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It’s been said that the late Ann Miller could tap 627 times a minute. Jason Samuels Smith, a lightning-fast tapper himself, isn’t likely to match that speed any time soon. But with his long ...
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Performing Arts Center has announced that Jason Samuels Smith, one of the best tap artists in the world, will teach a Master Class at The National Museum of Dance on ...
Since his appearance at Jacob's Pillow last summer, tapper Jason Samuels Smith has been hoofing ... whom he cites as his introduction to the tap-dance world. Smith was just 15 when Glover ...
"I'm a tap dancer," said Jason Samuels Smith. "Some people would say a hoofer. Some people would say foot percussionist. Some people would say organic mathematician!" There are a lot of ways to ...
According to hoofer Jason Samuels Smith, tap dance encompasses not only sound and movement but also math, history and social studies -- "from the science of metal on wood to the history of the ...
Few will confuse Chitresh Das with Jason Samuels Smith when the two dancers ... from the great epics of Indian literature. Smith, 33, works in tap shoes, and draws inspiration from his own life ...
Available On-Demand Friday, MAY 21 through Tuesday, MAY 25 The unmatched trio of tap titans-Dormeshia, Jason Samuels Smith, and Derick K. Grant-come together for the 4th annual Tap Family Reunion ...
The unmatched trio of tap titans—Dormeshia, Jason Samuels Smith, and Derick K. Grant—come together once more to present the 4th annual Tap Family Reunion featuring the original production ...
Jason Samuels Smith can’t help but see a glaring absence. Dance is as popular as it’s ever been on both the tube and the big screen, but tap is hardly ever a part of the pop-culture picture ...
Tap dancing is thriving everywhere, according to Jason Samuels Smith, one of this distinctive movement form's most articulate exponents, who just returned home from a trip to distant places. "It's a ...