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Bambi by Marjorie Benton Cooke (1914), if you can find a copy this is a wonderful book! My absolute favorite in fact. The exaggerations of the characters and the delightful banter between them is utterly charming, I can't help but read passages aloud to my sisters every now and then just to feel...

Oh, and good luck with the musicals!!! That sounds so fun :)

Yeah, when I was in college they were all doing rhythm tap instead of Broadway :( but I took the classes anyway and ended up using them to improve my speed and technique. The heels always had my teacher laughing though when I had to do heel clicks - especially when I nailed them! lol. My final...

You should definitely take it up again! Especially since it's in the blood :) If you've taken it for a few years it should be pretty easy to brush up, how far did you go technique-wise? Any favorite steps/styles you remember? I myself am quite fond of Maxi fords, any variation :D

I'm 24 and my life is a musical. My family's BIG into music, we all play instruments sing old classics together constantly, you never know when Ella Fitzgerald will come bursting out of the kitchen or when a Betty Hutton special will blast out of the pipes of my 14-year old younger sister...

Hello, I'm new to the lounge ^^ Just wondering if there are any other tap dancers here. I've been dancing for about 15 years - My first teacher, Vicky Van Zandt was in quite a few films, American in Paris and Singin' in the Rain for example :) I always get a thrill when I spot her in the movies...