Special Events

October 5, 2008

11:00-12:30 Master Class with Andrew Nemr
Advanced Beginner/Intermediate (ages 12+)

1:00-2:30 Master Class with Andrew Nemr
Intermediate/Advanced (ages 14+)

Cost: $35 per session

Location: Knock On Wood Tap Studio

Advance registration recommended - classes are likely to fill!

Click here to download Master Class flyer

Andrew J. Nemr

Mentored by Gregory Hines, and now Artistic Director and lead dancer of CPD PLUS (Cats Paying Dues), featured on the 2006 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon and Celebrate Brooklyn. Nemr and CPD PLUS' 2008 season "Where the Music Lives" was described as "a welcome return to the elegance of simplicity and the tap dancer as maker of aural magic" by exploredance.com.

An experienced soloist, Andrew has performed in various venues nationally and internationally including the PNC Bank arts Center, NJ, La MaMa, Etc., NY, the Blue Note Jazz Club, NY, Town Hall Theatre, NY, The Duke Theatre, NY, and the Bloomsbury Theatre, London, England. Andrew was featured alongside Jazz greats Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath, Hank Jones, James Carter, and John Faddis in A Great Night in Harlem at the Apollo Theatre, NY, in support of the Jazz Foundation of America and, additionally on Harry Connick Jr.'s Only You Tour at Proctors Theatre, Schenectedy, NY. He most recently has been the featured tap dancer with the Duke Ellington Orchestra presenting Duke Ellington: The Sacred Concerts.

As a founding member and dance captain of Savion Glover's TiDii, Andrew was featured in the critically acclaimed Improvography at The Joyce Theatre (NYC), the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, the Winter Olympics Arts Festival, and the Nijinsky Awards in Monaco. Andrew was also the only tap dancer to be featured in La Nuit Du Hip Hop (A Night of Hip Hop) in Grenoble, France, as part of the dance collective World Soul.

As a host, Andrew's sense of humor and giving nature have made his appearances more than enjoyable. He most recently hosted Walking in Time at the Historic State Theatre, Ithaca, NY, in addition to a number of appearances as the host of the legendary Buster Brown Tap Jam at Swing 46, NYC. Andrew also co-hosted his own ongoing session Dance Attacks, along with Hayes Greenfield, at Teddy's in Williamsburg, NY.

In his efforts to continue to champion the art form of tap dance, Andrew co-founded, along with Gregory Hines, the Tap LegacyTM Foundation, Inc., which produces The Annual Finger Lakes Tap Dance Festival, now in its third year. Andrew is an Advisory Board member of the New York Committee to Celebrate National Tap Dance Day and is a card-carrying member of the original Copasetics, Inc.

Andrew has been blessed to receive the guidance of many of the great tap dancers including Eddie Brown, Harold Cromer, Dr. Bunny Briggs, Dr. Jimmy Slyde, Dr. James "Buster" Brown, LeRoy Myers, Ernest "Brownie" Brown, Henry "Phace" Roberts, Dr. Henry LeTang, Mable Lee, Tina Pratt, Dianne Walker, Savion Glover, Ted Levy, and Gregory Hines.

Andrew holds a BFA in Computer Art from School of Visual Arts, and is certified in Active-Isolated Flexibility by the Wharton Performance Group. Andrew also performs regularly with the legendary Les Paul at the Iridium Jazz Club, NYC, and is on the faculty of Steps on Broadway, NYC.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

7:30 pm

Join us for our first production at the Silver Spring Round House Theatre! Hosts for the evening will be KOW faculty members Gigi Buscaglio and Baakari Wilder. Featured performers will include a wide array of tap dancers from across the DC Metro area. Invited guests include: DCDC's Nancy Newell, Rita Wilson Dancers, Christian Dance Academy Dancers, Young at Heart, Tappers With Attitude, and more. Special featured guest will be Shawna Frey, former KOW faculty member. Seating is very limited; tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:30 pm.

Location:

Round House Theatre
8641 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Tickets:

$l0.00 adults
$8 Students 13 & up (with ID) and Senior Citizens
$5.00 Children 6-12 yrs
Free for Children under 5 years old