Have Tap Shoes Will Travel Have Tap Shoes Will Travel

Last August, 1st of 2022 former Tap Dog, Anthony Lo Cascio and his wife who is also not only a tap dancer, but a best friend of both Ernie and Rosita on Sesame Street Live tours, Staci Lo Cascio. We met up in St. Paul, we drank some nice bourbon, and talked about so many things from ASMR to Yerba Mate, to the Holy Trinity of Tap Dancing Anthonys where he reveals who their 4th member of honor is. You can find Anthony on all social media platforms as well as at taplifecompany.com and locafoodsinc.com



Thank you to Keane Sense of Rhythm, Cathy Wind and Ellen Keane for their support. They’re producing their National Tap Dance Day event Saturday May 27th at the Como Lakeside Pavilion in St. Paul, MN. More info at tapcompany.org



Thank you to The Dancing Fair. If you need tap shoes, dance-related footwear, leg wear, or body wear, hit up the Matt the Shoe Guy at DancingFair.com



Shoutout to Ricci Milan and the Rhythm Street Movement for bringing Anthony Lo Cascio to MN. RSM is presenting The Storyboard Experience again this summer July 31st - August 5th at the Cowles Center for Dance in Minneapolis, more info at rhythmstreetmovement.com 



Shoutout to Ashley Gonzalez of the Radient Rhythm Initiative and the Swingin’ Into Summer tap festival in St. Cloud, MN June 8-11th, visit radiantrhythminitiative.com for more information and to register.



Kaleena Miller Dance and KMD2, are doing a 4-night run of shows at the Southern Theatre in Minneapolis. May 11th and May 12th KMD2 will perform an evening of Tap Dance, with new and classic works by Leon Collins (as taught and shared by Dianne Walker and Lia Spirka), Naomi Funaki, Kaleena Miller, Bobby Hamilton and Tony van de Light, as well as KMD2 company members. southerntheater.org/shows/kmd2-in-concert



May 13th and May 14th, Kaleena Miller Dance presents Quartet, a 60-minute, sound-focused dance work in 4 parts. Choreographed by Kaleena Miller. Music Consultation from Aby Wolf. southerntheater.org/shows/quartet



Tap master Dianne Walker, yes aunt Dianne, is launching the Dianne Walker Foundation. Please visit her GoFundMe page and chip in to help her launch this special tap legacy foundation. She is preserving and archiving the works of her mentor Leon Collins, and that’s only the beginning. It’s going to do wonderful things for the world of tap dancing. The goal is to raise $50,000. Make your donation at GoFundMe.com/Dianne-walker



I’m teaching a 6-week session of Monday night adult tap classes at Lundstrum Performing Arts in Minneapolis starting Monday June 12th through July 25th. Visit lundstrum.org for more information.



On this episode we discuss everything from how Anthony and Staci eat a diet of no corn, gluten, soy, nor dairy, to Chez lounges, ASMR, the Coney Island Cyclone rollercoaster, dash cams, how it isn’t appropriate to call a “dip” a “death drop,” and shout-outs to Tony Danza and Mary Lou Henner tap dancing on the set of Taxi, rehearsals in Fridley with Stephanie Harmon, Anthony Morigerato, Anthony Russo, Jen Vermes, Michael Flatley, Daisy Duke, Chris Erk and how he scored tickets to “YES”, Time Brickey, Sam Weber, Christopher Walken, Fatboy Slim.



At the beginning and end of this episode, is a recording from 3/15/23. Ashley Gonzalez and Anna Esposito sent me a message inviting me to a jazz jam that happens every Tuesday night at a place called Whitey’s World Famous Saloon in NE Minneapolis. Bassist Graydon Peterson hosts it and plays upright bass, Joe Strachan was on keys, and I was tap dancing on Ashley’s Omara tap board.



Do you have questions? Comments? Tap-related things you’d like me to know about? Send me a message rick@havetapshoeswilltravel.com, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and I’m even on TikTok @RickTheTapDancer.



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Time Brickey from Chicago, IL is in Minneapolis performing in Jelly's Last Jam. He talks about his mentors including Reggio "The Hoofer" McLaughlin & Tristan Bruns, tap shoe mics, performing in blackface, and receives a call from Ted Louis Levy. Visit his site www.heyti.me

This episode also includes shout-outs to; Erinn Liebhard, Anthony Lo Cascio, Dianne "Lady Di" Walker, Jared Grimes, Sarah Reich, DeWitt Fleming Jr., Julius Collins, Brittany Marie, Kaleena Miller, Shoe Horn, Eugene Flemming, Geoff "Tasty" LeCrone, Lia Spirka, Max Pollak, Ricci Milan, Galen Higgins, Michelle Dorrance, Nicholas Young, and many more.

