Events 2009
Tap Dance Day Gets Started at the American Center
May 18, 2009
American Center witnessed on May 14 the opening event for this year Tap Dance Day in Prague - lecture by the American tap dancer, teacher, producer and choreographer Robert Reed about the history of jazz tap dance in the U.S. and his father Leonard Reed, famous for traditional chorus Shim Sham Shimmy.
Robert L. Reed is a much sought after tap teacher, producer, choreographer, and performer. He's taught and performed all over the world. He received rave reviews for his teaching at Broadway Dance Center in NYC. For several years he served as Professor and Artist-In -Residence at a performing arts university. Mr. Reed is proficient at teaching many styles of tap and is the protégé of Maceo Anderson, a founding member of the Four Step Brothers dance act.
He is the founder and executive/artistic director of the internationally renowned St. Louis Tap Festival, which is now in it's 16th year. Reed is also the founder of the Robert L. Reed Tap Heritage Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization.
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