Jun 9, 2020
Performed by: Vikas Arun, Jabu Graybeal, David Keingatti, and Gerson Lanza
Number: “Glory”
Choreographer: Chloe Arnold
Style: Tap
From: “Chloe Arnold’s Apartment 33 - GLORY” (2018)
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Performed by: Vikas Arun, Jabu Graybeal, David Keingatti, and Gerson Lanza
Number: “Glory”
Choreographer: Chloe Arnold
Style: Tap
From: “Chloe Arnold’s Apartment 33 - GLORY” (2018)
We are a part of the Rhythm Nation!
Mentored by Debbie Allen, the two Los Angeles sisters behind Syncopated Ladies are bending the tap genre for modern audiences and carving out their place in what traditionally has been a tap-dancing boys club.
“Women are taught to follow the rules, to be quiet, to ask permission,” Arnold said, referring to the deep cultural norms that help to explain why so many aspiring female dancers did not see a place for themselves in tap. “When you’re dealing with improvisation and freestyle, there is no asking permission.”
It requires courage, she said. “A lot of courage.”
But seeing the group of women dancing without confines, inspiration struck.
“I thought these are sisters I need to bring together to create something,” she said.
So Arnold, along with her sister and fellow tap dancer Maud Arnold, recruited tappers for an all-women group called the Syncopated Ladies.”
Read the full piece and see the video here
daveeddiggs: Had the honor of watching the great @chloearnoldtaps teach class today. She is truly brilliant and incredibly generous with her gifts. The kids were so inspired! I'm very excited for everyone to see all the things she's got cooking up. #syncopatedladies #alltapeverything #myfriendsarekillingthegamerightnow
Sincerely hope D’s gonna break out the tap dancing now.
“Despacito” - Syncopated Ladies
Performed by: Chloe Arnold, Maud Arnold, Orialis Ashley, Anissa Lee, Assata Madison, Valerie Rockey, Melinda Sullivan, Melissa Tannus, and LA Syncopated Ladies Bootcamp participants
Number: “Run the World”
Choreography: Chloe Arnold
Style: Tap
From: Syncopated Ladies Bootcamp LA 2016
Chloe Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies in Livermore, CA, February 14, 2025