Tag: tap dance

13 of the Best Tap Dancers of All Time

The tap dance world has been home to extraordinary talents for multiple generations. Who are some of the best tappers of all time? Here are 13 tap dancers sure to inspire you. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson Bill Robinson—yes, Mr. Bojangles himself—is, of course, at the top of our list. His legacy inspires dancers to this day. […]

Jared Grimes Writes a Letter to His Teenage Self

Hoofer Jared Grimes‘ expert musicality and dazzling sounds have made him a true tap icon. Born in Jamaica, Queens, NY, Grimes started taking tap lessons at age 3 from his mother. After moving to North Carolina a few years later, he began studying all genres of dance at Dance Connections in Greensboro, and attended competitions […]

Dorrance Dance's Elizabeth Burke on Pre-Show Rituals and Celeb Doppelgängers

Dorrance Dance’s Elizabeth Burke’s dynamic technique and intricate musicality have made her a tap-scene standout. A Chapel Hill, NC, native, she trained with the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble, led by her mentor, Gene Medler. She’s an alumna of The School at Jacob’s Pillow and graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with bachelor’s degrees in political […]

This Is What Inspires Tap Guru Nick Young's Choreo

Nick Young has been making music with his feet his whole life. Young grew up at his mother’s studio, Young Dance Academy, in Oak Creek, WI, and at competitions like New York City Dance Alliance. He caught his big break with “So You Think You Can Dance,” making it to the Top 20 on Season […]

You NEED to See This "Kiss Me, Kate!" Dance Rehearsal

Well, we knew on an abstract level that Broadway’s-golden-age guru Warren Carlyle would produce incredible choreo for the upcoming Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate! We just didn’t know it would be THIS incredible. On Friday, TheaterMania released a truly sizzling sizzle reel of rehearsals for the extended dance break in “Too Darn Hot.” And […]

Watch Chloe Arnold's Moving Support of the #SayTheirNames Movement

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Tap dancer and choreographer extraordinaire Chloe Arnold was inspired by these words from Martin Luther King, Jr. to create a piece in solidarity with the #SayTheirNames movement (a campaign to highlight stories of police brutality as told by the victims’ families). Released earlier this week, the heartbreakingly […]

Chloe & Maud Arnold Made an Amazing Tap Tribute to #MarchForOurLives

What do you do when the DC Tap Festival coincides with a history-making protest? You dance about it. That’s exactly what Chloe and Maud Arnold made happen during the tenth annual DC Tap Fest, which saw students from 30 states and 20 countries converge on Washington, DC from March 19 to March 25, 2018 to […]

This New Nick Young Tap Video Has Us Packing Our Bags for L.A.

Is it too much to say that this is tap as you’ve never seen it before? Too late, I already said it! Tap dancers in the know always pay attention when Nick Young comes out with something new, and it’s so not hard to see why. He’s an incredibly versatile dancer (he casually made it […]