Tap Wings Fest

Name: Tap Wings Fest
Start: 2024-09-20T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-09-22T12:30:00+01:00
Location: Oxford House Creative Hub

Schedule

Fri Sep 20 2024 at 07:00 pm to Sun Sep 22 2024 at 12:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Oxford House Creative Hub | Plymouth, EN

A weekend immersion and celebration of the rhythm tap dance world with Annalisa Mattioli, dancer, teacher and choreographer from Italy.
WHEN & WHERE?
Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd of September 2024.
In Plymouth, using the amazing facilities of Oxford House Creative Hub & Cafe Momus in Stonehouse.
This weekend immersion will take you through the following themes…
TAP, TAPAS & WINE AT CAFE MOMUS
SATURDAY TAP DANCING INTENSIVE + BODY PERCUSSION
SATURDAY TAP NIGHT PARTY
SUNDAY TAP IMPROV
WHAT?
Maria Moreno from Kaboom! & music act Kid Hyena has put together this immersion rhythm tap dance weekend inviting an exceptional dancer, teacher and choreographer from Italy. Keep on reading to discover the treats we have prepared for you!
WHO?
The classes will be delivered by Annalisa Mattioli a tap dancer, teacher and choreographer from Italy.
In 2015, she won a scholarship to attend the PROFESSIONAL TAP TRAINING PROGRAM at the ESCOLA LUTHIER DANSA in Barcelona, Spain, directed by the international dancer Guillem Alonso, her teacher and mentor.
She performed in the tap show “FRAGMENTS RELOADED” at the SATtheater in Barcelona with SHARON LAVI TAP COMPANY and she was member of BARCELONA RHYTHM TAP COMPANY. She performed as a tap dancer in the videoclip’s song “You and I” by Barns Courtney and she took part of the jazz nights in Barcelona with the live band “TIN PAN CLAN”. She also performed improvising with live jazz musician in different events and festivals arond Europe like Sun Tap Festival in Seville (Spain) where in 2018 she was noticed and invited by SARAH REICH to join her “TAP MUSIC PROJECT” in Los Angeles.
Annalisa has more than 10 years of experience as a teacher and a choreographer. After travelling in the United States, she became a Faculty Member of Escola LUTHIER Dansa and of Musical Theater Academy AULES, both based in Barcelona, where she taught more than 150 students across 4 years in Tap and Modern-jazz. She received many awards and credits as a choreographer in dance competitions in Italy, Spain, Switzerland (Swiss tap championship) and Germany (Ido World Tap Championship).
In recent years she has been invited as a guest teacher and dancer in several festivals such as Stockholm Tap Festival (Sweden), Florence Tap Festival (Italy) and Castellon Tap Festival (Spain).
Since 2018 she has performed as a soloist tap artist in SWING MACHINE ORCHESTRA concert’s in Madrid with whom she also toured throughout Spain.
Last year she was called to be a Judge of the SWISS TAP CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 representing Italy in Winterthur (Switzerland) and presently she is working to spread and show the art of Tap dance in Italy and dancing in new projects in Italy and Spain.
WHY?
I (Maria from Kaboom! and Kid Hyena) am a musician, tap dancer, performer and teacher. I have been musically active in bands for 15 years now where I write my own music, sing, play melodica and synthesizers, and tap dance. With my bands I have performed in many types of music venues, festivals and events across Europe and the UK, and have delivered workshops centred around my strongest skills which are body percussion and tap dancing. In these workshops I convey the knowledge of these skills with the power of these tools to become a catalyst for positive change in one self.
In November 2022 I moved to Plymouth and in January 2023 I started delivering rhythm tap dance classes for the community and the scene has been growing in a very uplifting, powerful and positive way. Rhythm tap dance has both touched me and my students in many positive and different ways, I feel very grateful for all the amazing people that I have had the chance to meet! Before me, there was no rhythm tap dance scene in the city, and I love to teach to bring this beautiful artform which brings immense positive mental and physical attributes to anyone who experiences it. Bringing a renown dancer to the city is an exceptional opportunity which will allow everyone to enjoy this artform from a different perspective.
Rhythm tap dance has offered me a beautiful path in my life. I have been a musician all my life, and from a very young age I started performing and rhythm was always a great passion of mine. This brought me to study body percussion, and from there I discovered tap dancing 15 years ago. Since I discovered it, I completely fell in love with it and have never stopped dancing. I applied all my musical and rhythmical knowledge to this artform, using my feet as a drumkit, applying it to my musical band and exploring it from many different avenues. As a person I like to break down boundaries of perception, and this is what I have since done with my tap dance journey . That's why I think that anyone can dance, anywhere, anytime! Come and have a try!
