New York City Tap Extravaganza 2006 Concert 2006-05-28 Fashion Institute of Technology, Haft Auditorium Produced by the New York Committee to Celebrate National Tap Dance Day. Performers included: Jimmy Slyde, Mable Lee, Tina Pratt, Rod Ferrone, Karen Callaway Wiliams; Michelle Dorrance & "Broadway Dance Center" Dancers, Ayodele Casel & "Steps on Broadway" Dancers, Rashida Bumbray, Jason Bernard, the Young Hoofers directed by Traci Mann, Tadah (SM) dir. by Jared Grimes, Andrew Nemr and CPD, Maurice Chestnut, Ralph Guild & Cynthia Ornquist, Cheryl Johnson, Vasili Myshletsov, Oklahoma City University NY Alumni Dancers, Savion Glover With the Frank Owens Trio: Owens piano, Lisle Atkinson bass, Bernice Brooks drums Flo-Bert Lifetime Achievement Award awarded to Jerry Ames, Jo Rowan and John Bedford who created the first and only four-year college degree in tap dancing at Oklahoma City University; and Ralph Guild. (International Tap Association Journal vol 16 no. 5 2006 p. 36) Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts International Tap Association: On Tap! International Tap Association Newsletter. Also titled ITA Journal. Published by the International Tap Association (). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.2535