1996 Las Vegas Tap Festival

Information about a tap dancing festival held in Las Vegas in the mid-1990's. (Note that this is NOT the same event as the LV Tap festival founded by Victoria Jones in 2013.) The 1996 festival included two days of tap dancing classes taught by master tap dancers and two evening live performances. The festival faculty and performers included Fayard Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers, Cholly Atakins, Henry LeTang, Chazz Young, and many more of the top names in tap dancing.

EDITION: 1996 Las Vegas Tap Festival
FESTIVAL THEME: "The Stars Come Out"
DATES: August 7-8, 1996
FESTIVAL COORDINATOR: Susan Abbott
CONCERT THEATER: Horn Theater, Cheyenne Campus
CONCERT VENUE: Community College of Southern Nevada
CLASS VENUE: Las Vegas Dance Studio (near CCSN-CC)
LOCATION: Nevada, United States

Activities at the Festival
(1) Concert on August 8 featuring Fayard Nicholas
(2) Concert on August featuring all of the event faculty
(3) Concert on August 8 featuring Fayard Nicholas

Headliner Guest Artists
- Cholly Atkins (1913-2003)
- Fayard Nicholas (1914-2006)
- Henry LeTang (1915-2007)
- Chazz Young (Born: 1932)
- Jack Ackerman (1931-1991)

Other Faculty and Performers
- Susan Abbott-Doskocil (festival coordinator)
- Barbi Evans
- Chrissy Colton
- Hal Belfer
- Norma Miller
- Pat Rico
- Sharon Lynn Kelleher

Performing Arts Database #Event #4158

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