| Tap
in the Far East
There
appears to be a growing interest in Tap dancing
in China, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.
This
summer at Chichester Residential Course we welcomed
Cora Hayashi from Japan and Li Kangsheng (Karl)
from China. Cora is sponsoring this work in China
and all the tutors at Chichester were delighted
with her charming manner and enthusiastic approach.
We wish them every success with their teaching
and will continue to support them in anyway possible.
Marion
Brown brought to my notice the existence of the
Beijing Sports Dance Academy. The school is largely
concerned with Ballroom and Latin but they do
have a thriving Tap department and are looking
for staff, especially those with choreographic
skills. Any teacher interested should contact
Marion Brown on maribrown48@hotmail.com
Malaysia
and Singapore are of course not new to Tap but
there appears to be a growing interest in the
subject and I was most impressed with the standard
of the technique and the dedication of the teachers.
It was also wonderful to see so many young male
candidates. |
