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 ...

"I'm a tap dancer," said Jason Samuels Smith. "Some people would say a hoofer. Some people would say foot percussionist. Some people would say organic mathematician!" There are a lot of ways to ...

How long have you been dancing? Derick: I’ve been doing it my whole life, since I was 2. It was a way of keeping me out of trouble, keeping me busy. The kids have been doing it since they were young, ...