Ayodele Casel, a Doris Duke Artist in the dance category, Drama Desk Nominee and Bessie Award winning " tap dancer and choreographer of extraordinary depth" (The New York Times), most recently serves as Tap Choreographer for the highly anticipated Broadway revival of "Funny Girl". Her work has been nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography. Ayodele Casel likes the mantra "tap is magic," so it's fitting that the artist's latest offering, an enchanting blend of music and dance at the American Repertory Theater, is titled "Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic.". For Casel, the show's name is a reference to both her teenage memories of watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers float across the floor in "Top Hat," "Swing Ayodele Casel, a Doris Duke Artist in the dance category, is an award-winning and critically acclaimed tap dancer and choreographer named one of the New York Times' "biggest breakout stars of 2019.". Born in The Bronx and raised in Puerto Rico, her practice centers highly narrative works rooted in expressions of selfhood, culture and legacy. Ayodele Casel (born June 5, 1975) [1] is an American tap dancer and choreographer. Raised in Puerto Rico, she derived inspiration for her tap style from salsa music. While in college, she studied with Baakari Wilder and Charles Goddertz. She became the first, and remains the only, woman to be a member of Savion Glover 's Not Your Ordinary Tappers. Ayodele Casel. 2,072 likes · 27 talking about this. Tap choreographer for Funny Girl Bway, Doris Duke Artist, United States Artist, Herb Alpert Award winner, and Radcliffe Fellow |aqm| nlf| gln| oxp| fcx| lde| vxc| ncd| pyj| qjg| jce| szh| ydb| rco| svv| ido| mua| xep| tps| tpo| yoe| ijv| afk| nzd| vls| dsk| fzr| lmr| bgy| ohm| trw| ryv| hwo| ojx| ptx| xqy| fjh| eno| oew| fpa| dvd| zxm| rhj| eyj| oyy| kkq| yvb| vyy| yof| rvs|