Detailed Information
To be part of this rhythm tap immersion fest you don't need to attend to all the activities, you can pick and choose what you want to do! But we recommend to take this opportunity and do as much as you can across the weekend!
Upon booking your package you will receive a form which will allow you to choose the classes you want to attend to. Please fill up the form in the 48h following your payment to assure you will have a place in the class you want to attend.
Book before August 5th and enjoy an Early Bird discount of 10%
By booking you will enjoy of 2 FREE sessions of TAP WINGS after the fest
All Tap Wings students will enjoy of a 10% discount in the final price
TAP, TAPAS & WINE
Friday 7pm at Cafe Momus - 14-17 Manor St, Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TL.
Friday evening we will have a presentation of the event at the continentally ambiented and atmospheric Cafe Momus. You can book independently for this evening to get a feel for the weekend event, and if there are places available you can sign up to the weekend activities on the night.
At this evening introduction you will get to know the teacher and the other participants of the event, all surrounded by tap vibes, good wine and a selection of tapas to get you ready for the weekend ahead.
Cafe Momus will be offering a special Tapas & Wine menu for £10. Once you do your booking you will be sent a form where you can choose if you want the Tapas & Wine (this will be paid directly to Cafe Momus).
RHYTHM TAP DANCING INTENSIVE CLASSES & BODY PERCUSSION
Saturday at Oxford House Creative Hub - 29 Manor St, Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TW.
Throughout the day of Saturday there will be different classes with Annalisa Mattioli focused for different levels at Oxford House Creative Hub. From complete beginners to high intermediate level, you are free to pick and choose the sessions you would like to attend to. It is always a good idea, for those who have danced before, to join also the lower levels to get yourself warmed up for the day ahead and to experience a different approach into simple steps. There is always something new and unique to learn in the rhythm tap world! It is also a great opportunity to push yourself into higher level classes to try something new.
Parallel to these classes with Annalisa, Maria Moreno will be delivering body percussion sessions for those who want to experience rhythm deeper and with a different perspective! Body percussion is a great tool for any dancer, musician, or anybody who is interested in rhythm and dance.
10 - 11AM: BASIC STEPS (1H)
We will take this session literally step by step, beat by beat. Ideal for those who have never danced before and are curious and want to explore for the first time the world of rhythm tap dance. Also suitable for those who have a beginners / advanced beginners / intermediate level and want to warm up before the full day of dancing.
11.30 - 12.45PM: BEGINNERS (1.15H)
Dive in to this session and start working on technique aspects and small choreos and combinations. Suitable for those who have never danced before and for those with more level but want to warm up and learn new combinations and new approaches to tap dancing.
1.45 - 3PM: ADVANCED BEGINNERS (1.15H)
We will start pushing the challenge a bit further with this session, having the understanding that you know certain steps and combinations, you will get a bit further with your learning. If this is your first time dancing, this could be an interesting way of pushing yourself after having done the previous sessions!
3.15 - 4.45PM: INTERMEDIATE (1.30H)
Class for those who have been dancing for sometime and are confident with steps and combinations. Get ready to challenge yourself with more complex techniques and combos! If you are an advanced beginner, this could be a very interesting activity to do to try something new!
BODY PERCUSSION AT 10.15 - 11.15AM & 5 - 6PM
Explore the world of body percussion with these 1 hour sessions. Both sessions will be for general level with the same focus.
TAP NIGHT PARTY
Saturday 8pm at Cafe Momus - 14-17 Manor St, Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TL.
After an immersion tap dance day we will have an explosive night of live music and live dancing at Cafe Momus. Here there will be other tap dance performers, Annalisa joining musicians, Kid Hyena performing with live tap dance, and other dancing performances to feel the effervescense of movement, uplifting, rhythm and joy!
SUNDAY IMPROV
Sunday at Oxford House Creative Hub - 29 Manor St, Stonehouse, Plymouth PL1 1TW.
11AM - 12.30PM: ALL LEVELS
You have been immersed in the rhythm tap dance world. Now it is time to learn the tools to improvisation to help with rhythmical thinking and expressive dancing.
We will finalise the weekend immersion with an improvisation class with the addition of the Beat Sessions Crew to experience rhythm in different forms!