For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/fWARdxlDAiM Tony Waag (tap dancer, director, producer, choreographer, teacher & speaker) Tony Waag founded the American Tap Dance Foundation a non-profit New York City based tap dance organization in 2001 with a mission of establishing and legitimizing Tap Dance as a vital component of American Dance through creation, presentation, education, and preservation. He also created Tap City, the annual New York City Tap Festival with premiere performances of all styles of tap by artists from around the world, as well as an extensive training program for adults, teens and children, city wide events, tap jams, student showcases, panel discussions, lectures and film screenings. As a performer and choreographer, he has been featured in hundreds of concert, film and television productions including appearances at the legendary Apollo Theater, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the United Nations, the Lincoln Center "Out-of-Doors" Festival, PBS’s "Great Performances. Mr. Waag has received numerous grants towards the presentation and preservation of tap dance as a unique American art form. In 2002, he created the first International Tap Dance Hall of Fame honoring the contributions of legendary tap dancers by preserving their legacies for future generations to enjoy.  In January of 2010, he opened the American Tap Dance Center in New York City where he currently directs on-going education and training programs for tappers of all ages and levels. Most recently Mr. Waag donated his entire archives to the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library at the Lincoln Center, NYC. Check out current activities at: atdf.org