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| About STEPOLOGY STEPOLOGY was founded and incorporated in 2003 by Director John Kloss in response to the continued need for the preservation and promotion of the American art form known as tap dance. The organization’s mission is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of tap, and STEPOLOGY’s multi-faceted approach to fulfilling this mission includes concert performances, lecture/demonstrations, instruction, a newsletter, and archival and preservation efforts. Through its annual Bay Area Tap Festival and other activities, STEPOLOGY has been credited with bringing to Bay Area audiences important local, national and international tap talent. Festival artists have appeared on Broadway in productions such as Riverdance and Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk, in films (TAP! and Tap Heat), television (The Lawrence Welk Show), and on concert stages around the world. In 2005, tap artist Sam Weber received an Isadora Duncan Award nomination for outstanding individual performance for his appearance at the 2004 Bay Area Tap Festival concert performance. STEPOLOGY's Bay Area Rhythm Exchange has also been featured by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the Top Ten Dance Performances of 2005, and Festival artist Robert L. Reed earned the Bay Area Rhythm Exchange yet another Top Ten nod again in 2006. STEPOLOGY is a California nonprofit corporation with tax exempt status under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in section 501(c)(3). STEPOLOGY also produces and participates in tap and other dance related performances, workshops, and classes for various audiences and genres. For more information on how STEPOLOGY can be a part of your event, contact us at stepology@yahoo.com.
About John Kloss (Founder/Director) John started to tap inspired by early performances of tap on
film, and gained his first training in Inspired also by the many incredibly gifted performing artists and variety of styles in tap, John’s interests have led to a performing resume that includes a notable list of tap artists and work in a wide range of settings. He has performed in concert ensemble choreography of Gregory Hines and Jimmy Slyde, in film choreography by Danny Daniels and Jason Samuels-Smith, with Samuels-Smith in early incarnations of the group ACGI (“Anybody Can Get It”), as “the Guide” in the Universal Arts production of the Beat in San Francisco (a role originated by Baakari Wilder), and in numerous events alongside many of today’s top tap artists. John has also appeared in festival and other events honoring such luminaries as the Nicholas Brothers, Four Step Brothers Maceo Anderson and Prince Spencer, Peg Leg Bates, Arthur Duncan, and Michael Jackson, and at national conferences of corporations such as Wal-Mart and AT&T. In
addition to his work as a performing artist, John holds a law degree
from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, and was admitted to the Illinois
Bar in 1997. John has served as a panelist for the San Francisco
Arts Commission, and currently teaches ongoing classes in |
(L - R) KGO-7 TV's Don Sanchez looks on during an interview and impromptu street jam with 2005 Bay Area Tap Festival artists Sam Weber, STEPOLOGY Director John Kloss, and Edward Jackson.
Our
Merchandise You may also find other tap and dance related merchandise at a great site called Tap Wonderland.
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