New York City Tap Extravaganza 1997 Concert 1997-05-25 May 25, 1997 The New York City Tap Extravaganza, produced by the New York Committee to Celebrate National Tap Dance Day, The Town Hall, New York City. Co-Chairmen and co-producers Al Heyward and Carl Schlesinger. Performers include: The Teen Tap Champions (Marie Arellano, Cynthia Cara, Karen Connolly, Lori Ann fereri, Kerri Goldbach, Stephanie Hykey, Nicole Juszczak, Jennifer Lezcano, Jaime Livardo, Mayami Miguel, Erin Puso, Laura Salerno, Kelly Schumann, Christine Sienicki, Cynthia Tom and Jane Vilches), Ayodele Casel, Graduates of "Funk University" (Marshall Davis, Abron Glover, Dominique Kelly), Neil Applebaum with tabla accompanist Samir Chatterjee, James Buster Brown, The Pat Cannon Foot & Fiddle Dance Company (Cannon, Wendy Lee Curtis, Candell Gardner, Dean Stroop with fiddler Lisa Gutkin), Margaret Morrison with pianist Frank Kimbrough, Dein Perry, Tony Waag, Jimmy Slyde, Yvette Glover, Savion Glover, with a Shim Sham Dedicated to Departed Tappers and Friends of Tap Mae Barnes, Warren Berry, Paul Draper, Ella Fitzgerald, Chuck Green, Louisa Sanchez. Music by the Frank Owens Trio: Owens (piano), Bernice Books (drums), Lisle Atkinson (bass). 1997 Flo-Bert Award Lifetime Achievement presented to Donald O'Connor, Milt Hinton, and Sali Ann Kriegsman. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.758