Rod Howell
Encyclopedia
Rod Howell is an American
tap dance
r, choreographer, dance teacher, and musician.
, and moved there to teach for L.A. Underground dance convention which ultimately went under although did not enjoy teaching conventions so it worked out well for him. When Rod was young, he saw Corky Pigeon tap dancing on Silver Spoons
and told his mother that he wanted to do that. His main teacher when learning tap dance was Gregg Russell, whom Rod now honors effectively. Rod Howell launched UnitedTaps.com in December 2005, which has a long history in the making.
According to Rod Howell, he had a love/hate relationship with tap dancing as he was growing up.
Rod has created the world's largest free online tap dance video dictionary. He demonstrates how to do over 280 different tap steps and also offers the steps organized by level (his free online tap dance video syllabus). He also offers online classes and combinations at his new site tapdancelessons.com.
Rod worked with collaborative soap opera
star Drew Tyler Bell
on May 18, 2006 to create Garage Tap, which is the first online tap dance show.
As a musician, Rod has released two albums, No Rest in 2006, and his latest album titled "Action" at the end of 2008. His friend Joey Grady remixed his No Rest album, which was also released in 2006 entitled Parallel Inspiration.
United States
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tap dance
Tap dance
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses more on the...
r, choreographer, dance teacher, and musician.
Biography
Rod lives in Southern CaliforniaSouthern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
, and moved there to teach for L.A. Underground dance convention which ultimately went under although did not enjoy teaching conventions so it worked out well for him. When Rod was young, he saw Corky Pigeon tap dancing on Silver Spoons
Silver Spoons
Silver Spoons is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982 to May 11, 1986 and in first-run syndication from September 15, 1986 to March 4, 1987...
and told his mother that he wanted to do that. His main teacher when learning tap dance was Gregg Russell, whom Rod now honors effectively. Rod Howell launched UnitedTaps.com in December 2005, which has a long history in the making.
Teachings and Projects
Rod has been a tap dance teacher and choreographer for 19+ years. He has taught at numerous dance studios and conventions across the United States, and now teaches at three studios.According to Rod Howell, he had a love/hate relationship with tap dancing as he was growing up.
Rod has created the world's largest free online tap dance video dictionary. He demonstrates how to do over 280 different tap steps and also offers the steps organized by level (his free online tap dance video syllabus). He also offers online classes and combinations at his new site tapdancelessons.com.
Rod worked with collaborative soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
star Drew Tyler Bell
Drew Tyler Bell
Drew Tyler Bell is an American actor and dancer.-Career:Bell is perhaps most known for his role as Thomas Forrester in The Bold and the Beautiful, which he held from 2004 until 2010, for which he won the 2010 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series...
on May 18, 2006 to create Garage Tap, which is the first online tap dance show.
As a musician, Rod has released two albums, No Rest in 2006, and his latest album titled "Action" at the end of 2008. His friend Joey Grady remixed his No Rest album, which was also released in 2006 entitled Parallel Inspiration.