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Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies tap into the joy of dance Richard Duckett Worcester Magazine USA TODAY NETWORK
Chloé Arnold is a multi-talented person who can put on many hats — and taps. Tap dance is where it all started for Arnold, a dancer, Emmy-nominated choreographer, actress, director, producer, fi lmmaker and entrepreneur who will be bringing “Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies LIVE!” to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts for a show at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Syncopated Ladies is a female tap dance band from Los Angeles created by Arnold. Numbers such as “Beyoncé Tap Salute” (which you can see on YouTube) convey both visual joy and also seem to add more layers of joy to the music as well. Little wonder that Beyoncé shared their work saying, “They Killed It,” and transformed the homepage of Beyonce.com to feature Syncopated Ladies and invited them to perform live internationally. Originally from Washington, D.C., Arnold recalled during a recent telephone interview that “when I was 9 years old I saw the movie ‘Tap.’ (I said) ‘That’s what I want to do.’” “Tap,” a 1989 dance drama, starred the late Gregory Hynes and Sammy Davis Jr. (in his last role). “Shortly thereafter, I had the honor to meet Gregory Hynes, and that changed my life,” Arnold said. Based on that experience, “I
“Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies LIVE!” comes to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts for a show at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17. SUBMITTED PHOTO
know how important it is for us to tour. I know what it’s like to see an artist come to town,” she said. So Arnold is touring and will be in town, but this won’t be her fi rst dance experience in Worcester.
Last summer she was here when the upcoming Apple TV+ musical fi lm “Spirited,” starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer, shot a dance sequence in Mechanics Hall. “Spirited” is a remake of Charles Dickens’ novella “A
Christmas Carol.” “It’s unreal to be coming back so soon,” she said. Dickens gave a live reading of “A Christmas Carol” in Mechanics Hall. Arnold is the choreographer for “Spirited,” the fi rst full-
length feature movie she has choreographed. “Mechanics Hall — it’s a beautiful hall. The craftsmanship. It’s just absolutely gorgeous,” Arnold said. “It was See LADIES, Page 5
