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 ...
Dancers from Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia demonstrate the fundamentals of their styles, revealing deep historical roots.
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 ...
Nathan Febuary loves to tap dance. He loves how he is able to express himself through movement. And what’s more, tap lets him make music with his feet. “That’s super cool,” said Febuary, who along ...
Laura Hendrickson strikes a pose during a tap routine. Submitted photo. The first time Laura Hendrickson took a dance class, she and her mom both decided the sport just wasn’t for her. She clung to ...
Getting the opportunity to watch a true virtuosic talent is rare. Thankfully, Cambridge residents and visitors can watch Ayodele Casel in “Diary of a Tap Dancer” at the American Repertory Theater ...
You may love to dance, but we bet you’ve never tried this. Clogging is an all-American dance style, and one group here in ...
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 ...
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 future. By Brian Seibert Our dance critic on the ...
Maurice Hines, dancer and choreographer — and evangelist for the art of tap dancing — died Friday at age 80. Hines and his brother, the famed Gregory Hines, helped keep tap in the public eye. Maurice ...
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 ...