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By Lookout Staff
August 10 -- Hot on
the heels of last week’s
kick-off concert, the Jazz Tap
Ensemble Quintet will tap their
toes -- and heels -- across
the Santa Monica City Hall lawn
Sunday.
The second Jazz on the Lawn
concert features two dancers
and three musicians from the
nationally acclaimed company
that will showcase its virtuoso
talents in a spirited display
of creativity and spontaneity.
"It will make you jump
out of your shoes and beat your
feet," wrote the Wall Street
Journal.
Currently celebrating its 27th
anniversary, Jazz Tap Ensemble
has presented some of the world's
greatest tappers including Gregory
Hines and Savion Glover.
On Sunday, two of Jazz Tap
Ensemble's most gifted and highly
popular tappers, Channing Cook
Holmes and Josette Wiggan will
perform pieces from the Ensemble's
upcoming show American Tap Masterpieces:
The Hollywood Journey along
with tributes to dance legends
Jimmy Slyde and Gregory Hines.
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“Hailed as leaders in
the renaissance of tap, this
outstanding company will present
two dancers and three musicians
from the ensemble whose virtuoso
dancing and musicality will
simply blow you away,”
read a statement from the City’s
Cultural Affairs Division.
“Under the direction
of artistic director Lynn Dally,
these amazing artists will create
a display of spirited creativity
and spontaneity that make the
Ensemble one of Southern California’s
most prestigious dance companies.”
Sunday’s concert, which
begins at 5 p.m. on the City
Hall lawn, is the second of
four Sunday concerts this month
courtesy of the Los Angeles
County Arts Commission’s
Free Concerts in Public program.
The other shows August 19th
and 26th present dazzling jazz
ensembles on the lawn in front
of City Hall and feature cool
trumpet sounds and salsa.
“Bring your friends,
your family and a picnic dinner
to this series of free outdoor
concerts where you can spread
a blanket on the grass, stretch
out in your lawn chair and doze
in the shade of your own beach
umbrella and enjoy the coolest
breezes and hottest sounds in
all of LA,” read a statement
released by the Cultural Affairs
Division.
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