Waltz and tap dance are two of the most popular dance forms, each of which offers unique benefits. While waltz is known for its graceful movements and smooth transitions, tap dance is recognized for ...

Flashes of footwork and a flurry of sound filled the Debbie Allen Dance Academy as tap dancers gathered for their weekly improvisational jam session. Dancing on and in between the beat, dancers spoke ...

"Tap dance is the dance of creating music," says Michelle Dorrance. The founder of Dorrance Dance has helped lead a renaissance in tap, gaining attention for her own exuberant, athletic style. Jeffrey ...

The sound of tap shoes on Shore Cultural Centre’s hard wooden floors became highly apparent upon walking through the doors of The Cleveland Tap Dance Conservatory. The new dance group, started by ...

For professional tap dancer and educator Quynn Johnson, tap dance is a never ending process. “There are levels of tap dance that for me still have yet to be unlocked, and there is a lot of work that I ...

Ja'bowen Dixon offers instruction in one of the classes available at M.A.D.D. Rhythms Tap Summit 2019 Credit: Courtesy M.A.D.D. Rhythms As of this year, October 1 becomes M.A.D.D. Rhythms Day in the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The Uptown Rhythm Festival will mix styles, including tap, swing and flamenco, that are flourishing despite problems of rehearsal and performance space. Max Pollak rehearsing at ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The challenge of casting the Encores! revival of “The Tap Dance Kid” exposes some of the complications of tap, show business and Black history. By ...

Tap dance is as much a part of Americana as blue jeans, barbecue or the Statue of Liberty. While not as popular today as it was during its “Golden Age” from 1920 to 1940, the American art form has ...