What do you get when a few Radio City Rockettes join forces with a few Syncopated Ladies? The talented girl-boss tap team we all needed, that’s what. Check out this adorable video mashup featuring several Rockettes keeping perfect time with tappers Chloe and Maud Arnold (created for National Tap Dance Day, but fabulous year-round). The […]
As an audience member, it’s easy to overlook how much work went into the performance onstage—a dancer’s job is to make it look effortless, after all. But every pro has tackled a role that made them doubt themselves, whether by testing their stamina, pushing them out of their comfort zones, or touching on their vulnerabilities […]
Sarah Reich’s crystal-clear sounds, expert musicality, and vivacious energy have solidified her as one of this generation’s tap greats. A Culver City, CA, native, Reich began tapping at age 5. At 12 years old, she started going to clubs to learn salsa, where she began mixing tap steps with salsa and merengue movement, creating what’s […]
Maud Arnold is one of the busiest tap dancers on the planet. As a member of the Syncopated Ladies, Maud—along with her big sis and fellow tapper Chloé Arnold—is on constantly the road for performances, workshops, and master classes. For the average person, that kind of schedule could lead to a serious derailment of healthy […]
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Since the untimely death of Prince last month, artists all over the world have honored the Purple One with heartfelt tributes—from the Hamilton cast’s “Let’s Go Crazy” post-show party to Madonna’s (somewhat controversial) performance at the Billboard Music Awards last night. But there’s something about dancers’ Prince salutes that feels especially apt. Maybe because the […]
It’s #BeyDay (Beyoncé, y’all!) and we’re celebrating here at Dance Spirit. First, this. Then, this: You know Chloé Arnold, Her Holiness of tap, has worked with Beyoncé before, right? Maybe it’s because they both have the “é” in their names. (BRB, renaming myself Alisoné, and perhaps I can get the hookup, too.) The video—which has […]
Can we make #TappyFriday a thing? Earlier this morning we brought you the utter joy of Book of Mormon swing Christopher Rice’s “Happy Tap Dance.” Now, the Syncopated Ladies are turning up the heat with their latest tap video extravaganza, set to Katy Perry’s “Roar.” It has everything you’ve come to expect from a Syncopated […]