The globe-trotting North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble will strut their stuff for local audiences at their annual shows at the Carolina Theater—located at 309 West Morgan Street in Durham—on Saturday, April 24th at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 25th at 2 p.m.
The shows will feature the company members performing their varied repertory, accompanied by live music.
In addition, NCYTE alumna Michelle Dorrance will take a break from performing in the national tour of STOMP to dance in the show.
Headlining with Michelle is Jason Janas. Jason is a nationally renowned tap dancer currently on the cutting edge of some of the most athletic and unique hoofing in the business.
Jason Janas
Contact the Carolina Theater Box Office (919) 560-3030 or the Chapel Hill Ballet School (919) 942-1339 and get your tickets now before they're sold out!
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NCYTE and "Good Vibrations" has just returned from a fabulous 10 day run in Southern California. From January 27 - February 5 the dancers performed 17 shows from Santa Barbara to Torrance, CA and thrilled audiences both young and old.
Reviews
"It was very inspirational to see peers the same age as our students excel the way they did at their art form. We appreciated the educational aspect of the performance and our students were mesmerized by the exceptional dancing of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble." - Marion Buxton, Chaparral Middle School
"The show was terrific and very educational for anyone who didn't know anything about tap dancing. We're always looking for something new and exciting and the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble was it!" - Crane School
"I've seen many dance performances and nothing compares to the talent and professionalism of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble. The show was engaging and entertaining from the very first step!" - Fred Kavli Performing Arts Center
The North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE) presents performances featuring cutting edge contemporary choreography and traditional rhythm tap as it was danced in its prime. Imagine Stomp, Riverdance, vaudeville, Fred Astaire and Bring In Da Noise all on the same bill — that’s NCYTE!
The company has performed or collaborated with the Greensboro Symphony, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Mallarme Chamber Players, the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra and many jazz musicians around the nation and world. It has toured internationally in Beijing, Stuttgart, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Vienna, Berlin, Heidelberg and Helsinki and regularly appears at the two largest tap festivals in the United States, the New York City Tap Festival (Tap City) and Chicago Human Rhythm Project.
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