My shoes are the instrument and I am the player. Omar Edwards (Foot Musician, Tap Dancer) received an NAACP Image Award and nominations for Bessie And Broadwayworld.com LA Awards. Television/film credits include NBC’s Showtime at the Apollo (“The Sandman”); Emmy-award winning documentary “A Song for Our People”; “4 Little Girls: A Dance Film. Stage/Touring Credits include Broadway’s Bring in Da’Noise, Bring in Da’Funk; Black and Blue; Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan’s FLY; REFORM: Disparities in American Criminal Justice; and “4 Little Girls: A Dance Film”. Omar is the Creative Director for youth ensembles at Harlem’s @streetcornerresources and @ESOTA4real in Jamaica, Queens. Omar has a weekly show at the legendary Cotton Club in Harlem, NY and is the leader of the Omar Edwards Quintet.  His artistic focus is to bring awareness to important issues through his work and to promote tap as an American Folk art of sound. (www.omaredwardsnyc.com).

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