MADD Rhythms

Specialties

The art of «TAP»

We teach, perform, produce and present.

History

Established in 2001.

M.A.D.D. RHYTHMS is a phenomenal TAPdance collective whose «SOLE» purpose is to spread the Love and Joy of TAP worldwide. What started as Bril Barrett’s formula for giving back, is now a full-​fledged performing arts company, quickly gaining a reputation for representing the true essence of tap: RHYTHM. The company is composed of young, versatile tap dancers from all over Chicago. Their ages range from 18 to 33, and their backgrounds are as equally diverse. The one thing they all have in common is a love for «the dance».

M.A.D.D. RHYTHMS’ mission is to preserve and promote tap dance, not only as a means of entertainment, but also as performance art in its truest sense. They demonstrate, through rigorous hours of training and rehearsal, methods of honestly expressing one’s self through «the dance» and set examples of professionalism and discipline both on and off stage. Company members aim to teach and enforce habits that will filter into other areas of life.

Meet the Business Owner

Bril B.

Business Owner

Bril Barrett is a creative tap dancer, whose mission is to preserve and promote tap dance as a percussive art form, foster respect and admiration for the history and creators of tap, and continuously create opportunities for the art form and its practitioners.

Bril is the founder of M.A.D.D. (Making A Difference Dancing) Rhythms, Co-​founder of M.A.D.D. Rhythms Canada, director of The Chicago Tap Summit and founder of The M.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap Academy. Performance opportunities include Riverdance, Tap Dance Kid, The St. Louis Tap Festival, The Calgary Tap Summit and many others. Bril has taught and/​or performed in Canada, Germany, Finland, Turkey, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Albania, Amsterdam, and across the U.S. He has started many outreach programs in Chicago’s public schools, Park districts and even a performing arts high school in Gary, Indiana.

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