Programs Gallery

A snapshot of the history of National Tap Day Japan over the years; the performers, where and when, with an image of that year's program or brochure. For our participants, there are a lot of memories here.

 

National Tap Day Japan, 2011 Program

National Tap Day Japan, 2011

Performance Dates: April 16 & 17, 2011
Performers: Shozo Nakano (Nakano Brothers), Yasuko Asano & Y's Tap Dance Party, Hideaki Anada Tap Dancing "View", STUDIO TAP 72, JUN TAP STUDIO, Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, Sugar Foot Dance Studio, TAP ON AIR, HIRO Tap Dance City, RAG DANCE STUDIO, Kaoru Tomita Tap Dance Company, , Higuchi Dance Studio, ARTN Tap Dance Studio, JTSP, Tokyo Rhythm Boys Deluxe, SOUND KISS, J-CLICK, Dance Studio NEW BALANCE, Kuri-Gohan, Studio Tafu, Tap of Heart (Takae Kakizaki), Beat 座 Club & Nabe-Gumi, Studio GAMBA (Sachi Hashimoto), Space J-Cats, SUJI TAP, Madona Homma Tap Dancin',
Ashioto ga kikoeru? (Natsuko Odoru), National Tap Day Kids Ensemble

NTD2011 Pre-Event: @ANCE, April 13,14, 2011
Produced by SUJI TAP

National Tap Day Japan, 2010

Performance Dates: April 17 & 18, 2010
Performers: Yasuko Asano & Y's Tap Dance Party, Hideaki Anada Tap Dancing "View", STUDIO TAP 72, JUN TAP STUDIO, Ryuko Family Tap of Heart, Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, Sugar Foot Dance Studio, TAP ON AIR, HIRO Tap Dance City, RAG DANCE STUDIO, Kaoru Tomita Tap Dance Company, Studio GAMBA, Higuchi Dance Studio, M'S TAP FACTORY, ARTN Tap Dance Studio, JTSP, Traveling Souls, Tokyo Rhythm Boys, SOUND KISS, J-CLICK, Dance Studio NEW BALANCE, Kuriko & Shoko Taniguchi, Studio tafu, Nabe-Gumi, UNITY, MSC (17th only), KYOU (piano) & Natsuko Ito (18th only)

Special Guests: NAKANO BROTHERS

National Tap Day Japan, 2009

Performance Dates: April 19,-20, 2008
Performers: Yasuko Asano & Y's Tap Dance Party, Hideaki Anada Tap Dancing "View", STUDIO TAP 72, JUN TAP STUDIO, Ryuko Family Tap of Heart, Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, Sugar Foot Dance Studio,TAP ON AIR, TAP WINGS,HIRO Tap Dance City,RAG DANCE STUDIO,Kaoru Tomita Tap Dance Company, Studio GAMBA,Higuchi Dance Studio, M'S TAP FACTORY plus Ema, Madona Homma Tap Dancin', Funk Tap Jamboree.s, ARTN Tap Dance Studio, JTSP, SUJI TAP, Tokyo Rhythm Boys DeLuxe, HIDEBOH, SOUND KISS, Soundout crew, Tokyo Rhythm Theatre Ensemble, National Tap Day Kids Ensemble

NTD2009 Pre-Party @ Takaido Club, April 16, 2009
Kaoru Tomita, Yukiko"Smilie"Misumi, Sachi Hashimoto, Kazumi Watanabe, Hideaki Anada, Makoto Fujikawa, Rhythm K, Tadashi Kato, Natsu, Atsu, Shinko Takahashi, Kunie Sekijima, Yumiko Usui, NANA, Satoshi Matsumoto, Suji Tap, Kazuo Kojima, Yoshiko, Reona, Takahide Kawamura

National Tap Day Japan, 2008

Performance Dates: April 19,-20, 2008
Performers: Yasuko Asano & Y's Tap Dance Party, Hideaki Anada Tap Dancing "View", ARTN Tap Dance Studio, Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, J-CLICK, Sound Kiss, Sugar Foot Dance Studio, JUN TAP STUDIO, Studio GAMBA (Sachi Hashimoto), SUJI TAP, STUDIO TAP 72, studio tafu, Ryuko Family Tap of Heart, TAP ON AIR, TAP WINGS, Team Chicago, Higuchi Dance Studio, M'S TAP FACTORY, Tokyo Rhythm Boys, Mika Hayakawa Tap Dance Studio, HIRO Tap Dance City, RAG DANCE STUDIO. National Tap Day Ensemble, National Tap Day Kids Ensemble, Floor Essay (From Korea), Dance Works (From Taiwan), Kaohsiung Children Tap Dance Company (From Taiwan)

Special Live House Performances
April 14: Heiwa no Mori
April 15: MIX-NUTS
April 16: TAP DO!
April 17: Suji Tap and Hoofers

