“Footnotes brings a charming warmth and a real groove to the stage!”

- Michelle Dorrance

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Footnotes is available to perform for special events, long-term care facilities or hospitals. The Ensemble also is available to come to your studio to teach classic tap routines by our greatest choreographers including Bill Bojangles Robinson, Eddie Brown, Buster Brown, Leon Collins, Leonard Reed and others, as well as contemporary choreography. Contact Mimi or Robin for futher information.

Classics Day Workshops | Contemporary Workshops

Classics Day Workshops

Footnotes Tap Ensemble members teach these popular workshops in the triangle area and across North Carolina. Teachers are available for weekend travel to any destination.

Register now for Classics Day Fayetteville!

Costs
Choreography: $130 per 75 min session and travel expenses
Travel rates: $0.45 per mile (or plane fare), per dium: $40 per day if workshop includes an overnight stay, hotel fees.

Walkaround
by Honi Coles
All levels - One Session

Paddle and Roll
by Carnell Lyons
Loads of fun! Intermediate - One to two sessions

Doin' the New Low Down
by Bill Bojangles Robinson
Intermediate - Two sessions

Laura
by Buster Brown
Intermediate/Advanced - Two sessions

Dorothy’s Shim Sham
by Dorothy Wasserman
A verion of the Shim Sham with a fun and rhythmic twist! Intermediate/Advanced - One to two sessions

Shim Sham Shimmy
by Leonard Reed
A must for any tap dancer. Beginner/Intermediate - One session

EB chorus
by Eddie Brown
Intermediate/Advanced - Two to three sessions

12th Street Rag
by Zita Harris
Charleston dance that is so much fun to perform for dancers and audience. Intermediate - One to two sessions

Leon 2
as learned from Dianne Walker
Classic four chorus dance, a great performance piece. Intermediate/Advanced - Four sessions

Coming Home
by Danny Daniels
Intermediate/Advanced - Two to three sessions

Contemporary Workshops

Footnotes will teach company choreography to a performing tap group of Intermediate to Advanced dancers. Featured dances are choreographed by company members. Please allow 2-3 sessions of 2-3 hours each.

Costs
Choreography: $750 plus travel expenses
Travel rates: $0.45 per mile (or plane fare), per dium: $40 per day if workshop includes an overnight stay, hotel fees.

Dances by Robin Vail
All That Jazz
Music from the movie "Chicago" Soundtrack
Advanced - Fosse style jazz/tap, 4:00
Minimum 8 dancers

Java Jive
Music by Manhattan Transfer
Intermediate - Soft shoe, 2:24
3-5 dancers

Wink and a Smile
Music by Harry Connick, Jr.
Intermediate/Advanced - Soft shoe, 2:27
2 dancers

Corazon Espinado
Music by Carlos Santana
Advanced - Latin style, 4:36
Minimum 4 dancers

Dances by Mimi Benjamin
Meditation
Intermediate - Carribean style, 3:12
Any size group

Jam
Music by Glorydive
Advanced - Unique and soulful, 3:34
Minimum 6 dancers

What’s on Tap?
Advanced - Acapella, 4:00
Minimum 6 dancers

Suite for Flute and Piano
Music by Claude Bolling
Advanced - Classical and Jazz, 5:39
Minimum 6 dancers

Nashville Blues
Advanced - Bluegrass, 3:15
Large group

Dances by Erin O’Reilly
Take 5
Music by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Advanced - Classy jazz/tap, 3:30
5 dancers

Turnaround
Music by The Herbaliser
Intermediate - Funky hip hop, 3:17
Minimum 7 dancers

Bop
Music by The Nylons
Intermediate/Advanced - Be-bop jazz/tap, 3:10
Minimum 7 dancers