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Though the group remains tight knit, TAPS is struggling to keep tapping. As Kurdyla explained before Saturday’s rehearsal, the group only has eight members this year; during her freshman year, there were...
...TAPS pride was palpable as soon as the company stepped—or rather, tapped—onto the stage to rehearse. Jennifer N. Kurdyla ’11, another officer who has danced with TAPS for three years, entered the room wearing a black sweatshirt with “TAPS” on the back in large white letters. But by the end of the first strenuous run-through, her sweatshirt lay strewn on the edge of the stage. At a quarter past 10, the room was already crackling with energy. Lowell Lecture Hall was finally awake...
...they should arrange themselves, and the dancers were eager to help each other master complicated steps. At one point, M.G. Prezioso ’13 was worried. “I keep ending a beat early,” she said. Her peers were quick to help her. Kurdyla explained to her, rapidly tapping her feet and finishing with her right foot behind her left, “It’s ya-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.” With that, the problem was fixed. “Every time I watch a piece, I find...
...less exciting TAPS numbers, Driscoll’s vision of “Seven Seas of Rhye,” by Queen, stood out for its lightheartedness. Dancers lined up, silhouetted by the glowing blue background of the lighted screen. Then the dancers—Driscoll, Jennifer N. Kurdyla ’11, Rachel N. Moda ’13, Elisa M. Orr ’10 (who is also a Crimson designer), Elena M. Pepe ’13, and H. Zane B. Wruble ’11 (who is also a Crimson magazine editor)—turned...
While “Seven Seas of Rhye” was loud and boisterous, Driscoll’s choreography to The Cordettes’ “Mr. Sandman” was an excellent example of the beauty of slower, exacting, and quieter tap-dancing. Driscoll, Kurdyla, and Wruble performed tight tap rhythms that counterbalanced the choreography’s whimsical use of gestures such as yawning, stretching, and falling asleep. The three dancers precisely and calmly complemented the mellow song with their footwork, infusing the piece with effervescence without being overbearing...