Ebony Cross was only a third-grader when she made her two best friends take tap-dancing lessons with her. Now, at 17, Cross drags them to tap lessons half an hour early and does impromptu practice ...
There's something about the rhythmic sound of tap shoes creating percussion as they collide with the floor that is appealing to all age levels. Whether you are a fan of Fred Astaire, Savion Glover or ...
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 ...
Ayodele Casel, one the smoothest-footed stars to emerge from the resurgence of tap dance in the 1990s, watched from the wings of a San Francisco theater as Arthur Duncan took the stage. Her jaw ...
In the '90s tap dancing had a mini-revival, particularly in New York City, where "rhythm tap" began to gain new popularity. On YouTube you can see old clips of Gregory Hines dancing off with prodigal ...
"I'm a tap dancer," said Jason Samuels Smith. "Some people would say a hoofer. Some people would say foot percussionist. Some people would say organic mathematician!" There are a lot of ways to ...
Rhythm tap dance masters Michelle Dorrance and Nicholas Van Young love the traditional toe and heel and a good piece of wood under their feet, but they also feel the urgent tug of the future. Their ...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - One Dorchester County District Two dance teacher is looking to add tap dancing into her students’ fine arts learning. Meredith Crawford has been teaching at Windsor ...