“I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy.” (Mitch Hedberg)
Arquivo da categoria ‘Tap Words’
23 mai
Tap Words – Fayard Nicholas
“My father was a great influence on me. He said to me one day while I was dancing, ‘Son, that’s fine. You do it very well. But don’t do what other people do. Do your own thing.’” (Fayard Nicholas, na foto à direita de seu irmão Nicholas, da grande dupla The Nicholas Brothers)
19 abr
Tap Words – Gregory Hines
“Não me lembro de não dançar….Quando me dei conta, estava vivo, aqueles eram meus pais, eu podia andar e falar, e eu podia dançar.” (Gregory Hines, 1946-2003)
11 jul
Tap Words – Gregory Hines
“A tap festival in New York? I don’t know whether to laugh or cry with joy! I’ve been traveling around the world attending tap festivals for over 15 years now, hoping one day The Big Apple would finally show everyone how it’s done. Hoping that someone would step up (Pun) and make it happen where [...]
9 jun
Tap Words – Santo Agostinho
“Eu louvo a dança, pois ela liberta o ser humano do peso das coisas – une o solitário à comunidade. Eu louvo a dança, que tudo pede e tudo promove; saúde, mente clara e uma alma alada. Dança é a transformação do espaço, do tempo e do ser humano, este constantemente em perigo de fragmentar-se, [...]
13 mai
Tap Words – Brenda Bufalino
“My work grows out of nature, like a leaf from the tree, like lichen on a stone.” (Brenda Bufalino) Fonte: internet.
2 mai
Tap Words – Gregory Hines
“(…) when I tap dance for people, they’re not just seeing me, they’re seeing me and they’re seeing Bunny Briggs, Harold and Fayard Nicholas, Gene Kelly, Sandman Simms, Baby Lawrence, Steve Condos and, of course, Henry LeTang, my teacher.” (de Gregory Hines – foto -, no prefácio de “TAP! – The Greatest Tap Stars and [...]
11 abr
Tap Words – Bojangles
“But Doctor, you don’t seem to understand.When I walk, I get short of breath.When I talk, I get tired.I even cough and choke when I tries to lie down.But Doctor, when I dance I feel wonderful.” (Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson, aos 70 anos – em 1949, portanto -, para um médico que sugeriu que ele parasse [...]
18 set
Tap Words – Buster Brown
“The minute I hear his name, a smile comes to my face. He’s one of the best people I’ve ever known, with one of the biggest hearts in the world. He never tells you that you did it wrong, he always says, ‘No, that’s right, that’s your way.’ That always made me want to keep [...]
31 ago
Tap Words – Valorizar
“I know I couldn’t do what I do if it wasn’t for all the cats who came before me, who developed the steps and the spirit and the culture of tap.” (Savion Glover)
27 ago
Tap Words – Savion Glover
“I do a wing on the leftPaddle my roll real loud – Then get funky like that bass lineFrom ‘Move That Crowd’.When I slide like JimmyYou can’t stop my taps‘Cause they comin’ from thá feetOf tha Dancin’ Maniac.” (Savion Glover)
25 ago
Tap Words – Sammy Davis Jr.
“I want to die with my tap shoes on.” (Sammy Davis Jr., como “Little Mo” no filme “Tap”)
23 ago
Tap Words – Gene Kelly
“Some streets wind crookedly between long rowsOf dingy, dirty housesThat frown down upon them with their lank, long faces.Some streets flow gracefully along, bordered by stately treesAnd calm, palatial mansionsThat smile at them in silent, tranquil peace.One street I know climbs roughly up a rugged hill,Surmounting many huge, impeding bouldersUntil it gains the top;And then [...]
