Family Matinee: Tony Waag TAP City at The Joyce Theater!

For 25 years, the American Tap Dance Foundation (ATDF) has served as a vital component of American Tap dance, preserving its remarkable history while nurturing today’s young talent. This season, founder Tony Waag’s Tap City, the NEW YORK City Tap Festival brings together a rich diversity of contemporary Tap dance with a combination of emerging talent as well as premiere choreographers.Leading Tap masters and up & coming young hoofers will revive and re-stage classic choreography by Brenda Bufalino, Gregory Hines, and the legendary Copasetics, while they present their own world premieres. Directed and curated by Tony Waag, the program showcases the variety of styles inherent to the form accompanied by live music and rare historic footage from the ATDF archives. Family Matinee tickets for kids (ages 5-15) are discounted* when purchased and accompanied by an adult paying full-price. Children get their own KidsBill along with a fun Word Search. Enjoy the special opportunity to meet the artists, get autographs, and take pictures following the performances! Most performances run 60 – 90 minutes.