National Tap Day Japan, 2007

Performance Dates: April 14-15, 2007
Performers: Yasuko Asano & Y's Tap Dance Party, Hideaki Anada Tap Dancing "View", A-Xonnection, Studio Tap 72, JUN TAP STUDIO, Ryuko Family Tap of Heart, Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, Sugar Foot Dance Studio (Noboru Sato), TAP ON AIR, TAP WINGS HIRO Tap Dance City, STUDIO CREATE (SABURO NAKAGAWA SCHOOL ), Rag Dance Studio, SACHI'S T.D.T., Higuchi Dance Studio, M'S TAP STUDIO, studio tafu, Madona Homma Tap Dancin', ARTN TAP DANCE STUDIO, Nabe-Gumi ,Tokyo Rhythm Boys Deluxe, Yukiko "Smilie" Misumi, Kaoru Tomita, National Tap Day Ensemble, Kaohsiung Children Tap Dance Company

National Tap Day Japan, 2005

Performance Dates: April 22-24, 2005
Performers: Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, JUN TAP STUDIO, M'S TAP FACTORY, SACHI'S T.D.T., H2M Rocket, Tierra, Hideaki Anada Tap Dancing "View", Happy Go Lucky (Lone Wolf Zohda, Johnny Heisuke), Meg-Tap, SOUND KISS, G·E-JAPAN, Djembe & Tap Skip-ppoi, Saburo Nakagawa School, STUDIO TAP 72, J-CLICK, ARTN TAP DANCE STUDIO, Tokyo Rhythm Boys Deluxe, Kouichi Sugimoto, Kouichi Mukai, Chie Kondo, National Tap Day Ensemble, National Tap Day Kids Ensemble

National Tap Day Japan, 2003

Performance Dates: April 26-27, 2003
Performers: Hige PRO (Akira Shirahige), Chie Kondo, G·E-JAPAN, J-CLICK, JUN TAP STUDIO, SOUND KISS, Kazumi Watanabe, Kouichi Mukai, Kouichi Sugimoto Stepping Art, M'S TAP FACTORY, Yukiko "Smilie" Misumi, Mari Fujibayashi, Box Men, R3 TAP-HOLIC (Misao Ichikawa), Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, SACHI'S T.D.T., Skip-ppoi, STUDIO TAP 72, Tokyo Rhythm Boys (Shinichi Matsumoto, Hideaki Anada), Saburo Nakagawa Studio, Tadashi Kato, Naoto Narikawa, Kazunori Kumagai and Solebrothers, MAYOU, National Tap Day Ensemble, National Tap Day Kids Ensemble

Special Live House Performance
April 25, 2003: ASAKIi, Ayako Ukawa, Heiwa No Mori (Rhythm Kaneko), Kazunori Kumaga, Lone Wolf Zohda, MAYOU, Tadashi Kato, Naoto Narikawa, Yukiko "Smilie" Misumi

National Tap Day Japan, 2002

Performance Dates: April 21 -22, 2002
Performers: ASAKI, R3 TAP-HOLIC (Misao Ichikawa), STUDIO TAP 72, Ayako Ukawa, JUN TAP STUDIO, How'z Feel (Studio Hoofin'), Kouichi Mukai, Chie Kondo Studio Bun Bun, Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, Global Entertainment Terminal, Kouichi Sugimoto Stepping Art, SOUND KISS / Kaoru Tomita Tap Dance Company, Tokyo Rhythm Boys (Shinichi Matsumoto, Hideaki Anada), Saburo Nakagawa School, Tip, SACHI'S T.D.T., D.M Dance Group, M'S TAP FACTORY, Yukiko Misumi ARTN(Artistic Rhythm Tap Network), Monkey Jam (Masaru Sato, Takahide Kawamura), J-CLICK (Eddy Yoshino), Kazumi Watanabe

National Tap Day Japan, 2001

Performance Dates: April 21 -22, 2001
Performers: Kouichi Mukai/Chie Kondo Studio Bun Bun, Kouichi Sugimoto Stepping Art, Saburo Nakagawa School, Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, Kaoru Tomita Tap Dance Company, JUN TAP STUDIO, Global Entertainment Terminal, Kazumi Watanabe, Tokyo Rhythm Boys (Shinichi Matsumoto, Hideaki Anada), SACHI'S T.D.T., M'S TAP FACTORY, Yukiko Misumi ARTN(Artistic Rhythm Tap Network), Studio Tap 72, Rhythm Kaneko

