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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR CONTESTANTS
Our Judges
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Jared Alexander, Clintondale, NY native, started dancing at the age of three, and hasn’t stopped since. His influence from Ray Hesselink, passion, music, and talent led him to study in NYC, where he then graduated from PACE University’s Commercial Dance Program in 2019. Jared is represented by MSA, a member of EMC, Caleb Teicher & Co., The Dolo Project, Project Convergence, Ayodele Casel, has just recently become an Artist in Residence with The American Tap Dance Foundation, and is the creator of Capture The Tap.
Demi Remick
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Michelle May is a dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker originating from Los Angeles, CA. At the age of 10, she attended her first festival, the LA Tap Fest, where she was chosen to be a part of Chloe Arnold’s opening choreography for the 2008 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. From there, she studied heavily with Sarah Reich, attended the Monday Night Tap Experience, and performed with Reich’s Tap Music Project. Since then, Michelle has performed internationally as a principle dancer in Jason Janas’s company, Co.MMIT, at Fall for Dance at NY City Center & White Bird Portland with Caleb Teicher and Company, and the National YoungArts Gala under the direction of John Heginbotham. She has also performed at the Capezio ACE Awards, UCLA’s Spring Sing, Hapag- Llyod Cruises, a VR Installation for Cannes Film Festival, and most recently performed alongside Regina Spektor at the 2020 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. Michelle is a National YoungArts winner in dance, Presidential Scholar in the Arts semi- finalist, and was Dance Spirit Magazine’s 2015 Cover Model. She is also an alumna of the School at Jacob’s Pillow and UCLA where she received her BA in Dance with a minor in Film, TV, and Digital Media and performed works by Lynn Dally and Kyle Abraham.
Demi Remick is a YoungArts Gold Award winner in Dance, one of Dance Magazine’s 2014 Top-25-To-Watch, a Presidential Scholar in the Arts nominee, a Groove master teacher & adjudicator, SUNY Purchase’s Junior Dance Award Recipient and a Capezio Athlete. Demi tours worldwide as the tap dance soloist for Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, where she performs at venues like the Sydney Opera House and Radio City Music Hall. She is currently a feature soloist in Austin McCormick’s Company XIV in NYC and a member of Caleb Teicher & Company. Demi has also danced for ‘Bessie’ award-winning company Dorrance Dance with Michelle Dorrance, ‘Emmy award-winning’ Jason Samuels Smith’s company A.C.G.I., and Lisa La Touche’s TapPhonics. She has also worked with Emma Portner & The Flock, Bill T. Jones at the Kennedy Center, and with Monica Bill Barnes & Company. She is an alumnus of the Tap Program at Jacob’s Pillow, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance & the Juilliard Summer Dance Program. Demi is a certified Yoga instructor, fitness instructor and teaches/performs dance internationally to people of all ages and levels. Demi earned her BFA in Dance Performance from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance where she performed works by Azure Barton, José Limón, Alexandra Beller, Trisha Brown, Xan Burley and Doug Varone.
Instagram @demi_remi
Website: demiremick.com
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Website: mishemay.wixsite.com/official
Jared Alexander
Email: tapdancekid97@optonline.net
Michelle May
Rebecca Cannaday
Instagram @rebeccacannaday
Rebecca Cannaday, a native of Virginia, is currently a New York City based professional tap dancer. She is currently in three tap companies including CHRProject directed by Charles Renato, ProjectConvergence co-directed by Vikas Arun and Ramita Ravi, and #Taplife directed by Anthony LoCascio. Some of her most memorable performances were for Buzzfeed, Spotify, the Intrepid, Chicago Human Rhythm Project's "JUBA", the Ted Shawn Theatre and the Inside/Out stage at Jacob's Pillow, "In the Groove" for Dormeshia Sumbry, and "Rhythm in Motion" at Symphony Space. She is also on faculty at Broadway Dance Center, teaches and choreographs for numerous studios, and has presented work in numerous venues around Manhattan and on the "Inside/Out" stage at Jacob's Pillow in Massachusetts.
