Diane Davisson knew she had to tap more than her feet to preserve the legacy of tap dancing. The producer, choreographer and dancer tapped into the movement’s history, as well as on the shoulders of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Spotlight The tap dancer Ja’Bowen brings his art underground, where kids learn steps, commuters dance along and his energizing performances are bursts of joy. Credit ...

Tufts is home to more than a dozen dance groups, many of which are entirely run, choreographed and performed by students. Amid a crowded dance scene, it can be hard for groups to carve out a niche and ...

A living history of one of dance’s most accessible forms will be on display this weekend. On Sunday at 2pm, the Moss Theatre at New Roads School will host Classic Tap!, a tribute to tap dance’s ...

A legend of tap dance for seven decades has died. Maurice Hines gained fame with his brother Gregory as the Hines Brothers, delighting audiences on stage, television, and film. Jeffrey Brown has our ...

What happens when a child’s dream clashes with a parent’s vision for the future? “The Tap Dance Kid,” on stage at Houston’s Ensemble Theatre, brings that question to life through electrifying ...

Long after the curtain drops on “naughty, bawdy, sporty 42nd Street,” the lingering, rhythmic staccato of tap-dancing feet places an exclamation point on the archetypal Broadway fairy tale. Those feet ...

Seattle’s Jessie Sawyers calls herself a visual musician. Her instruments are her tap shoes. “Tap can play that role as the percussion element. I have done a couple of gigs around town where literally ...

Alde Lewis and Zamira Williams hit the boards in The Tap Dance Kid. Credit: Photo by Carlos Figueroa @JPEGSbyCarlos Alde Lewis recalls dancing on Broadway with Tommy Tune as his director and ...

It's a little tap dancing, a little jazz dancing and a whole lot of technical skill. While “White Christmas,” which debuted in November at the Fulton Theatre, is best known for its over-the-top tap ...