At its finest, its most noble, one of the great things cinema can do is serve as a vital method of cultural preservation. It can capture, perhaps better than any other medium, life in action, saving ...

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 ...

A living history of one of dance’s most accessible forms will be on display this weekend. On Sunday at 2pm, the Moss Theatre at New Roads School will host Classic Tap!, a tribute to tap dance’s ...

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

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! A three-day tap-dancing festival in Philadelphia commemorates the art form’s rich ...

Tap dance pioneer Leonard Reed, a versatile, influential performer, producer and teacher, died of congestive heart failure Monday at a hospital in Covina. He was 97. Reed is best known as the ...

Despite COVID-19 restrictions that have isolated dance students across the globe, Barnard dance classes are in full swing. In their Zoom rectangles, dancers listen to their lectures and clear spaces ...

From a back room in the Harman Senior Center, past bingo flyers and bridge games, musical taps and laughter echoed across the hardwood floor. A handful of women, mostly retirees, gathered in a dance ...

HOUSTON – A local group is creating community through dance classes. They’re called Tap Happy, and it’s the only business in town offering tap classes exclusively for adults 21+. Some participants are ...