.com. Southold Dance 
Theatre is located in South Bend, IN – 80 miles east of Chicago. 
 
Compensation: Up to $250 per performance, hotel accommodation, travel. 
 
Available roles include: Arabian, Russian, etc 
 
Alexei Kremnev, Artistic Director 
 
Anna Reznik, Artistic Associate 
 
Southold Dance Theatre 
914 Lincolnway West 
South Bend, IN 46616 
 
Telephone: (574) 233-9841 
Fax: (574) 289-3735 
annalexi@msn.com 
www.southolddance.org 
www.anna-alexei.com 
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OPPORTUNITY:  
 
Auditions- Voices Project: Chicago 
 
Performances with purpose! 
 
 
 
Actors, Dancers, & Physical Theatre Artist Audition for the 2007 
 
Voices Project with performances December 7-9th at Links Hall 
 
 
 
We are seeking a diverse cast with backgrounds in Acting, Dance and 
 
Physical Theatre to represent the diversity of the City of Chicago. 
 
 
 
Ensemble created performance, some physical theatre, music, and writing 
 
Actor Auditions: 9/21 7:30-9:30pm 
 
prepare a storytelling monologue 
 
Dance and Physical Theatre Workshop Auditions 9/23 3-5pm 
 
Auditions will be held at Rast Ballet 1803 W Byron Suite 201 
 
Call 773-486-8261 or email info@danztheatre.org for audition time 
 
 
 
In the fall of 2006, Danztheatre launched The Voices Project. This 
 
project has as its mission the creation of socially-conscious works 
 
that will both illuminate important sociopolitical issues and help 
 
raise awareness for organizations who do work surrounding those 
 
issues. Voices 2007: Chicago will have at its core true stories 
 
collected Chicagoans; the pieces that emerge will reflect the 
 
diversity, strength and warmth that is the backbone of our city's 
 
culture. 
 
 
Ellyzabeth Adler 
 
Adler Danztheatre Project  
 
email: ellyzabeth@danztheatre.org 
 
phone: 773-486-8261 
 
web: http://www.danztheatre.org 
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