Historical October 1989 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
“Tap the Loop!’ the first effort in St. Louis to bring together area hoofers, will be presented October 20 and 21 at the Center of Contemporary Arts.
The concert, presented by the University City Community Foundation, will be part of the annual Loop in Motion Arts Festival. Dancers will include DeJuan Collins, the 1985 national “Star Search” winner and a member of the Second Generation Step Brothers; Jeff Craven, a local tap artist; Jan Feager, Artistic Director of Tapsichore; Kari Ladig, owner of Steps Unlimited Studio; Karen Kelsey, who has appeared in the three most recent SDCC melodrama productions; and Sanjay Shastri, who won the St. Louis area “Great Tap Challenge” in January, 1989. Skinker- DeBaliviere resident Susan Fay is producing “Tap the Loop!’ “This is a great idea. Whose idea was this? I think it’s a wonderful idea!” said Collins, when he found out about “Tap the Loop!’ The concerts will be presented at 8:00 p.m. at the Center of Contemporary Arts, 524 Trinity Avenue, in University City.
A matinee will be presented at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 20, for school children. Financial assistance for this concert was provided by the University City Community Foundation, the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, October 1989.
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