Tap dancer Marsha Pitt, creator of the instructional DVD Tapology, is giving back to her community by teaching classes at Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), a program that empowers inner city youth to advance their lives through arts, athletics, and educational programs.Tap dancer Marsha Pitt, creator of the instructional DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Tapology, is giving back to her community by teaching classes at Heart of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. (HOLA), a program that empowers inner city youth to advance their lives through arts, athletics athletics or track and field also track-and-field games Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest form of organized sports, having been a part of the ancient Olympic Games from c. , and educational programs. Pitt, a member of the original cast of The Lion King, which she per formed on Broadway Broadway, famous thoroughfare in New York City. It extends from Bowling Green near the foot of Manhattan island N to 262d St. in the Bronx. Throughout its length Broadway is chiefly a commercial street. for four years, teaches tap in a fresh, hip way. "I play a lot of high energy R&B songs that the kids hopefully know," Pitt says. "Even if the kids never grasp the idea of tap, I want them to love to come to class. It's a safe place and a getaway from what they are experiencing." |
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