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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

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Tap Dance Programme: Launched 2021

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Annette
Annette Walker's Tap Dance Programme: Jazz Rhythm Tap in London - Book now on linktr.ee/annetteuk

For current and past tap classes see below.
For current classes, courses and events see also linktr.ee/annetteuk

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In the Press

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Annette
Press & reviews

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Subscribe to TAP NEWS

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Annette
Annette Walker TAP NEWS

In May 2023, I launched a brand new e-newsletter to share updates on my tap classes, workshops, shows, talks and more!

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LDIF23 Dance Inside the Music – World Premier

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Annette
Soweto Kinch, Lee Payne and Annette Walker - Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage

Let’s Dance International Frontiers 2023 Launch

Dance Inside the Music – World Premiere

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.
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Rhythm Tap Workshop Monthly

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Annette
Pineapple Rhythm Tap Workshop April-July 2023

A 2 hour workshop aimed at those wanting to improve their foundation in rhythm tap dance and musicality.

April – July 2023

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.

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Annette Walker and the Rhythmaticians

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Annette
Photo by Chris Horn

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)
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Goldsmiths Performance Research Forum: Restoring the story of Buddy Bradley

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Annette

and his contribution to British dance practice

Restoring the story of Buddy Bradley and his contribution to British dance practicePresenting 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
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Pizza and Pitches Party

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Annette

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)

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Talking Taps with Simeon Weedall

Posted on August 12, 2022 by Annette

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
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University of Wolverhampton: Thinking in Education

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Annette

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.
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Short films

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Annette

The short films I’ve featured in include DATELEAP (2022), Symphony of Skills (2022) and Time Bascule (2020)
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Research student poster competition

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Annette
Academic Poster: Restoring the missing story of Buddy Bradley's contribution to British dance practice

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’
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