Contra, an ancestor to square dancing, is a social dancing style that emerged in the 17th century and migrated to America, ...

Few performers could ever move like James Cagney. Watching him, it never felt like he followed any choreographed moves. He ...

The iconic and Hall of Fame tap dancer Bunny Briggs once said: “Tap dancing was never lost, people just lost tapping.” For the past 25 years at the Tapology Festival in Flint, tap hasn’t been lost. It ...

Tap dance is an integral part of Black history. And the award-winning New York City tap dance company Dorrance Dance, founded by Michelle Dorrance in 2011, is keen to make sure its historical roots ...

Tap dancing is set for a technological leap thanks to a Hong Kong studio that will debut its electronic tap shoes in a dance drama at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre later this month. The concept for ...

Dean Barlow has worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra and Marlene Dietrich to Paula Abdul and Seth MacFarlane. Tomorrow, he’ll celebrate National Tap Dance Day. Barlow says he began working ...

This video is no longer available. The sound of tap shoes is echoing once again in the nation’s capital as the D.C. Tap Fest kicked off its 17th year Monday, bringing dancers from around the world ...

What happens when a child’s dream clashes with a parent’s vision for the future? “The Tap Dance Kid,” on stage at Houston’s Ensemble Theatre, brings that question to life through electrifying ...

Alde Lewis and Zamira Williams hit the boards in The Tap Dance Kid. Credit: Photo by Carlos Figueroa @JPEGSbyCarlos Alde Lewis recalls dancing on Broadway with Tommy Tune as his director and ...

Casel’s newest show is a vibrant, history-rooted celebration of tap dance and community. Photo: Patrick Randak “It’s been a mission of mine to transform the way audiences view and experience tap dance ...

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 ...

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 ...