22 Facts About Brenda Bufalino

Brenda Bufalino was born on September 7,1937 and is an American tap dancer and writer.

Brenda Bufalino co-founded, choreographed and directed the American Tap Dance Foundation, known at the time as the American Tap Dance Orchestra.

Brenda Bufalino has been awarded The Flobert Award, The Tapestry Award, The Tap City Hall of Fame Award, The Dance Magazine, and the Bessie Award, all for outstanding achievement and contributions to the field of tap dance.

Brenda Bufalino trained in numerous styles, but tap was deeply instilled in her at a young age.

At age 15, Brenda Bufalino commuted to Boston to train at Stanley Brown's Studio in the city.

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Brenda Bufalino stayed in Boston, and danced underaged at bars with The Bobby Clark Dancers.

Brenda Bufalino left for New York City in 1955 to scour the jazz clubs.

Brenda Bufalino became greatly inspired by Coles' emphasis on melody and personality.

Brenda Bufalino was eventually invited to perform with the Copasetics, which included tap legends such as Ernest "Brownie" Brown, Chuck Green, Jimmy Slyde and Howard “Sandman” Sims.

Brenda Bufalino studied jazz from Matt Mattox, modern primitive and afro-cuban from Syvilla Fort, all the while being an active performer in the New York Vaudeville nightclub circuit.

Brenda Bufalino became a popular Calypso artist, and in 1956 she premiered her act at Cafe Society, which led to more calypso work for the following two years.

This, in conjunction with frustration over the direction of the industry, caused Brenda Bufalino to flee the confines of the city in 1965 and moved to New Paltz, NY.

Summerlin and Brenda Bufalino created projects for the National Council of Church, and was very involved in avant-garde performance art.

Brenda Bufalino created a small company of dancers known as, The Dancing Theatre, and in 1978 Brenda Bufalino presented her first major showing of tap choreography at the Pilgrim Theatre titled, Singing, Swinging, and Winging.

Brenda Bufalino's career peaked during the 80's, and she found herself involved in many different artistic endeavors that spanned all across the globe.

Brenda Bufalino's work premiered in both small jazz clubs, such as the Blue Note, and large orchestral settings.

Brenda Bufalino played a key role in Coles' resurface in the tap industry in the 70's.

In 1984, Brenda Bufalino performed Cantata and the Blues, a solo show that established her tap career further.

Brenda Bufalino was very involved in arranging the composition and worked very closely with the musicians that played for their performances.

Brenda Bufalino was known to quiet the orchestra by muting the horns, and often played the drums herself so she could control the volume.

Brenda Bufalino believed that, “The tap dancer should be integrated with the music.

Brenda Bufalino experienced backlash for being a white woman in the tap industry and spent her entire career getting producers and technicians to be on board with her work.