Zapped Taps(tm)/Alfred Desio Demo part 2 begins with show he directed in1999 called Caution, Men at Work: TAP. The choreography was by Alfred Desio and Louise Reichlin. It was produced by Theatrical Arts International (Allen Evenson, Robert Abramoff and Joseph Henson) with music by Adrian Henson.
The video includes footage from the original cast that year, and from the tour the following year. Original dancers included Bob Carroll, Hiroshi Hamanishi, Kristian Nelson, Msaada Nia, Thommie Retter, Chance Taylor, and Mike Wittmers. The second year's tour added Nick Bowman, Jimmy Fisher and Demetria Moss.
Alfred's Tap-Tronic (tm) System was also used within the show.
The video concludes with Alfred performing a solo he did both on big stages and sometimes in small school auditoriums. This was from a 2-week residency in schools in mid California.
See Zapped Taps/Alfred Desio part 1 for Desio in solo concert, with Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers, with symphony orchestra in Morton Gould's Concerto for Tap Dancer and Symphony, and for a dance from the film "Two in Tails."
Hey my bro did Caution! So sad to not see more footage of it online, especially his footage...
YessyDiva 2 years ago