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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Friday, the La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest took an unusual turn with a program called “Synergy: Counterpoint II” that brought tap dancer Caleb Teicher on stage with pianist Conrad Tao, at ...

in the past. Kayla Cowart is proving otherwise. Performing with the stage name Tap Girl of Florida™, Kayla enlivens audiences of the Off Broadway sensation “STOMP” with her rhythmic urban flair.

A group of North Texas women has been working hard to preserve a style of dancing that had its heyday in the early part of ...

Join ATDF for a special Awards Ceremony featuring surprise guests, film clips, and live performances honoring the recipients of the 2024 and 2025 Hoofer Awards, Tap Preservation Awards, and ...

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 ...

Originally beginning as a trio in 1925, The Four Step Brothers formed a legendary tap dancing group that is still revered almost a century later. Maceo Anderson, founder of The Step Brothers, always ...

To celebrate National Tap Dance Day, which is Sunday, May 25, Dancing With the Stars pro-turned-judge Derek Hough made a video of himself and an animated Donald O'Connor re-creating an iconic tap ...

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 ...