Katherine Kramer Rhythm of the Heart Kramer, Katherine performer Concert 1995-02-24 The Egg, Empire Center for the Performing Arts A petite, spiky-legged, wispy blonde who is a cross between an elf and a waif, but who lays down jackhammer sounds with her tap shoes that are sharp as stilettos and swift as bullets. "Rhythms of the Heart" her new tap theatre work, is a mix of stories, songs and humor with poetic spurts of tapping that are music to the ear. Hers is a holistic approach to tap performance that lets the jazz dancer use more resources than what lies below the knees. Francesca Tankslley, Charlie Kniceley, Gene Rudolf swinging on piano, bass and drums. "Sentimental Journey" a deliberately slow soft-shoe, her taps are monosyllabic with no run on sentences. "The Chew" she explains how rhythms pass from the feet into the elbows, shoulders and cheeks. "Lady Be Good" a paddle and roll tapping supports open-armed turns and lilting lindy steps. "Bye Bye Blues" with running flaps reminiscent of a Bill Bojangles Robinson style, alternating skips with finger snaps. Clifford Brown's "Joyspring" she moves like a cat in jazz shoes without taps, letting the subtle shifts in her back and loins resonate with rhythm. (Constance Valis Hill, Albany Times Union 2/26/1995.) 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.1655