- Rod Howell
Rod Howell (born
March 23 ,1975 ) is an Americantap dance r, choreographer, dance teacher, and musician.Biography
Rod lives in
Southern California , and moved there to teach at a dance convention that he didn't like later on. When Rod was young, he sawCorky Pigeon tap dancing on "Silver Spoons " and told his mother that he wanted to do that. His 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 18+ years. He has taught at numerous dance studios and conventions across the United States, and now teaches at three studios.cite web|url= http://www.musicaltheatrespot.com/30-learn-how-to-tap-dance-an-interview-with-rod-howell.html|title= Learn How To Tap Dance: An Interview With Rod Howell|accessdate= 2008-08-14|work= |publisher= Musical Theatre Spot|date= 23 August 2007] [http://www.garagetap.com/rodanddrew.php] According to Rod Howell, he had a love/hate relationship with tap dancing as he was growing up.
Rod worked with collaborative
soap opera starDrew Tyler Bell on18 May ,2006 to createGarage Tap , which is the first online tap dance show.cite web|url= http://www.unitedtaps.com/Rod_Howell.html|title= Rod Howell|accessdate= 2008-09-22]As a musician, Rod solely released one album, "
No Rest " in 2006. One of his friends and his partner remixed Rod's "No Rest" album, which was also released in 2006 entitled "Parallel Inspiration".References
External links
* [http://www.unitedtaps.com/ UnitedTaps.com]
* [http://www.garagetap.com/ Garage Tap Official Home Page]
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