Michela Marino Lerman

Michela Marino Lerman

Join us in celebrating International Tap Dance Day at LAHM!

By Louis Armstrong House Museum

Date and time

Saturday, May 25 · 3 - 4pm EDT

Location

Louis Armstrong House Museum

34-56 107th St Corona, NY 11368

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About this event

  • 1 hour

Celebrate International Tap Dance Day in style as the sensational Michela Marino Lerman takes center stage at the Louis Armstrong Center Jazz Room, promising an afternoon of toe-tapping, soul-stirring rhythms on May 25th at 3:00 pm.

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About the artist:

Michela Marino Lerman, winner of the Hoofer and FloBert Awards, is a world renowned tap dance artist, performer, choreographer, band leader, educator and all-around creative spirit. The Huffington Post has called her a “hurricane of rhythm” and the NY Times has called her both a “prodigy” and has described her dancing as “flashes of brilliance.” Quincy Jones has called her an “absolute tap dancing star who knows her roots.”

She very proudly, was mentored by some of the masters of tap dance including Gregory Hines, Buster Brown, Leroy Myers, Peg Leg Bates, Marion Coles, Jeni LeGon and Mable Lee. Most recently Michela can be seen featured in the new US Postage Stamp series dedicated to the art form of  Tap Dance.  She is also the only female honorary member of the legendary tap dance fraternity, The Copasetics. Michela has performed, choreographed, written,  produced, and directed many projects throughout her career including leading her own group Love Movement.  She recently was commissioned by the Joyce Theater to create and premiere her all-new full-length work “Once Upon A Time Called Now.” 

Michela has had the honor of working with many legends throughout her career some of whom include Anna Deavere Smith, Wynton Marsalis, Quincy Jones, Jon Batiste, Roy Hargrove, Steve McQueen and more.

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Secure your tickets now for our tap dance extravaganza that will transport you to a world where the language of dance speaks louder than words.


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Louis Armstrong House Museum

The Louis Armstrong House Museum sustains and promotes the cultural, historical, and humanitarian legacy of Louis Armstrong by preserving and interpreting Armstrong’s house and grounds, collecting and sharing archival materials that document Armstrong’s life and legacy, and developing programs for the public that educate and inspire.

Thanks to the vision and funding of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, the Louis Armstrong House Museum & Archives welcomes visitors from all over the world, six days per week, 52 weeks per year. The Louis Armstrong House Museum is a member of the American Alliance of Museums, Association of African American Museums, Museums Council of New York City, New York State Museums Association, National Trust for Historic Preservation, NYC & Co., and the Queens Tourism Council. The museum is a constituent of the Kupferberg Center for the Arts and a cultural center of Queens College, CUNY.

Major funding for Louis Armstrong House Museum & Archives is provided by Fund II Foundation and the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation. Additional funding is provided by Queens College/CUNY; NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson; the New York State Council on the Arts; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; the New York City Department of Education; the Office of the Queens Borough President; Con Edison; and members and donors from all over the world. Capital support has been provided by Governor Andrew Mark Cuomo, the NYS Assembly and Senate, the NYC Council, the Office of the Mayor of New York City, and the Office of the Borough President of Queens.​

More information about the Louis Armstrong House Museum can be found online.