
For current and past tap classes see below.
For current classes, courses and events see also linktr.ee/annetteuk
Welcome to my blog for the latest news and journals of my adventures. In the sidebar, find posts listed by Categories or Tags, or use keywords in the search bar. Browse posts about classes and workshops, read snippets of personal accounts of gigs, find out about my progress on projects... capture a glimpse into my life as a polymath.
Best wishes,
Annette
For current and past tap classes see below.
For current classes, courses and events see also linktr.ee/annetteuk
In May 2023, I launched a brand new e-newsletter to share updates on my tap classes, workshops, shows, talks and more!
Read more ›Sat 29 April 2023
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mercure Leicester – The Grand Hotel
£18 | £16 Concession SOLD OUT
Commissioned by Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage, Dance Inside the Music explores the kinship between dance and jazz music, with specific reference to the traditions of hoofing – tap dance in its most percussive form – and contemporary movement. This is the place where the music moves and the movement makes music.
Read the full details
A 2 hour workshop aimed at those wanting to improve their foundation in rhythm tap dance and musicality.
Sun 2 April 2023, 4pm – 6pm with Annette Walker
Sun 14 May 2023, 12pm – 2pm with guest teacher, Lee Payne
Sun 4 June 2023, 11.30am – 1.30pm with Annette Walker
Sun 2 July 2023, 12pm – 2pm with guest teacher, Diane Hampstead
Price: £16 per 2 hour session
Workshops held at Pineapple Dance Studios, 7 Langley Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JA
Book on the Pineapple LIVE app or on their website. Find the day and time to select the class.
Read more ›Reviving the exhilarating connection between tap dance and live jazz with a modern twist
Performance dates:
Tuesday 17th January 2023 – Watermill Jazz
Sunday 10th October 2021 – Marsden Jazz Festival (as Annette Walker and Her Quartet)
Read more ›
Presenting my PhD research about the previously popular but now unacknowledged Black choreographer, Buddy Bradley, at Goldsmiths Performance Research Forum
Wednesday 2 November 2022
6.45pm
George Wood Theatre, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW
Read more ›
I decided to enter a pitch competition run by the Albany who say:
we are a community-orientated arts organisation, so are putting our money where our mouth is and committing £1,000 to whichever project is voted for by YOU at our FREE Pitches and Pizza Party
I won!
Check out my winning pitch for Rhythm Tap Tales (Chapter 1)
It was a pleasure to catch up with and chat about tap dance with my long time dance friend, Simeon Weedall. Listen to the podcast
Read more ›
Thinking in Education session
Thu, 14 July 2022, 16:00 – 17:30 BST, Online
I was invited by the Education department at my University to discuss my PhD research in the context of education.
Read more ›
The short films I’ve featured in include DATELEAP (2022), Symphony of Skills (2022) and Time Bascule (2020)
Read more ›
As part of the University of Wolverhampton’s Annual Research Conference (ARC) there was a poster exhibition and competition that I entered and won in the People’s Choice Award category for Clarity of message.
The theme was ‘Inclusivity in Research’
View the poster entry