Special Guests: ROBERT L.REED

National Tap Day Japan, 2000

Performance Dates: April 22-23, 2000
Performers: Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, JUN TAP STUDIO, M'S TAP FACTORY, SACHI'S T.D.T., Kouichi Mukai/Chie Kondo Studio Bun Bun, Kazumi Watanabe, Kaoru Tomita Tap Dance Company, W Take (Hiroyuki Shirai, Junko Kodama), Tokyo Rhythm Boys (Shinichi Matsumoto, Hideaki Anada), Kouichi Sugimoto Stepping Art, Office Nakagawa, Yukiko Misumi ARTN(Artistic Rhythm Tap Network), Studio Tap 72

National Tap Day Japan, 1999

Performance Dates: April 17-18, 1999
Performers: Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, JUN TAP STUDIO, M'S TAP FACTORY with DANCE KOBO, SACHI'S T.D.T., Kouichi Mukai/Chie Kondo Studio Bun Bun, Kazumi Watanabe, Kaoru Tomita Tap Dance Company, Tokyo Rhythm Boys (Shinichi Matsumoto, Hideaki Anada), Kouichi Sugimoto, Yukiko Nakagawa, W TAKE

National Tap Day Japan, 1996

Performance Dates: April 27-28, 1996
Performers: KEN STUDIO TAPPERS, Kouichi Mukai / Chie Kondo Studio Bun Bun, Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, JUN TAP STUDIO, Kaoru Tomita Tap Dance Company, W Take (Hiroyuki Shirai, Junko Kodama), Tokyo Rhythm Boys (Shinichi Matsumoto, Hideaki Anada), Kazumi Watanabe & Mayumi Horie (Aka MAYOU)

Special Guests: Daniel C. Tanazzi, Jennifer Paulson Lee, Angela C. Pissini (Jazz Dancers) Yuki Kugimiya (vocal) ,Jun Saito Quartet

National Tap Day Japan, 1995

Performance Dates: April 22-23, 1995
Performers: KEN STUDIO TAPPERS, Kouichi Mukai/Chie Kondo Studio Bun Bun, Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, JUN TAP STUDIO, Kaoru Tomita Tap Dance Company, MAJORIKA, Kazumi Watanabe, Miyuki Midorikawa Dance Company, W Take (Hiroyuki Shirai, Junko Kodama)

Special Guests: Masahisa Segawa, Megumi Ryuno, Munehiro Okuda Jr. and Blusky Orchestra

Dance Dance Dance in Sun Plaza (National Tap Day Japan, 1994)

Performance Dates: November 20, 1994
Performers: KEN STUDIO TAPPERS, Kouichi Mukai, Chie Kondo/Studio Bun Bun, Kaoru Tomita Tap Dance Company, Mari Matsumoto/Mari Art Studio, Kayoko Nakura Jazz Dance Studio, Dance Station Express, Koji Hiro, Kazunori Tamano, Yoshiko Koshiro, Kazumi Watanabe, Masayuki Mukai, Shigeru Oda, Tabihiko (comedian), Munehiro Okuda Jr. and Blusky Orchestra

National Tap Day Japan, 1993

Performance Dates: April 28-29, 1993
Performers: Akemi Kitagawa & Studio Toowies, KEN STUDIO TAPPERS, JUN TAP STUDIO, Noriko Kuroe Jazz Dance Spot Company, Yukiko Nakagawa The Great Dancers, Kouichi Mukai / Studio Bun Bun, Hiroko Nakamura Tap Dance Studio, Mari Matsumoto / Mari Art Studio, Chie Kondo

Special Guests: Kouichi Sugimoto, Sumiyo Nishikawa, Takamichi Kato, Kotone Yoshioka

National Tap Day Japan, 1992

Performance Dates: April 28-29, 1992
Performers: Tomomi Amakawa & Tap Wings, Hisashi Teru Jazz Tap Studio, Noriko Kuroe Jazz Dance Spot Company, Ken Ushimaru Dance School, Hiroko Nakamura Tap Dance Studio, Mari Matsumoto / Mari Art Studio, Kouichi Mukai / Studio Bun Bun, Kouichi Sugimoto, Asami Wakabayashi

Special Guests: NAKANO BROTHERS, SADAO MATSUBARA, Tabihiko (mime), Aiya Honda (mime), Maries & Blunor (French accrobatic team), Syuji Takahashi (Piano), Touru Minagawa(Sax)

National Tap Day Japan, 1991

Performance Dates: April 27-28, 1991
Performers: Ken Ushimaru Dance School, Ryuko Sasaki Tap Dance Studio, Kouichi Mukai / Studio Bun Bun, Kouichi Sugimoto Tap Ensemble, Hisashi Teru Jazz Tap Studio, Yukiko Nakagawa The Great Dancers, Toshio Namiki Tap Team, Mariko Fujii Tap Dance City, Flower Ala Mode, Mari Matsumoto (MARIART STUDIO), Laughing Cats

Special Guests: Saburo Nakagawa, Yasuko Tanaka, Takamichi Kato