Groove With Me Announces Annual Benefit Tap & Tapas

Groove With Me's annual benefit, Tap & Tapas, will take place on Wednesday, April 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will include a walk around tasting of New York's top chefs and restaurants. The night will also include special performances by Groove With Me dancers and award-winning dancer and choreographer Jason Samuels Smith. Tickets start at $200. The event is located at SECOND at 849 6th Ave at 29th St.

Groove With Me provides free dance classes and performance opportunities to 350 girls residing in East Harlem and the South Bronx. Groove With Me's programming aims to empower young women while providing a safe and creative space for the whole family to grow and flourish.

Celebrated chefs this year are:

• Lynn Bound - Feinstein's/54Below
• Julian Medina - La Chula
• Ryan Angulo & Justin Fulton - French Louie
• Elpidio Escamilla - Corner Social
• Jaime Sudberg - The Stanton Social & Vandal
• Lauren Amedure - Beauty & Essex
• April Bloomfield - The Spotted Pig
• Larissa Raphael - Riss' Knishes
• Bill McDaniel - Motel Morris
• Joe Leone - Joe Leone's Italian Specialties
• Laurent Tourondel - L'Amico
• Garett McMahan - Celestine

Tickets can be purchased at https://tapandtapas2018.eventbee.com