“Crazy Rhythm, Fancy Feet” entertains in many ways. Click on the titles below to go to your area of interest:

contact: Bob Butryn - 215-477-0997

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     Roaring 20s Concert...and much more

“Crazy Rhythm, Fancy Feet” is an entertaining show that includes the hot, riotous music of the 1920s played by world-class musicians, dance routines performed in many styles such as swing, tap and Charleston, audience participation segments such as fun dance lessons, a repertoire that "stretches the 1920s music envelope" and other fun surprises like our parade through the audience playing "Oh When The Saints" as our big finale.

"There is no other roaring 20s act that offers this much entertainment!"

Our shows emphasize the music and dancing of the 1920s. This music is fun, danceable swing that was started by the likes of Louis Armstrong and “Fats” Waller. We like to “stretch the 1920s music envelope.” We might throw in wild ethnic music such as klezmer, a Beatles tune such as "When I'm 64", a Cajun tune such as “Iko Iko” or even a funk tune. Even though we wander away from the 20s here and there throughout the concert, we always come back to it. If your audience is comprised of purists, we will play 100% roaring 20s music.

 

Click on the picture to the right to see a video of our Roaring 20s show performed at the beautiful Curtis Arboretum in the Philadelphia area. If you can't see the video when the next window opens up, click on the words "open this content in a new window" and you will see the YouTube video.


 

 

Note: The band leader, Bob Butryn, is the reed player (clarinet, sax and flute) as well as one of the dancers.

 

The band perfoms in many sizes (trio up to eight). Eva Brothers, who is one of the dancers, is normally part of the show since she adds an additional "wow" factor to the act.

 

Bob, pictured to the right, is tap dancing. >>>>>

 

 

 

 

Samples of our 1920s repertoire:

Bob the clarinetist along with his lovely dance partner Eva add an extra "wow" factor to the Roaring 20s band when they dance zany routines in Charleston, swing, tango, tap as well as perform funny skits.

For more details and samples, click on the "variety" tab at the top of this page.

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“Dance and Music Variety Show”

If you want to book a show for your venue that is “a little bit different”, consider our variety show. It is performed by Bob and Eva dancing to recorded music or with our live, on-stage band.

Our shows include dance routines, musical performances, funny skits and vocal duets. These shows can be geared to family audiences, or for certain age groups such as children, college students, and seniors.

<<<Click on the picture to see a video sample of our dance and music show. If you can't see the video when the next window opens up, click on the words "open this content in a new window" and you will see the YouTube video.


For more details and samples, click on the "variety show" tab at the top of this page.

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Great "background music" for cocktail and dinner parties

 

 

"Crazy Rhythm, Fancy Feet" is Philadelphia's premiere "background music" group.

If you are in need of only "background music" or you already selected a DJ for the dance portion of your event but would like to include the "live band" element, please consider using "Crazy Rhythm, Fancy Feet".

We perform the widest variety and the highest quality "background music" in the area. We are able to do this since our musicians have both classical and jazz training. We provide music played by a solo pianist, duo, trio or more.

Our trio pictured above consists of Doug on acoustic and electric bass, Bob on reeds (sax, clarinet and flute) and Heath on piano. Since Bob plays three instruments, the trio has more variety. Also, if you would like us to stroll occasionally throughout the evening, Heath plays accordion allowing us this fun feature.

By the clicking this video link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9h0aB4N8oE

you will hear instrumental versions of following tunes:

"Don't Know Why" by Nora Jones
"Feel Like Makin' Love" by Roberta Flack
"When I'm 64" by the Beatles
"Take 5" by Dave Brubeck
"Shaker Song" by Sypro Gyra
"Tales from Vienna Woods" by Johann Strauss
"Night and Day" by Cole Porter

 

We provide instrumental versions of all of the classic holiday tunes for holdiay parties.

If you are also looking for dance music, we can provide that as well. We can expand the trio by adding drums, guitar, trumpet and female vocals. Two of the male instrumentalists also sing. See more information below.

 

 

 

 

 

“Tremendous Party Band" that offers the option of dancers performing choreographed routines

In addition to performing background and dance music of all styles, CRFF offers the option of bringing in dancers. They will improvise their dance steps to the band's music while dancing with eachother or with the guests, perform choreographed routines throughout the evening, teach fun, brief dance lessons, or a combination of all three options.

Our dancers help to "loosen up" the guests at all types of events such as fund raising galas, alumni parties and corporate events.

For example, Bob and Eva (pictured to the left) have performed their high-energy 60s routine to the song "Land of 1000 Dances" at many events. Routines like this one take events to another level. They inspire the guests to more quickly "get into the party" and join in the fun on the dance floor.

After dancing our routine, we can lead a "group dance" which includes many of the dances of the 1960s such as the pony, mashed potato, frug, watusi, jerk, monkey, funky chicken and the twist.

 

Another routine that is quite popular is our swing routine. Our rouitne is very energetic and it includes a lot of lifts, throws and flips.

Click on this picture to the left to see our wild swing dance routine performed at a wedding.

 

 

 

Note: If you prefer not to have dancers at your event, that's fine with us. We will be happy to play great music at the highest level.

Click on the titles below to hear audio samples of the diverse repertoire of our party band:

Backgound music played during the cocktail and dinner hours

Dance music from all decades played when it is time to get the party in high gear

For more details and audio samples, click on the "corporate" tab at the top of this page.

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Assembly and library program for children called “Flips, Dips and Lifts”

Our program includes dance, music, fun skits and 3 brief dance lessons. While Eva is changing costumes, Bob plays music. He even plays clarinet and tap dances simultaneously!

Click on the picture to see a sample video of our assembly program performed at an elementary school (note: You will have to click on the words "open this content in a new window" when the next window opens to veiw the video).

We have a another video sampling of our children's program performed at Philadelphia’s Central Library. To see this demo, click the following words: YouTube (note: You will have to click on the words "Open this content in a new window" when the next window opens to view the video)

For more details and samples, click on the "assemblies" tab at the top of this page.

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 Bob Butryn - 6488 Woodcrest Ave. - Philadelphia, PA 19151 - Ph/fax   215-477-0997 - BButryn@Verizon.net