30 years of IDO World Tap dance Championships
“ Kohler & Wendt bring the "Footlites" to Riesa. While attending the North American Tap Dance Festival, which was held at the fabulous Marriott Marquis, in the heart of Manhattan, New York City, Wolfram Kohler and Michael Wendt were very impressed with the celebrated and quite famous Fabulous Footnotes . These "young at heart" tap dancers are a very entertaining and talented group of Tap Dancers, all over the age of 65, who reside in Florida, USA. Mr. Kohler and Mr. Wendt decided to invite the Fabulous Footnotes to Riesa to perform as guests, at the World Tap Event. Their performance was an enormous success, with the audience and fellow dancers giving them a standing ovation, which proved to all that Tap Dance keeps all age groups young at heart. This prompted Mr. Wendt to submit a proposal, through the German Federation, requesting that the IDO establish a new World Class event for seniors which was changed into “Adults 2” in the year 2006 ” 24
Photo 184 - “Sandy Paustian’s Fabulous Footlites“ from Florida, USA have been performing at several IDO-World Tap dance Championships since - Foto Schröter
“ 1998 saw another very important change in the IDO rules. It was decided to split the solo division into two divisions, Male and Female. Due to the increasing dominance of the more athletically inclined male dancer, contrary to the more soft and elegant dancing of the female dancer, the IDO decided that beginning in 1999, male and female dancers would not oppose one another, and the categories would be separated. At the same time it was also decided to add another category, Small Groups, which would be from 3 to 7 dancers ” 25
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B. Fowler † - history of tap
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