Email: rlcdancer98@yahoo.com
AND OUR VIRUTAL TAP ARTISTS OF THE YEAR!
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12 AND UNDER
VIRTUAL TAP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
HIGH SCORE MINI SOLO
AXEL SHIRT
"a Sky BLUE SHIRT AND A RAINBOW TIE"
DANCE
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HIGH SCORE
SENIOR SOLO
FRANKIE PEJI
"WALKING ON A DREAM"
DANCE STUDIO 84
HIGH SCORE
TEEN SOLO
GABE JOHNSON
"DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY"
DANCE STUDIO 84
AND OUR VIRUTAL TAP ARTISTS OF THE YEAR!
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TAP The Screen
Online Tap Dance Competition
meet our high score winners
13 AND OVER
VIRTUAL TAP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
HIGH SCORE MINI SOLO
CARLIN KHU
"STARDUST"
DANCE
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TAPTHESCREEN™ was created as a platform for tap dancers to showcase their abilities during a time where they are unable to physically perform or compete in person. It is a dance competition that operates completely online, committed to allowing young tap dance artists to continue to perform and grow during social distancing. As many people are still practicing safety by staying away from the competition scene, we wanted to create another year of a platform for tap dancers to perform! We are striving to provide education, inspiration, and fun for the students in our dance community that are without their normal dance classes or performance opportunities. TAPTHESCREEN™ is a competition that is set to motivate dancers to continue moving, learning and performing. We want to provide a virtual space for dancers to showcase the solos they have worked so hard on. We hope that you find joy in this experience. We believe by switching a competition to an online platform, the students will still gain the same performance experience and education that they otherwise would have received attending an in-person event!
Our adjudication and judging panel is compiled of highly respected, working professional rhythm tap dancers from New York City and Los Angeles. Our artists are eager to provide young tap dancers with feedback and professional guidance. The judges will receive all submissions via a private viewing platform where they will give feedback and adjudicate each piece. We aim for the highest level of integrity and will provide each performer with fair, reasonable scoring, with a priority in education. We encourage each dancer to treat their filming like an actual performance. Warm up, wear full makeup and costume, etc. Simulate a performance to the best of your ability.
ABOUT OUR FOUNDER:
Emily Lowrey is a tap dancer from Tilton, NH. Growing up in the world of dance competition as a child through her teen years, she was honored enough to receive Dancer of the Year on multiple occasions. Emily continues to teach private choreography for young dancers in the New England area. Aside from teaching dance, Emily has been a store manager for a B-Corp certified company and helped mentor her young employees professionally.
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With the disruption of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the imposed social distancing rules, Emily found herself unable to fulfill her day job or teach dance. As dance competitions cancelled at an unprecedented rate and many young dancers were left with no place to showcase their solos, Emily had an epiphany to create the world’s first online tap dance competition called
TAP THE SCREEN™. By creating this competition, Emily wants to provide a virtual outlet for young dancers to have an opportunity to showcase their hard work while staying inside during the quarantine. She hopes that this will provide an escape for many people who are feeling discouraged about their art during this time. Emily’s biggest takeaway for you is that “It does not matter where you perform, as long as you take pride and passion in sharing your art!”
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HOW
Video submissions can be posted to Vimeo, YouTube unlisted, or a link based - sharing platform of your choice! Email us the link to:
In your email please provide us with:
Routine, Title, Performer, Choreographer, Age,Studio, City, State, & Link to your video!
WHERE
This is an online competition only. All submissions will be digital. Any questions on where to submit please email tapthescreencompetition@gmail.com
We encourage students to film in the comfort of their homes, with full costume, hair and makeup!
WHEN
The deadline to apply for this competition is April st by no later than 5pm.
WHO
Registration is open to all dancers of all skill levels ages 4-18.
