We honor Mr Al Gilbert, the “Pied Piper of Dance” & founder of Stepping Tones (1952), which today is known as MusicWorks. He was a dance visionary, poet, entertainer, teacher, studio owner, choreographer, author, entrepreneur, humanitarian, dance teacher advocate and a true gentleman.
He revolutionized the dance industry in 1971 when he created the first Training Aid, and the rest is history! In1994 he released his 1,000th original song & dance Training Aid and grade 9 Advanced Tap Technique. He went on to produce Dance Teacher Seminars, now known as DANCE TEACHER CONNECTION.
MusicWorks takes great pride in paying tribute its founder, Mr Al Gilbert. We will continue to do our very best to honor him & his lifetime work by providing the very best “Dance Teacher Support” to Teachers of Dance across the world.
He was my friend, my teacher, my mentor and my champion. Because of Mr Gilbert, we at MusicWorks are able to provide stellar teaching materials & products and present the premier dance teacher seminar, DANCE TEACHER CONNECTION (DTC).
In Gratitude,
Darryl Retter
I am so thrilled that Al Gilbert’s vision is being carried on into the dance world! His brilliance and love for dance have and always will inspire and motivate all to reach their true potential!
You wanna hear his voice? I still have his first website on my portfolio: http://www.mbaciu.com/demos/steppingtones/intro.html 🙂
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I am so honored to be able to continue Al Gilbert’s legacy with the help of Darryl and Linda! Also thanks to all the teachers who inspire me to create more products…your love of dance and your students keep me going!