Pilatzke Brothers
Jon and Nathan Pilatzke grew up in Eganville, two hours north of Ottawa. Nathan, two years older than Jon, started dancing first, at age 5…
The story is how Irish step dance, arms pinned to sides and feet “close to the floor” came to America, splitting off into modern tap in New York City and Ottawa Valley step dancing in Canada’s lumber camps. Providing the music behind the moves is a hard-charging band of world-class musicians Pilatzke says ” they can create the musical landscapes behind tap dancing on the streets of New York, an Irish session, Old Tyme Canadian step dancing.”
When traditional Celtic bands and Celtic-inspired rock bands play, step dancers such as Jon and Nathan Pilatzke and friends often emerge from the wings to add flash and percussion. This became the StepCrew, a dance act with a back-up band, instead of a band with guest dancers. Celebrating three crowd-captivating styles of dance, it will thunder onto the stage StepCrew features three specialists in distinctive Ottawa Valley step dance, named for the Canadian region in which it originated and known for its flying feet and explosive energy!
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