Coffs Harbour woman Lorraine Kaemphel was 70 when she took up tap dancing as a way of staying fit and making friends. Ms Kaemphel said she took two dance classes a week, including tap classes with her friend and dance instructor, Julie Ross. Ms Kaemphel's dancing future was threatened six years after starting tap classes when she underwent triple bypass …
Actor Dulé Hill's big break was in 1999 on Aaron Sorkin's "The West Wing," where he played Charlie Young, the personal aide to President Jed Bartlet, played by Martin Sheen. We want to add value to the world around us.” Much like Hill's experiences as a young dancer, many of the artists featured in the show are happiest when they …
In a quiet backyard nestled in the Sherman Oaks hills, seasoned jazz musician Larry Goldings begins to play the punchy opening notes to Van Halen’s “ Jump ” on his prized melodica. With Goldings playing the piano and Sullivan providing rhythmic beats through her tap shoes, the two improvise music together and bust out smooth, soulful renditions of musical theater …
Arthur Duncan, who kept tap dancing visible and relevant across the country on television when most had relegated it to the past and who also broke ground as a Black entertainer, has died at 97. Duncan was best known for his 18-year run on “The Lawrence Welk Show” as the only Black cast member, and is widely regarded as a …
