TAPATAK!

driving drums, tantalising tunes

and frantic footwork

Jo May - Percussion Kerry Fletcher - Step Dance Becky Menday - Soprano Saxophone, Whistles, Juggling & Poi

Photo: Chris Walshaw

offering a range of fun & lively workshops for adults, children or families

They have delivered hugely successful family workshops at festivals including Chippenham Folk Festival, Larmer Tree, and Towersey Village Festival and work in schools and at community events all over the country.

Percussion & Rhythm Workshops are ideal for:	More details of Tapatak:
Festival workshops Professional development team-building days Schools workshops: Teachers aiming to develop rhythm and coordination an understanding of different cultures and traditions	Tapatak Gallery Tapatak interview in English Dance & Song magazine What participants have said about Tapatak's workshops

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This innovative and dynamic trio combine percussion, sax and whistles with step dance, juggling and poi. They draw on music and dance traditions from the Americas and Africa, to their European homelands, creating a vibrant and energetic show juggling rhythms of hands and feet.

Individually, the members of Tapatak have wide and varied backgrounds - ranging from traditional music and dance to classical music and West End shows. They have been involved with projects and groups such as; Token Women, Freyja, Broken Ankles, Stepback, The Chase, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, English National Ballet Orchestra, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. You can read more about the group in an interview which appeared in English Dance & Song magazine.

Useful Links:

• Kerry Fletcher's website
• Zoox (Jo & Becky with fiddler Linda Game)
• DaCapo music education foundation

Contact - Jo May T: 01494 775997  E: W: www.tapatak.co.uk