"Pale Moonlight" by Andy Ausland used with permission, and available on Spotify and Apple Music.

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Friday 5/27 MN Tap Experience & Saturday 5/28 - National Tap Dance Day, Como Pavilion, St. Paul - Keane Sense of Rhythm - tapcompany.org
6/9 - 6/12 Swingin' Into Summer, St. Cloud, MN - radiantrhythminitiative.com
8/1 - 8/6 The Storyboard Experience, Minneapolis, MN - rhythmstreetmovement.com

A big THANK YOU to:

Dancing Fair at dancingfair.com

ADDITIONAL TAP WEBSITES:

M.A.D.D. Rhythms maddrhythms.com

Buckets and Tap Shoes bucketsandtapshoes.com

Sarah Reich sarahreich.com

Max Pollak mxpllk.com

Ayodele Casel ayodelecasel.com

Dorrance Dance dorrancedance.com

"Go in rhythm, y'all." - Professor Robert L. Reed, St. Louis Tap and Heritage Festival


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Max Pollak was in town for the Twin Cities Tap Festival and stopped by Studio 101 last October. He shared stories of his life as a tap dancer, and also insights into Cuban music history, tap floor design tips, ideas on how to record body percussion. He even sheds some light on the nuances of the very rarely talked about “Austrian Clavé.”



“North 2nd Street” and “Xceler8" from the Bucket Drummin’ Volume 1 album by The Ausland Brothers is available on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, or even as an autographed CD.



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A big THANK YOU to:

Twin Cities Tap Festival, 10/20-23, 2022
twincitiestap.com



Dancing Fair at dancingfair.com



Cathy Wind & Ellen Keane at
Keane Sense of Rhythm - tapcompany.org





ADDITIONAL TAP WEBSITES:

M.A.D.D. Rhythms
maddrhythms.com



Buckets and Tap Shoes
bucketsandtapshoes.com



Rhythm Street Movement
rhythmstreetmovement.com



Sarah Reich
sarahreich.com



Max Pollak
mxpllk.com



Ayodele Casel
ayodelecasel.com



Dorrance Dance
dorrancedance.com



"Go in rhythm, y'all." - Professor Robert L. Reed, St. Louis Tap and Heritage Festival


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Sarah Reich (Performer, Choreographer, Instructor, Composer) has emerged as one of the new leaders in the art form of Tap Dance. This Los Angeles native has been sought after to perform, choreograph, and teach in over 40 countries. "I want to continue to bring tap into mass media with great respect and quality," she says, focusing on "reprogramming the minds of the general public on their perception of tap dance." (Dance Magazine 2017)

Sarah has become one of the art form's pop culture ambassadors, thanks to her appearances in videos with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox. Her videos with them have garnered millions of views on YouTube, all receiving rave reviews. She has toured the world with PMJ playing prestigious venues such as Radio City Music Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Sydney Opera House as well as a televised PBS special filmed in Las Vegas.

She is also creator of the Tap Music Project teaching tap dancers musicality with a live band in class.

"Respect The Dance" from the New Change album by Sarah Reich is used in this episode with permission from the artist.
Available on Spotify, Apple Music, or as an autographed CD when purchased here SarahReich.com

Questions? Comments? Ideas? Visit Anchor.fm/HaveTapShoesWillTravel and record a quick voicemail message using your phone.
While you're there, please make a donation to the podcast. It's very easy to become a monthly supporter at the $1, $5, or $10 levels. Any amount is greatly appreciated and goes toward hosting our website and purchasing equipment.

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Twin Cities Tap Festival, October 21-24, 2021, Minneapolis, Twin Cities Tap Festival - twincitiestap.com

THANK YOU to Matt & Carrie at dancingfair.com, Cathy Wind & Ellen Keane at Keane Sense of Rhythm - tapcompany.org

ADDITIONAL TAP WEBSITES
M.A.D.D. Rhythms - maddrhythms.com
Buckets and Tap Shoes - bucketsandtapshoes.com
Rhythm Street Movement - rhythmstreetmovement.com
Ayodele Casel - ayodelecasel.com
Dorrance Dance - dorrancedance.com

"Go in rhythm, y'all." - Professor Robert L. Reed, St. Louis Tap and Heritage Festival

#BlackLivesMatter #tapdancepodcast #HaveTapShoesWillTravel #TapTravelers #SarahReich #RickTheTapDancer


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First off, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the one and only Dianne Walker!!! Also a T.B.I. recovery progress update, 1-2-3-4 vs. 5-6-7-8, no food is "to die for," and so much more.


