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‘Ellington & Tippett’: Jazz meets Sacred

Concert rehearsal view at St Michael's and All Angels Church in Brighton, UK

An evening of jazz-inspired sacred music by Duke Ellington and Michael Tippett, including instrumental standards performed by Phoenix Big Band.

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Launching Annette Walker TAP NEWS, a brand new e-newsletter for updates on my tap classes, workshops, shows, talks and more!

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LDIF23 Dance Inside the Music – World Premier

Soweto Kinch, Lee Payne and Annette Walker - Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage

Catch Annette Walker holding her own on stage with Soweto Kinch, Lee Payne, Freddy Houndekindo and Cameron McKinney for the world premiere of Dance Inside the Music at launch of the Let’s Dance International Frontiers 2023 on 29 April 2023.

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Rhythm Tap Workshop Monthly

Pineapple Rhythm Tap Workshop April-July 2023

The Rhythm Tap Monthly Workshop is a series brought to you by the Annette Walker Tap Dance Programme, for learning tap dance through a foundation of jazz and rhythm with an understanding and appreciation of its historical context and lineage.

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Vivace Chorus Duke Ellington – Sacred Concert

Annette Walker tap dances with Vivace Chorus, at G-Live, Guildford

Concert on 18 March 2023: Duke Ellington’s wonderful sacred music the All Stars Jazz Band, soprano Joanna Forbes L’Estrange and tap dancer Annette Walker, all conducted by Jeremy Backhouse.

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Annette Walker and the Rhythmaticians

Photo by Chris Horn

Accompanied by her wonderful band, the Rhythmaticians, Annette Walker brings the exciting improvisational atmosphere to the concert stage

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Goldsmiths Performance Research Forum: Restoring the story of Buddy Bradley

and his contribution to British dance practice 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

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Pizza and Pitches Party

I won the Albany’s Pitches and Pizza Party £1000 for my Rhythm Tap Tales project pitch.

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Talking Taps with Simeon Weedall

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

I was invited by the Education department at the University of Wolverhampton to discuss my PhD research project in the context of education.

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