Mark Goodman began tap dancing at
the University of New Hampshire under
Gay Nardone. After
receiving his Bachelor's degree in Theater Arts, he moved to New
York where he joined the American Tap Dance Orchestra, training
with Brenda Bufalino. Mark went on to work with
Gregory
Hines, Savion Glover,
Charles "Honi" Coles and Buster Brown.
He proudly acknowledges that his dance style has been greatly
influenced by these greats.
While in New York, Mark was on staff at the
Broadway Dance
Center and Steps. He performed with various dance troupes as
a soloist nationally and internationally in such venues as:
Carnegie Hall,
Lincoln Center,
The Joyce Theatre,
Savion Glover
and Friends at the
Delacorte Theatre in Central Park.
Goodman's stage credits include Andy Lee in the European tour of
42nd Street, the leading man in Sophisticated Ladies,
Anything Goes with Melba Moore and Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat.
In 2003 Mark completed work on the feature film Polar
Express
working with Tom Hanks and Director Robert Zemeckis.
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