From left: Starina “Star” Dixon of M.A.D.D. Rhythms, and Sterling Harris and Mark Yonally, both of Chicago Tap Theatre Photograph: Kristie Kahns You know of Gene Kelly and Gregory Hines. Maybe Bill ...

VAIL, Colorado – It takes a lot to keep the often chatty audiences at the Ford Amphitheater in Vail, Colorado quiet, but two years ago, tap dance phenom Savion Glover did just that. With bright green ...

Shannon Barnhart, founder of a dance studio in Omaha, reflects on her 53-year career teaching tap dance to thousands, ...

In 1989, George H.W. Bush officially declared May 25 National Tap Dance Day. (This date was chosen because it was the birthday of famous tapper Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.) So, 25 years later, we’d ...

THINGS HE WANTED THE WORLD TO UNDERSTAND, THE GIFT AND THE VALUE OF BLACK BRILLIANCE. HEY. TELLING STORIES ABOUT BLACK HISTORY THROUGH MUSIC AND TAP DANCE. BREANA ALI HAS BEEN TAP DANCING SINCE SHE ...

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 ...

Tap festivals have been pivotal in passing on tradition. But New York’s has been canceled and the institution that supports it faces an uncertain future. By Brian Seibert Our dance critic on the ...

I’ve seen the future of tap dancing and it looks like Michelle Dorrance. Her Dorrance Dance company is at Sadler’s Wells until Saturday and putting on a sensational show – one that emphasises tap’s ...

In 1954, a spirited tap dancer named Arthur Duncan appeared on several episodes of “The Betty White Show,” a daytime talk series hosted by the future Golden Girl. Duncan’s skilled footwork delighted ...