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Derick Grant: listening to the sound of dance.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-MAY-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Derick Grant: listening to the sound of dance.(Interview)

Article Excerpt
Derick Grant started tap training at age 2 in The Roxbury Center for the Performing Arts, the Boston studio run by his aunt. He served as dance captain in Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk on Broadway, and for the first national tour he took over Savion Glover's role. In the summer of 2006, he choreographed and directed Imagine Tap!, which had a four-week run at Chicago's Harris Theater with a cast including several of the best tap dancers of his generation. Brian Seibert observed one of Grant's classes at NYC's Steps on Broadway and asked his advice for tap students today.

What do you find to be the most common difficulty that your students face? One of my favorite sayings is, "We get in our own way." So much of tap dance is about confidence and insecurities. We've already decided who's better than us, who's not as good. We don't want to make mistakes in front of people. I try to create a comfortable atmosphere....

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