Roxane Butterfly

Roxane Semadeni is a French tap dancer from Toulon, active in the United States. She was nicknamed 'Butterfly' by Jimmy Slyde and performs as Roxane Butterfly. ^[1] In 2002 she was included in a list of '25 to watch' published by Dance Magazine .^{[ citation needed ]}

From 1998 she choreographed performances of her all-woman ensemble BeauteeZ´n The Beat. ^[2]

In 2005 she received funding from Barcelona American fundings^{[ clarification needed ]} to work on her flamenco-tap fusión project Djellaba Groove. ^[3]

She founded the Jimmy Slyde Institute in Barcelona. ^[4]

References

1. Times Union, November 2, 2011: "Roxane Butterfly's 'Tap Experience' explores new terrain"
2. New York Times, November 10, 2014: "Hear Those Tapping Shoes? That’s the Sound of Empowerment"
3. New York Times, July 7, 2006: "International Dancers Mix Their Traditions Into American Tap"
4. Dance Teacher, May 5, 2011: "Technique: Roxane Butterfly"

Further reading

• An American Dance Form Fluent in Many Languages. The New York Times, March 10, 2008
• Hoofers Pay Tribute to the Tapper Jimmy Slyde. New York Times, April 18, 2010

External links

• Official website