kontrathis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i like it! good!!! greeting from gipsy man

cubanews (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Why that name ?

tapman16 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

tap = sound + movement You should know that since I've said it before AND have backed up my claim with a secondary source. Why can't I dialogue with people who have something researched to bring to the table.

phillieredphil (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

that is one part of tap dancing, if it were all about the tapping it would just be called "tapping" and you wouldn't have a need to do any sort of rythmic moving (dancing). You should know this.

tapman16 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

And could someone please answer my question: Would Kenny G not look incredibly stupid if it were Savion dancing WITH SOUND and he was muted? Does anyone honestly believe that that wouldn't look ridiculous? He's playing rhythm isn't he? YOu mean you guys have to HEAR Kenny G to appreciate his music? NO WAY!!! (sarcasm for those inept).

tapman16 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The part that I absolutely disagree with is that the tap MUSIC could have been kept and would have been 100% supplamental. Fine, Savion looks very cool, but why not taps? Please refer to my previous works cited. Thank you.

tapman16 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I call ballroom dancing a completely visual artform. Being on the rhythm is part of the technique. However there is no dynamics in ballroom dancing, other than an occasional stomp on the floor. In tap the different parts of the shoe make different sounds at different pitches. A heel is like the bass, the tip of the toe could be the high hat, a flat foot could be a crash symbol, etc. We lose all of that in this piece. THE DYNAMICS of his taps.

phillieredphil (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Let me get this straight... You're a dancer who cannot see rythm without hearing both elements of sound? What do you call ballroom dancing?

tapman16 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Here's some WORKS CITED: Broadway and Hollywood, and tap dacer, Ted Louis Levy, would describe tap dance as two things: sound and movement. Now while it is absolutely possible to argue this point one way or ther other, a complete lack of sound = no tap dancing. Plus, just think of how much was lost. Savion is a MUSICIAN. Some have said the Coltrane of Tap. Were his taps not pleasing enough to be put on the track? Was there a board meeting of five 70 + yr. old men who took it out?

tapman16 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ok, 1) Look at this the other way around. Would you all be this serious if it was Kenny G who was mute and just tap dancing? He would look rediculous! 2) a-I am a tap dancer and if you go to my page you can check it out and right a nice comment. b-dancekittyn: isn't that a negative comment on your page for berating other dancers without having some evidence that you know what you are talking about? A pattern...?