• Sweet & Able is a mentoring initiative for young women ages 12-21 who are going through the challenges of adolescence and early adulthood while building their confidence through mentorship and dance. Through oral history, training, activities, performance opportunities, and mentorship, these young women will gain a sense of sisterhood, leadership skills, and become change agents. This program is designed to preserve the legacy of Mable Lee Dancing Ladies while nurturing the next generation of young women who are interested in pursuing a career or staying connected to the arts. 

  • Who is Mable Lee?

    Mable Lee "The Queen of the Soundies"

    The Mentors (Alumni of Mable Lee’s Dancing Ladies)

    Alexandria “Brinae Ali” Bradley

    Frances Bradley-Vilier

    Cherisse Bradley

    Kandee Thacker-Mann

    Michelle Dorrance

    Shanzell Page

    Mikaela Evans

    Lisa LaTouche

    Quynn Johnson

    Carson Murphy

    Maud Arnold

    April Cook

    Claudia Rahardjanoto

    Michela Marino Lerman 

    Rhonda Jordan 

    Beverly Moore

    Claudia Gomez

      

  • Welcome to the Sweet & Able - Mentoring Initiative 2021 Application! We are very glad to know you are interested in participating in the legacy that is Ms. Mable Lee, and achieving all of your dreams. Please carefully read this application. Make sure the information you provide is complete and accurate. Also, please do not leave any blank space. If you have any question/issue, do not hesitate to reach us at alexandriabradley@tapology.org.

    We look forward to meeting you soon! 

    • Personal Information 
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    • Education 
    • Extracurricular Activities 
    • Short questions 

    • In the short questions, we ask you to briefly talk about your connection to dance, being concise and direct as well as explanatory. 

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    • Essays 

    • Essays are the opportunity for you to differ yourself from others and shine. Be direct, descriptive, and creative. This is your time!

      You will submit one Personal Statement, which the prompt is the same for all applicants.

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      Your Personal Statement is very important for us to better understand who you are. Please write your Personal Statement in no less than 250 words and more than 650 words and based on the prompt below:

      Personal Statement Prompt: Describe the world you came from and how that shaped who you are.

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    • Financial Information 

    • If you do not fill out this form, this means you are not requesting any scholarship for the Initiative, (tap shoes, tap heels, etc), but you will still be considered for the program. 

    • Mable Lee's “Bugle Call” 

    • Mable Lee’s Bugle Call:

      This 32 bar phrase of choreography is a signature sequence of lindy and swing jazz steps that Mable Lee’s Dancing Ladies would use to exit the stage and close out her shows.

      THE BUGLE CALL

      Here, we will teach you the "Bugle Call". After viewing and learning from the video posted below, please record yourself and upload in the following instructions below. 

      Please, notice that we ask you to send good quality in one of the following formats or simply from your most accessible device. We will accept an uploaded link from youtube, vimeo, etc.

    • THE BUGLE CALL INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO

    • How to Create and Submit Video Submission


      1. Record yourself doing the Bugle Call.

      2. Upload the video to Youtube.

      3. Change the Privacy settings to "Unlisted"

      4. Post your link in the box below!

    • Submission 
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