FOLLOW US
@tapthescreencompetition
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Rules and Regulations
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Each dancer is allowed 1 entry - 3 minutes maximum
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Videos may be submitted via YouTube, Vimeo, or other video platforms with a shareable link
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For privacy purposes, you may submit your video to YouTube unlisted. Instructions on how to upload can be found on our Facebook page and our Instagram.
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Each video performance should be age appropriate. TAPTHESCREEN™ is a family friendly dance competition. We ask for ZERO profanity or inappropriate dance moves. Any submissions in violation with this policy WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
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Each dancer should film with full hair and make up. Costumes are requested! Though we are at home, we are asking you to treat this like a real performance.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
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Please email the following registration info with your video link…
Routine Title:
Performer Name:
Age:
Studio Name:
Choreographer:
City & State:
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ALL EMAIL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE SENT TO:
PRIVACY NOTICE:
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BY SUBMITTING YOUR VIDEO VIA EMAIL TO TAPTHESCREEN™, YOU ARE AUTHORIZING ACCESS TO SHARE YOUR VIDEO TO OUR WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND OTHER MEDIA SITES.
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WE WILL BE POSTING VIDEOS FOR RECOGNITION PURPOSES.
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*IF YOU PREFER YOUR VIDEO NOT BE SHARED ON THE INTERNET, PLEASE DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR SUBMISSION
FIRST 100 ENTRIES FREE!
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Due to the financial impact of this global crisis, we are allowing the first 100 entries into the competition for FREE of registration fee!
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Once we hit 100 entries, our ticket page will be added to our website. Please purchase a registration ticket for only $20 through the link listed.
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In your submission, please provide the name of the purchaser of the ticket.
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IF YOU DO NOT PURCHASE A TICKET AFTER THE FIRST 100 ENTRIES, YOUR SUBMISSION WILL NOT BE REVIEWED FOR ADJUDICATION!
AGE GROUPS / ADJUDICATION:
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Each dancer will be placed into a bracket by age. The age brackets are as follows:
Minis: 4-7
Juniors: 8-11
Teens: 12-15
Seniors: 16-19
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Each submission will be given a score out of 400 points, with a possible 100 points given from each judge.
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Each judge will be scoring a point system as follows:
20 Points — MUSICALITY
25 Points — TECHNIQUE
25 Points — RHYTHM & SOUND
10 Points — TIMING
10 Points — CHOREOGRAPHY
10 Points — OVERALL PERFORMANCE
Each dancer will be given an award representation based on adjudication as follows:
100-200 Points = Bronze Medal
201-250 Points = Silver Medal
251-300 Points = High Silver Medal
301-375 Points = Gold Medal
376-400 Points = MIDAS Gold Medal
AWARDS CEREMONY:
***In order to protect the health of our dancers and completely avoid the spread of germs during this global crisis, we will only be sending virtual certificates and awards to performers.***
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Top Ten scoring solos will be announced in each age bracket on April 5th at 7PM EST.
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Top Ten overall scoring solos will be recognized for 12 & Under and 13 & Over
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Top Five soloists will be featured virtually on Facebook and/or Instagram
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“Special Awards” will be awarded to dancers at the Judge’s discretion
*WINNING SOLOIST IN THE 12 AND UNDER AND 13 AND OVER CATEGORY WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS OUR “VIRTUAL TAP ARTISTS OF THE COMPETITION”.
*BOTH VIRTUAL TAP THE SCREEN™ ARTISTS OF THE YEAR WILL RECEIVE A $100.00 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IN RECOGNITION
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All score sheets and awards will be released via email to each dancer by
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CONTACT:
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL:
SCHOLARSHIPS AND CASH AWARDS DEPENDENT ON ENTRY SUBMISSIONS.
LESS THAN 50 ENTRIES IN EACH CATEGORY WILL NOT QUALIFY RECIPIENT FOR SCHOLARSHIP
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*ALL RULES AND REGULATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PER TAPTHESCREEN™