Talented tapper Karissa Royster made her Broadway debut this past spring in Shuffle Along, shining in Savion Glover’s stylized, 1920s-inspired choreography. Royster trained at Dance Plus in San Antonio, TX, studying ballet, jazz, modern and rhythm tap, before joining RPM Youth Tap Ensemble under the direction of Barbara Phillips. Since then, she’s performed at dance […]
Tappers! It’s #NationalTapDanceDay, and today the dance world salutes you, your magical musicality, your impressive respect for the history of your art and your infectious love of movement. Huzzah! We have a ton of tap stories in our archives (find them all here!) and we love to put beautiful tappers on our cover (Hi Michelle! […]
Every time I see a video of Lil Buck effortlessly gliding around or Jared Grimes‘ pristine tapping, I’m in awe. But I must say, their recent joint performance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” tops my list. The two superstar dancers were joined by Wynton Marsalis, who, along with his lively band, provided some […]
They say that “good things come in small packages.” 7-year-old identical twin tap dancers Freddie and Teddie pretty much confirm the old adage. The duo is slated to appear on the talent show “Little Big Shots” tonight at 8 PM, and will likely be tapping their way into everyone’s hearts. To hype up their appearance on the show, […]
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There are countless dance documentaries out there, covering everything from Elizabeth Streb’s daredevilry to Justin Peck’s work as a ballet choreographer to the global hip-hop community. We’re lucky that there are so many filmmakers who want to capture dance—and so many dancers who take up the camera themselves! Now, we can add another amazing film […]
When we talk about tap, we often use the terms “tapper” and “hoofer” interchangeably—but the two aren’t really synonymous. “ ‘Hoofer’ is kind of a loaded term when we use it to describe today’s tappers,” says tap master teacher Derick K. Grant. It’s not unlike the term “ballerina”: You don’t call just anyone a ballerina, […]