Celebrate Juneteenth! Tap to Knowledge

600 East Locust Street,Des Moines IA 50319

22 June, 2021

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When: Date: June 22, 2021 Iowa Historical Building 6:30 PM Reception meet and greet 7:00 PM Performance Gateway Dance Theatre Tap into Knowledge TAP into KNOWLEDGE is a foot dazzling presentation by Jimmy Payne, Jr. a renowned tap dancer and one of the faculty members of Columbia College in Chicago, Il.Jimmy says “The world is built around rhythm. There is rhythm in the way we walk and the way we talk.” He will dazzle all with his rhythmic toe tapping and leave you no choice but to join in with finger snapping and hand clapping. The mastery of the rhythm will show through as you observe how Jimmy’s Cuban and Barbadian roots come through as he makes the floor pop!!!Jimmy will take you through the history of tap dancing and the influence it has had on the African American community. He is definitely a “chip off the old block” as he has sat under the tutelage of his father, the master tap dancer Jimmy Payne. Lena Horne, June Allyson, Gregory Hines, Bob Fosse and Jane Goldberg all either worked with him or studied under him. GDT will also premiere its moving video FREEDOM MOVEMENTS a showcase of poetry and dance to celebrate and acknowledge both the struggle and progressive steps of our communities. A collaboration of GDT and the DMPS Racial Justice & Equity team. GATEWAY DANCE THEATRE is supported in part by the Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, Bravo , Cole-Belin Foundation and other individual contributors.