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 ...

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 ...

Dancers from Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia demonstrate the fundamentals of their styles, revealing deep historical roots.

Ayodele Casel (creator, choreographer, performer) dances in A.R.T.’s world-premiere production of "Diary of a Tap Dancer." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios and Maggie Hall) You could hear her before you ...

North Texas has become a training hub for tap dancers, thanks in part to RIFF Dallas, an annual gathering now in its 12th ...

EXPLORES IDENTITY AND LEGACY IN AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PLAY. IT’S CALLED DIARY OF A TAP DANCER, AND IT’S PREMIERING ON STAGE THIS MONTH AT THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER IN CAMBRIDGE. JOINING US NOW IS ...

Juanita Pitts. Jeni Le Gon. Cora LaRedd. Louise Madison. Marion Coles. Nearly every time she’s handed a microphone, tap dancer Ayodele Casel finds a way to invoke these names: the names of the women ...

Diane Davisson knew she had to tap more than her feet to preserve the legacy of tap dancing. The producer, choreographer and dancer tapped into the movement’s history, as well as on the shoulders of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...