It's a rare performance when the audience feels as though they're witnessing something completely spontaneous. But if there's a dance form most likely to create that experience, it is certainly tap. For a few hours last night at Shim Sham, a tap jam presented at The Kitchen, spectators and performers alike were transported by pure, impulsive creativity to a place where rhythm is king and, regardless of age or skill level, all are welcome.

Before the jam began, while people still wandered in and out of the theater, footage from the film Jazz Hoofer: The Legendary Baby Laurence played against the back wall. It was a fitting choice considering Baby Laurence's contribution to the hoofing tradition: he brought together jazz music and tap dance, creating intricate and musical rhythms with his feet.

Shim Sham builds on Baby Laurence's innovations. One after another, tappers stepped on stage…
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Nick, Benji, Sabra, Joshua, Jeanine, Russell and…you?! The “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 7 audition tour has begun, and you could be America’s next Favorite Dancer. Auditions kicked off in Miami, FL, before coming to NYC, where DS caught up with the judges, dancers and, of course, Cat Deeley.

As we walked into the theater we couldn’t believe our eyes— seated in between Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman wasn’t Mary Murphy—it was the fabulous Mia Michaels! Surprised? So were we, but we couldn’t be more thrilled about having her fresh perspective back on the show. We took our seats just in time to see a sizzlin’ hot ballroom couple take the stage, and let’s just say they knocked our (and the judges’) socks off! Their energy was unbelievable, and we literally couldn’t take our eyes off them. They definitely had the complete package with what Nigel…
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