Thinking On Their Feet premiered at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, OH on April 19, 2009. Five women featured in the movie, Brenda Bufalino, Heather Cornell, Lynn Dally, Acia Gray, and Lynn Schwab were able to attend, along with director Jenai Cutcher and producers Victoria Uris, Candace Feck, Janet Parrot, and Susan Heimburger. These photos document the sold-out screening, panel discussion, and reception.
Thinking On Their Feet documents the women who revolutionized the art of American percussive dance. Determined to keep tap dance alive, they sought out former vaudeville and MGM hoofers and convinced them to return to the stage, forging a place for tap in venues better known for producing ballet and modern dance.
The film shows intimate portraits of the most influential living women tap dancers emerging from scenes in the studio, personal interviews and conversations, as well as footage of performances and choreography. This film features Brenda Bufalino, Heather Cornell, Lynn Dally, Anita Feldman, Jane Goldberg, Sarah Petronio, Linda Sohl-Ellison, and more. Additional tap artists and historians share their perspectives on the causes and effects of the "Tap Renaissance."
We are pleased to presentthe trailer for our first documentary film, Thinking On Their Feet: Women of the Tap Renaissance. Click here to watch.
Producer and director Susan Heimburger and Jenai
Cutcher will be attending and conducting a discussion following each
screening. For more information, please visit the TOTF website or click here.
Please join us for Adult Beginner classes, advanced get-togethers, and performances.
Our next beginner class is Wednesday, March 31 at 5:30, followed by a Tap Gathering at 6:30, both in the South Campus Gateway. Stay tuned for a schedule of performance events in April and May.
On Wednesday, March 10, the OSU Tap 1 and 2 students will present their very own informal concert. fully produced, promoted, and performed by them. And they did most of the choreography, too!
Here is the flyer designed by Sarah Gange and Shiman Liu