Bucket Drummin' Volume 1 by The Ausland Brothers available on iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, and Spotify. Copy/paste and search it. 10 tracks all-percussion. Perfect for tap class! We could also mail you a CD if you'd prefer. (Send us an email!)

As promised, our website launched on Saturday August 14th, check it out havetapshoeswilltravel.com

Questions? Comments? Ideas?
Visit Anchor.fm/HaveTapShoesWillTravel and record a quick voicemail message using your phone. 

Send me an email. Hit me up! rick@havetapshoeswilltravel.com
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. @HaveTapShoesWillTravel

Thank you to Matt and the staff at Dancing Fair, Cathy Wind & Keane Sense of Rhythm, and Andy Ausland and the Stir Fry Wizards for the music!



ADDITIONAL WEBSITES

Dancing Fair - dancingfair.com 

Buckets and Tap Shoes - bucketsandtapshoes.com 

Twin Cities Tap Festival - twincitiestap.com 

Keane Sense of Rhythm - tapcompany.org 

Rhythm Street Movement - rhythmstreetmovement.com 

Sarah Reich - sarahreich.com 

M.A.D.D. Rhythms - maddrhythms.com 


"Go in rhythm, y'all."
- Professor Robert L. Reed, St. Louis Tap and Heritage Festival  

#BlackLivesMatter #tapdancepodcast #HaveTapShoesWillTravel #TapTravelers


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From growing up dancing together, to 10 Foot 5, and beyond, Brian Karoff and I talk for a long time, then at the end you get a bonus live recording of when the Stir Fry Wizards opened for Turn Back Now at the 501 in 2010.

You’ll hear all about our days at Studio 54 in the Taylor Building on North 2nd Street in Minneapolis, tap dancing at the TWA Dome in St. Louis for 50,000 people, the time when Brian, Andy, and I brought our tap shoes to Paisley Park, tap dancing on the 3rd Street Promenade while Duke and his dad Steve drummed on buckets, and the MTv pilot 10 Foot 5 shot in Los Angeles in 2001. Stories galore as we stroll down Memory Lane.

Also shout outs to Ricci Milan, Luke Kolling, Terrell Woods, Paul Wonsavage, Shoehorn, Ryan Lance, Tim Kasper, and many more.

Bucket Drummin' Volume 1 by The Ausland Brothers available on iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, and Spotify. Copy/paste and search it.
10 tracks all-percussion. Perfect for tap class! We could also mail you a CD if you'd prefer. (Send us an email!) 

As promised, our website launched on Saturday August 14th, and we've got HTSWT stickers and buttons just waiting to get into your hands!
Please check it out, and let us know what you would like to see on it. havetapshoeswilltravel.com

Questions? Comments? Ideas? Visit Anchor.fm/HaveTapShoesWillTravel and record a quick voicemail message using your phone. We also welcome your tap dance-related book recommendations and movie suggestions. While you're there, please make a donation to the podcast. It's very easy to become a monthly supporter at the $1, $5, or $10 levels. Any amount is greatly appreciated and goes toward hosting our website and purchasing equipment. 

Send me an email. Hit me up! rick@havetapshoeswilltravel.com Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
@HaveTapShoesWillTravel 

Thank you to Matt and the staff at Dancing Fair, Cathy Wind & Keane Sense of Rhythm, and Andy Ausland and the Stir Fry Wizards for the music! 

ADDITIONAL WEBSITES 

Dancing Fair - dancingfair.com
Buckets and Tap Shoes - bucketsandtapshoes.com
Twin Cities Tap Festival - twincitiestap.com
Keane Sense of Rhythm - tapcompany.org
Rhythm Street Movement - rhythmstreetmovement.com
Sarah Reich - sarahreich.com
M.A.D.D. Rhythms - maddrhythms.com

"Go in rhythm, y'all." - Professor Robert L. Reed, St. Louis Tap and Heritage Festival

#BlackLivesMatter #tapdancepodcast #HaveTapShoesWillTravel


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