A Celebration of The American Tap Dance Foundation at Bruno Walter Auditorium, NY Public Library for the Performing Arts

Hosted by the Board of the American Tap Dance Foundation & the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the Library for the Performing Arts, this special event will include a Lifetime Achievement Award to Tony Waag, ATDF Founding Art./Exec. Dir. for his 24 years of service, leadership, & inspiration to the tap community. Live performance, speeches & a film are included in the lineup. Directed by four-time Tony Award nominee Randy Skinner, the evening will include actor Bill Irwin and top tappers Chloe Arnold and Michelle Dorrance; a presentation of “Just in Time,” restaged and choreographed by Tony Waag; “Taking a Chance on Love,” performed by Brenda Bufalino & Tony Waag, choreographed by Charles “Honi” Coles and Brenda Bufalino; and a performance by "Tap & Tray,” with dancers Kurt Albert & Klaus Bleis from Germany. Lynn Schwab, Karen Callaway Williams, Jenai Cutcher, Ivan Owens, Adante Power and Felipe Galganni - ATDF staff, teachers, and ATDF Artists in Residence - round out the cast.