7th International Feet Beat Tap Festival

August 4-10, 2003 in Helsinki


COURSES

Van "The Man" Porter 2002

Locations

10 minute walk between ALEX and KAS

Class levels


PART I: Monday August 4th - Wednesday August 6th

Time Studio KAS2 Studio KAS3 Studio ALEX
09:30-10:45 No. 01 / Youth Tap
09:30-10:30 (60 min)

INT/Relax and have fun!

Josh Hilberman

BEG: No. 11 / Latin Tap
Smooth dance movements

Hervé Le Goff

MIX: No. 24/Time Exploration For Movers, August 4-9th (6 days)
Great rhythm exercises from various styles. Develop your listening skills w. an inspiring music teacher for dancers. Make music, have fun and dance! Equipment: Drumsticks and tap shoes or sneakers if you are a non-tapper.

David Yoken

11:15-12:30 INT-ADV: No. 07 / Buck & Wing Tap
Learn the secrets to do wings by an excellent teacher!

Josh Hilberman

BEG: No. 03 / Funky Beats
Tap dancing with funky rhythms

Junior Laniyan: Aug. 4 and Bril Barrett: Aug. 5-6

MIX: No. 22 / Body Drumming, August 5-9th (5 days)
Slapping the body, stamping your feet and singing. Wear tap shoes or sneakers if you are a non-tapper.

Max Pollak


LUNCH

13:30-14:45 INT: No. 08 / Rumba Mix
Afro-Cuban exciting rhythms without taps August 4th and with taps August 5-6th.

Ramon Silverio Aug 4. and Max Pollak Aug 5-6

ADV: No. 05 / Funky Beats
Tap dancing with funky rhythms.

Junior Laniyan: Aug. 4 and Bril Barrett: Aug. 5-6

ELEM: No. 10 / Vernacular Jazz, August 4-6th (3 days)
Fun movements and steps without taps. Very helpful in making you loosen up as a tap dancer. Wear sneakers!

Chester Whitmore

15:15-16:30 ADV: No. 09 / Rumba Mix
Afro-Cuban exciting rhythms with and without taps, see above.

Ramon Silverio Aug 4 and Max Pollak Aug 5-6

INT: No. 04 Funky Beats
Tap dancing with funky rhythms.

Junior Laniyan: Aug. 4 and Bril Barrett: Aug. 5-6

Int. / Lindy Hop
at 15:00-16:15

Minna Marttila & Jari Norkola from Swingsters

16:45-18:00 BEG: No. 06 / Finding the Groove
Relax and enjoy tap rhythms!

Josh Hilberman

INT-ADV: No. 23 / Choreography August 4-9th (6 days)
Includes vernacular jazz, Lindy hop and tap dancing depending on the students special skills. Will be followed by an open stage performance outside Kiasma Sunday August 10th.

Chester Whitmore

18:15-19:15 August 4th and 7th, on August 10th** at 12:00
MIX: No. 25 / Improv. Tap

Win your fears of improvising!

Josh Hilberman

**) Teachers Josh Hilberman and Max Pollak, totally 3 classes.


PART II: Thursday August 7th - Saturday August 9th

Time Studio KAS2 Studio KAS3 Studio ALEX
09:30-10:45 BEG: No. 14 / New Groove
Relax and enjoy groovy tap rhythms!

Josh Hilberman

No. 02 / Youth Tap
09:30-10:30 (60 min)

INT / World Percussion, interesting rhythms.

Olivia Rosenkrantz

6-day course August 4-9th
MIX: Time Exploration for movers.

See part I

David Yoken

11:15-12:30 INT-ADV: No. 15 / Feet Music
Cool tap rhythms with a master

Josh Hilberman

BEG: No. 20 / Contempo Tap
Contemporary rhythm tap with style

Olivia Rosenkrantz

5-day course August 5-9th
MIX: Body Drumming

See part I

Max Pollak


LUNCH

13:30-14:45 INT: No. 16 / Rumba Tap
Afro-Cuban exciting rhythms. Different program from part I

Max Pollak

ADV: No. 13 / New Beats
Tap dancing with funky rhythms

Bril Barrett

ELEM: No. 18 / Lindy hop / Swing
A fun, smooth Afro-American couple dance from the 1930-40s to medium tempo swing music with vernacular jazz dance movements. Wear sneakers or other comfortable shoes!

Chester Whitmore

15:15-16:30 ADV: No. 17 / Rumba Tap
Afro-Cuban exciting rhythms. Different program from Part I

Max Pollak

INT: No. 12 / New Beats
Tap dancing with funky rhythms.

Bril Barrett

ELEM: No. 21 / Latin Tap
Smooth dance movements.

Hervé Le Goff

16:45-18:00 BEG: No. 19 / Contempo Tap
Contemporary rhythm tap with a Japanese touch.

Mari Fujibayashi

6-day course: August 4-9th
INT-ADV: Choreography

See part I

Chester Whitmore

18:15-19:15 August 4th, 7th & 10th
MIX: See Part I/Improv Tap (No. 25)

Win your fears!

Josh Hilberman


Sunday August 10th Workshops

Time Studio KAS3
10:00-11:30 INT-ADV: No. 26 / Counterpoint Tap
Different rhythms on the top of each other.

Mari Fujibayashi

11:30-12:45 MIX: No. 27 / African dance
With live drumming.

Marika Kalenius & Christer Hackman

12:45-13:45 MIX: See part I No. 25 / Improv. Tap.
Finding yourself.

Max Pollak


14:00-17:00

Open stage performance outside Kiasma. The Choreography class will perform.