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鐵石撞擊，形成動力震動空氣的聲音；這種簡單而生活中常見的物理現象，便是踢躂舞最基本原素之一。藝術是把原素昇華後的結果，人類運用大自然和創意，昇華結合，擴展至人與人溝通的另一層面——表演藝術。與音樂有異曲同工之處，踢躂舞也是著重節奏、質感，踢躂出的聲音不但聽得到也是看得見；因為踢躂舞是建基於聲音的舞蹈表演藝術。

如果比喻穿著踢躂舞鞋的雙腿為鼓棍，地板就是大鼓。舞者以舞鞋敲打不同的物料表面，發出不同質感的聲音，過程中快慢交融，我們便能想像舞者的肢體在空間顫動，譜出一條條的軌跡，混合拍打出踢躂聲。這就是踢躂舞。

踢躂舞在香港的發展已到了第24個年頭，這種舞蹈型式也漸漸地獲香港人認識和接納，如果要說踢躂舞的發展過程，那便要追溯到1990年香港演藝學院舞蹈學院的音樂劇舞系成立之時，該專業舞蹈學程的學程長達五年，從此踢躂舞在港植根；正統的訓練意味本土專業的踢躂舞者正式誕生。這證明了踢躂舞在香港的發展潛能，但我們需要的是持績性的推廣企劃。

我們要做的是「高水準的製作，配合積極推廣」，以緊固一群忠誠的觀眾和踢躂舞愛好者為基礎。在未來的日子，我們期望就發展踢躂舞繼績創作，繼績推廣，改正部分人視其為「小撮人的藝術玩意』的誤解，並讓更多人認識和更多人參與，把小火苗化成燎原的烈焰！


Wing Wong
舞團經理

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When the taps collide with the floor, sound comes along with the dynamic vibration of the air particles. This simple and common physical phenomenon is one of the basic elements of tap dance. Art is the distillation of elements. Human makes good use of and extract the essence of the natural elements with our own creativity and it then becomes another form of human communication: Performing Arts. Tap dance, same as music, focuses on the tempo and the sound and could not only be heard but also be seen. It is because tap dance is the kind of dance and performing art based upon the sound.

If dancer’s legs are the drum sticks when wearing tap shoes, then the floor would be a big drum. Striking the surface of different textures creates different sounds and in the process of which dancers create different tempos. During the performance the body movements of the dancers blend with the sound they are producing and in general that is what tap dance is.

It is the 24th year of development of tap dance in Hong Kong that the general public has acknowledged and accepted this dance form. To trace back, tap dance has rooted in Hong Kong since 1990, the year when the School of Dance of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts established Musical Theatre Department to provide a professional dance programme which lasts for five years. With the school training, local professional tap dancers have thus taken to the stage. It proves not only the potential development of tap dance in Hong Kong but also the need of sustainable promotional planning in developing this particular dance form.

We intend to “create high quality productions assisted with active promotions” so as to build a loyal audience base and a long-term relationship with tap dance enthusiasts. In the future, we aspire to create more productions and to promote tap dance continuously, breaking the misunderstanding of that “it is a kind of art which is only for a small group of people”. We expect with more participation, we can let a little spark set the prairie ablaze.

Wing Wong
Company Manager