The kid was alone on the empty rehearsal stage. It was midnight and everyone else was gone. He wanted it that way. He set up his computer to record what would happen next, no matter what it was. He ...

A funny thing happened to tap dancing a few years back when it was supposed to die. It didn’t. Making music and telling stories with our feet turned out to be one of those arts that was too good to ...

Tap dance is a tradition defined by virtuosic displays of improvisation that seem to defy the body’s limitations. Not to understate the art form’s many subtleties, but tap thrives when practitioners ...

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 ...

We all marvel at the skill of great athletes and musicians. Most are born with above-average ability, but no matter how blessed they are with talent, they most likely had to practice, practice and ...

And now for something completely different: Vet TV crime show producer Dean Hargrove turns documentarian for a spirited celebration of tap dancing. Veteran TV crime show producer Dean Hargrove ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The challenge of casting the Encores! revival of “The Tap Dance Kid” exposes some of the complications of tap, show business and Black history. By ...