REVIEWS
“Inspired!”
The New York Times
“A brilliant patchwork!”
The Village Voice
“A hoofer’s delight!”
The New York Sun
“A family reunion... The warmest dance crowds I’ve ever seen!”
The Village Voice
“Must see tap shows! Summer lovefest… omnibus show… hotter than July.”
Dance Magazine
“A nostalgic tribute to the greats of tap dance and a reminder of how valuable and cherished this dance form should be in our culture.”
Theater Scene
“Old time hoofers and youthful innovators contribute to the art form’s growing global vitality. Each artist gave it his or her own spin, joining in an astonishing group improvisation that made the floorboards clatter with the creativity of an art form that is thriving. Spectacular performances, heart-stealing lineup of youngsters, sheer razzle dazzle!”
The Star Ledger, Newark
“The Stomp cast will be sulking as Tap City steals their fan base for a week.”
New York Magazine
“The dancers’ individual styles, the relaxed staging and the genial patter of the tapmeister Tony Waag showed that this distinctively American art form not only has a history, but is alive and well in all its improvisational glory.”
The New York Times
“Tap City delighted some of the warmest dance crowds I’ve ever seen. These performances reflected racial, cultural, generational, physical, and stylistic diversity that much of the dance world would do well to emulate. The shows celebrated tap’s history, its worldwide reach, and the influence on choreographic fancy of everything from postmodernism and social satire to classical music and Latin jazz.”
The Village Voice
“Waag sets the festival’s overall tone of inclusiveness and respect—every imaginable style of tap dance was represented by performers who come in all colors, ages, and nationalities.”
Back Stage
“A mother lode of talent.”
New York Post
“Tap is a dance language known around the world. That message clattered forth joyfully …transcended cultural boundaries.”
The New York Times
“All ages, all races, all genders—in love with the glorious sound of metal on wood.”
Village Voice
“Big tap names and some not so well known, entertained an audience who participated with claps, calls and snapping fingers.”
Financial Times
“As Waag said, ‘All tap dancers speak with their feet,’ and the audience certainly heard the tap dance company’s ‘voices’ as they tapped and clapped!”
Houston County Courier, Crockett, Texas
“The show’s conclusion was a glorious sight to see and hear with so many happy people on stage as they tap danced intricate and well rehearsed steps. It was visually and musically a most professional production and was rewarded by thunderous applause from a most appreciative audience.”
Sanibel Captiva Islander, Sanibel, Florida
“Tap is the most musical of dance forms, creating its own percussive and even melodic effects – and, in the hands of artists such as these, even subtler expressive elements like crescendos and diminuendos.”
Reading Eagle, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
“After two hours of electrifying dancing, Tap City had the 650 audience members tapping out of the auditorium, which is exactly the way it should be.”
The Keystone, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
“A joyful thunderstorm of busy, happy feet.”
The New York Times
“Showbiz-hot and pomo cool.”
The Village Voice
“Truly stellar turns… intriguing explorations taking tap into new areas.”
Newsday
“Tap City showcases the form’s dazzling variety.”
The Associated Press
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