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Michelle Dorrance: this lanky hoofer was no Shirley Temple when she began performing rhythm tap as an 8-year-old.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-MAR-05 		Format: Online - approximately 907 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Michelle Dorrance: this lanky hoofer was no Shirley Temple when she began performing rhythm tap as an 8-year-old.(On the Rise)

Article Excerpt
Michelle Dorrance

Onstage, 25-year-old Michelle Dorrance exudes warmth while hitting hard. Hitting, in case, you didn't know, is how a tap dancer's foot lands on the floor. Dorrance, who appeared with Savion Glover and his Ti Dii group last winter, also has that particular looseness every notable tap dancer has--a swing that extends from the hips to the knees while letting her rapid-fire feet do the talking.

This lanky hoofer was no Shirley Temple peddling "On the Good Ship Lollipop" when she began performing the complex sounds of rhythm tap as an 8-year-old. Her first tap teacher Gene Medler, who taught in her mother's dance studio, Ballet School of Chapel Hill, took her to perform in schools and nursing homes all over North Carolina. Later, as a member of Medler's North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble,...

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