“NEA supporters tend to trumpet the museums and orchestras, but most of the larger institutions that benefit from the grants don’t depend on them. Smaller programs — the ones that support America’s children — need this money to survive.”
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Jerry Ames, 80, Tap Dance Master
“For decades Mr. Ames performed as a soloist on stages in New York and around the world. From 1976 to the early 1980s he also directed the Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company, one of the first regular troupes devoted exclusively to tap.”