From a back room in the Harman Senior Center, past bingo flyers and bridge games, musical taps and laughter echoed across the hardwood floor. A handful of women, mostly retirees, gathered in a dance ...

As Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" plays in the background, the clatter of taps fills the room. Three dancers work their way through a routine that includes kicks, spins and other high energy ...

Move over, Fred Astaire. There's a new group of tap dancers in town. But they might not look as you expect. The sound of synchronized rhythms flow up the stairs from the lower floor of the Lincoln ...

Amanda Castro, with percussionist Senfu Stoney, performed in Ayodele Casel's "Chasing Magic" at The Joyce Theater in NYC. (Courtesy of Kurt Csolak) Tap dance has gone in and out of fashion in the U.S.

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Amanda Castro, with percussionist Senfu Stoney, performed in Ayodele Casel's "Chasing Magic" at The Joyce Theater in NYC. (Courtesy of Kurt Csolak) Tap dance has gone in and out of fashion in the U.S.

How big of a deal is Funny Girl tap choreographer Ayodele Casel in the dance world? Let’s just say she has her own U.S. postage stamp. (And yes, she’s used it!) Her star status is all the more ...

Tap enjoys an unlikely resurgence, to the songs of Radiohead and queen That may be changing. “We’re on the brink of re-establishing tap as a respected art form,” noted Travis Knights, a tap sensation ...