Tap dance virtuoso Shelley Oliver in a live performance of "Ode To Bojangles" w/ Matthew Parrish on bass live at Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA USA. Tribute to Bill Bojangles robinson. Check out her Tap Music for Tap Dancers CD series at www.shelleyoliver.com
Shelly's choreography.
Shelley Oliver, Canadian born tap dancer, choreographer, and educator has over twenty years experience as a professional in which time she has appeared internationally with some of the legends of the tap world. She leads her own group The Shelley Oliver Tap Dancers and is the featured tap soloist with the David Leonhardt Jazz Group touring jazz festivals and concerts worldwide. She is a founding member of the noted dance ensemble, Manhattan Tap and was a co-artistic director/choreographer with the company. A noted soloist as well Ms. Oliver has toured extensively throughout Europe, China, the Caribbean, Canada and the United States. She has worked with such tap notables as Savion Glover, Greg Hines, Jimmy Slide, Buster Brown, Charles "Cookie" Cook, Steve Condos, Fred Strickler, and Chuck Green. She has produced a popular series of Tap Dance CDs "Tap Music For Tap Dancers" designed as an educational aide for tap students that have become a standard pedagogical tool worldwide. Her television appearances include Tap Dance in America with Gregory Hines and she was a finalist in Star Search as a young performer. Ms. Oliver has performed with many great jazz musicians including Slide Hampton, David "Fathead" Newman, Robin Eubanks, and Kenny Washington. A well known dance educator she teaches jazztap at Muhlenberg College, choreographs for the theater, and is Director of the Muhlenberg Jazz Tap Ensemble. She has conducted work shops and residencies for Lincoln Center, New York City Public Schools and universities through out the United States. She is available for performances, Master classes and teaching. Contact David Leonhardt notes@davidleonhardt.com
www.shelleyoliver.com
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