When I was 10, I so wanted to be Eleanor Powell.
A glamorous powerhouse with a sassy smile and a great pair of legs, Powell seemed to me to be way cooler than Ginger Rogers. No marabou feathers or froufrou ruffles for Powell -- just those little short-shorts that showed off her brilliant tapwork. Plus, she was always surrounded by hordes of adoring men, and even better, she was the equal of any guy. Even Fred Astaire looked at her with a different kind of respect and affection in his eyes, and with good reason -- she could easily dance him under the table.
There's a special kind of happy that I get from watching tap. It's a dance form that oozes joy and exuberance with every carefree scuff or teasing slide. So there's a good reason to look forward to Aug. 13-19, when the Bay Area's Stepology hosts its annual weeklong tap fiesta, with classes, workshops and free panel discussions -- even a public tap jam at the San Francisco Dance Center. It all culminates in a blowout performance at the Herbst Theatre called the Bay Area Rhythm Exchange.
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