{"id":908,"date":"2023-02-06T09:58:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T09:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/?p=908"},"modified":"2025-12-28T19:54:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T19:54:41","slug":"tapatapa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/tapatapa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya &#8211; Tap Dance For Underprivileged Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>TAPATAPA<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"831\">In Nairobi, DFW supports <strong data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"467\">Tapatapa<\/strong>, a local initiative that brings tap dance to children from underprivileged neighborhoods. The program offers them not only artistic education, but also confidence, rhythm, discipline, and a sense of joy and belonging.<br data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"688\" \/>DFW finances the studio where the classes take place, ensuring that the children have a <strong data-start=\"776\" data-end=\"830\">safe, stable and professional learning environment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"833\" data-end=\"1161\">As the next step in this collaboration, we are developing a project to travel to Nairobi with <strong data-start=\"927\" data-end=\"1030\">Steven McRae, Principal Dancer of the Royal Ballet \u2014 who began his artistic journey as a tap dancer<\/strong>. His participation embodies the message at the heart of this project: talent can grow anywhere when the right opportunities exist.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1455\">Before this journey could take shape, one essential need had to be addressed: <strong data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1271\">access to proper tap shoes<\/strong>. Together with supporters, partners and friends from the dance community, we collected dozens of pairs so that the children could fully experience the technique and musicality of tap.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1891\">Transporting the shoes to Nairobi proved far more complex than expected. Months of coordination with airlines, embassies and volunteers were necessary \u2014 a reminder that even simple actions can require determination, patience and collective goodwill. Thanks to this network of support, the shoes are now in the hands of <strong data-start=\"1776\" data-end=\"1819\">Stacey Achieng and her team at Tapatapa<\/strong>, who will distribute them and integrate them into the upcoming classes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1990\">This project stands as a testament to what solidarity, perseverance and art can achieve together.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1992\" data-end=\"2021\">And it is only the beginning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2023\" data-end=\"2168\">We continue to welcome <strong data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2072\">donations of tap shoes<\/strong> to allow even more children to discover the joy of creating rhythm and music with their bodies.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/TTiAWRED2lg&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1734606771362{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] TAPATAPA In Nairobi, DFW supports<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-missions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=908"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1426,"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908\/revisions\/1426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfw-ch.com\/humanitarian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}