Ayodele Casel
Ayodele Casel | |
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Born | Bronx, New York, U.S. | June 5, 1975
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Tap dancer, choreographer |
Years active | 1997–present |
Website | www |
Ayodele Casel (born June 5, 1975)
Early life and education
Ayodele Casel was born in the
As a young artist, Casel attended Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center and was a member of the Positive Youth Troupe (PYT). Casel attended the
Career
Glover saw Casel perform at the Nuyorican Poets Café. He invited Casel to perform in the opening credits for Monday Night Football in 1997. Shortly thereafter, Casel became the first woman to join Glover's Not Your Ordinary Tappers (NYOTs) group.[1] She performed with NYOTs for two years, including at Carnegie Hall, the White House, and Radio City Music Hall.[1]
She performed as a soloist in Imagine Tap. Casel left NYOTs in 1999. That year, she would launch her first solo show was !Ayo!, a Latin music themed performance, and would appear in the documentary Thou Swell, Thou Witty. She also performed in "Beauteez ‘N the Beat" that year. She performed in "The Art and Appreciation of Percussion" (2000), with the Jazz Tap Ensemble and in The Story of Tap: Sequel, both in 2005. In 2007, she performed in "Paddywack: A Tap Dance Concerto" at Lincoln Center.[1]
In 2017 at
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hill, Constance Valis. Tap Dancing America, A Cultural History. Performing Arts Encyclopedia: Library of Congress. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4299-4761-9.
- ^ Morrison, Winston (3 August 2013). "Ayodele Casel reflects on her career in tap". Dance Informa. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Courier, Kayla Boyd Special to The Post and (June 2017). "Ayodele Casel gives world premiere of 'While I Have the Floor'". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Ayodele Casel". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic | The Joyce Theater". www.joyce.org. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic Digital Program". americanrepertorytheater.org. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic | November 2-13, 2022, retrieved 2023-03-09
- ^ Tapping Into Our Past, Tapping Into Our Future: Ayodele Casel _ TRAILER, retrieved 2023-03-09
- ^ Scheps, Leigh (2022-04-25). ""Funny Girl" Choreographers Ellenore Scott and Ayodele Casel Make a Space for Themselves on Broadway". Dance Spirit. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Broski, Jennifer. "Up on the Marquee: FUNNY GIRL". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.