Tap Dancing in Austin, Texas

 
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Tap dancing in Austin, Texas
Rhythm tap in Austin is pretty scarce, but most of it centers around Tapestry Dance Company and the teaching of Acia Gray. They have several walk-in tap classes for adults. They also sponsor a tap jam at The Hideout.

 

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Baby Lawrence, bebop tap master, 1959 (480Kbyte MP3 audio)
Tap dancers Willie Bryant, Leonard Reed, Cholly Atkins and Honi Coles Honi Coles Cholly Atkins Leonard Reed Willie Bryant
Pictured above, from left to right, vaudeville tap duo Willie Bryant and Leonard Reed, and legendary tap duo Charles "Cholly" Atkins and Charles "Honi" Coles. 1948

Pictured to the left, James, Warren, and Ananias Berry -- soft shoe and acrobatic flash act the Berry Brothers. 1936

 

If you see a guy tap dancing on the sidewalk in Austin, it might be "Movin" Melvin Brown. Click here for his web site.
The Berry Brothers tap dancing trio The Berry Brothers