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 ...

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 ...

The Creative Alliance is celebrating Black History Month with a new show honoring the life and legacy of a legendary tap dancer in Baltimore. “The Baby Laurence Legacy Project: Tracing Steps” will hit ...

A behind-the-scenes look at “Timeless,” the spring show of the Tonik Tap dance group. [nat sound of tap dancing] CARLOTTA ANGIOLILLO: Those are the sounds that filled the Wirtz Ballroom last weekend ...

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 ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! A three-day tap-dancing festival in Philadelphia commemorates the art form’s rich ...

Through performances and workshops with established talent and rising stars, the festival illuminates the connections and individuality of rhythm-based dance forms including tap, hip hop and street ...

For their Christmas offerings, most dance companies wade into the fertile ground of "The Nutcracker" or forget about the whole season. For the past six years, Anacrusis Modern Tap Dance has skipped ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported 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 ...

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 ...