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January 12  James Buster Brown’s “LAURA” with Emily Jones

• Intermediate – Advanced
• This class content will continue next Sunday Jan. 19th

January 19  James Buster Brown’s “LAURA” (continued) with Emily Jones

• Intermediate – Advanced 
• This is a continuing class from Jan. 12th

January 26  Broadway Style with Justin Boccitto  of COMMON GROUND 

• Adv/Beginner

February 2   Chloe Arnold Master Class (pre-registration highly suggested)

• Intermediate

February 9 Class with Sydney Baker

• Intermediate 

February 16  Class with Jenna Roe

• Advanced 

February 26  Class with Jenna Roe

• • Advanced

Sydney’s background in tap dance is rich and deeply rooted in both tradition and continued growth. Starting at an early age under the guidance of Beverly Pinkerton, Sydney developed a passion for tap that has only deepened over the years. Her training is expansive, drawing from a range of influential teachers like Professor Robert Reed and Barbara Duffy, and she’s consistently worked to hone her craft by attending tap festivals such as Tap City, the New York City Tap Festival, and The Big Apple Tap Festival. These festivals have not only connected Sydney with world-renowned tap dancers like Brenda Bufalino, Katherine Kramer, Ted Louis Levy, Ali Bradley, and Sam Weber, but have also helped her broaden her artistic horizon. Her experience performing with Tap 24.7 has allowed her to travel to various locations such as Arizona, Seattle, and Detroit, further deepening her appreciation for the versatility of tap dance and its role in bringing communities together. Sydney is excited to continue sharing her artistry through performance, always looking for new ways to connect with her audience and express the unique beauty of tap dance. She believes that live performance offers a special opportunity to engage with the crowd, creating a shared experience that highlights the artistry, rhythm, and emotional depth of the dance form.

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James “Buster” Brown, (1913-2002), a native of  Baltimore, Maryland, was a tap dance legend and the last surviving member of the Copasetics Club, an elite group of master dancers formed to honor the legacy of the great Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. His career spanned seven decades, from touring the Vaudeville circuits to guest appearances in the Broadway hit, Black and Blue. Other career highlights include performances at the Apollo Theater; as a soloist with the Cab Calloway Orchestra; in Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert; in the film, The Cotton Club (dance sequence with Gregory Hines); and on many TV shows, including the PBS special, The Gershwin Gala. He is known for his trademark tap routines including “April In Paris”, “Laura”, “Fascinating Rhythm”, and “Just You Just Me”. An active teacher and choreographer, he is the recipient of fellowships for the New York Foundation for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. From 1997-2002 he hosted a weekly Sunday tap jam session at Swing 46, a Manhattan jazz club on West 46th Street, that quickly became a focal point of attention for the world’s tap community because of Dr. Buster Brown’s genial presence and enthusiastic support for anyone who wanted to express themselves through the dance.  -Max Pollack

“Laura” Buster Brown was a master dancer who was known for the speed of his dancing and up-tempo close rhythms. Even more, he was known and loved internationally for his wry, light-hearted charm, engaging modesty, boundless joy for life, and friend to all tap dancers young and old. Buster Brown’s “Laura” has been a highly lauded routine by tap dancers around the world for decades. Its musical, intricate rhythms have captivated audiences and dancers alike.

While attending college, Emily had the honor of learning “Laura”.

Join Emily…

Sunday 11am 

January 12th & 19th 

to learn Buster Brown’s historical dance, “Laura”

→class content will be progress over the two days←