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Previews: TAMPA BAY TAPS FESTIVAL, Copasetic, and What If? at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Jun 5, 2025

Experience the pulse of tap dance reimagined. This June, dancer and visionary Ashlyn Bolton brings two thrilling events to the Straz Center: The Copasetic Show (June 7), a high-energy celebration of tap culture and live jazz, and What If? (June 15), a bold, original production blending rhythm, storytelling, and imagination.

New Music USA And Berklee Institute Of Jazz And Gender Justice Reveal 2025 Next Jazz Legacy Cohort
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2025

Next Jazz Legacy has revealed the eight emerging improvisers in jazz that make up its 2025 cohort. Learn more about the color and about Next Jazz Legacy!

92NY Harkness Dance Center And Works & Process to Present Uptown Rhythm Dance Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2025

The 92nd Street Y, New York and Works & Process will present the first annual Uptown Rhythm Dance Festival, a multi-night performance and workshop program. Learn more!

Chicago Human Rhythm Project Announces 2024-25 Season Exploring Tap and Percussive Dance
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 26, 2024

The Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) has announced its upcoming 2024-25 season, a dramatic exploration of tap and percussive dance through an blistering array of events and initiatives including Holiday Rhythms, We All Got Rhythm, Rhythm World's 35th anniversary, Stomping Grounds and economic development at the Mayfair Arts Center in Calumet Heights.

92NY Announces Harkness Dance Center 90th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 28, 2024

The Harkness Dance Center at 92NY celebrates its 90th anniversary with a season of performances, workshops, and events featuring renowned choreographers and dancers, highlighting its rich history and contributions to dance.

Dorrance Dance Returns To The Joyce With A World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2024

The Joyce Theater Foundation will present the return of Dorrance Dance with a collaborative world premiere work.

The Dance Centre Presents Tap Dancer Danny Nielsen's In Conversation
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2024

The Dance Centre will present the Global Dance Connections series featuring Danny Nielsen In Conversation (world premiere) on Thursday-Friday May 23-24, 2024. 

International Contemporary Ensemble & The New School's College Of Performing Arts to Present ENSEMBLE EVOLUTION
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 18, 2023

This summer, International Contemporary Ensemble, in partnership with The New School's College of Performing Arts, will presentd Ensemble Evolution—a summer intensive designed to foster a holistic understanding of the artist as a global citizen—fully in-person for the first time from Monday, June 26 - Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Arnhold Hall.

M.A.D.D. Rhythms Makes Its Auditorium Debut This April, Plus Upcoming Events Announced!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2023

M.A.D.D. Rhythms, Chicago's premier tap collective, continues its 22nd year with the Company's debut at the historic Auditorium Theatre, April 22, the return of National Tap Day Weekend, May 20 and 21, monthly tap jams, community events, classes and more.

Dorrance Dance to Return to The Joyce with Two World Premieres This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 2, 2022

The Joyce Theater Foundation has announced the return of Dorrance Dance to Chelsea’s home for dance. The extended two-week engagement will play The Joyce Theater from December 7-18. 

92Y Presents Michelle Dorrance, Dormeshia & Guests as part of Harkness Dance Center's 2021-22 Mainstage Series
by Gigi Gervais - Nov 30, 2021

he 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center's 2021-22 Mainstage Series continues on Thursday, December 16 with Michelle Dorrance, Dormeshia & Guests. It's billed as an evening of tap but that understated description is unlikely to adequately cover what's in store.

92Y to Present Michelle Dorrance, Dormeshia & Guests
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 29, 2021

The 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center’s 2021-22 Mainstage Series continues on Thursday, December 16 with Michelle Dorrance, Dormeshia & Guests . It’s billed as an evening of tap but that understated description is unlikely to adequately cover what’s in store.

The International Association of Blacks In Dance In Partnership With STEPS On Broadway Presents EVOLVE
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 16, 2021

The International Association of Blacks in Dance in partnership with STEPS on Broadway presents EVOLVE | new york, a three-day regional dance summit open and designed for dance practitioners, students, professionals, studio owners, and more, to share their love for dance and expand their technical proficiency and knowledge of the art form through a weekend of dance classes and a symposia, Friday, November 19 - Sunday, November 21, 2021.

La MaMa in Association With Stephen Petronio Company Presents Petronio's Punk Picks and Other Delights
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2021

Stephen Petronio Company revives a series of iconic solos and duets from Petronio's formative days coming up in the East Village, featuring collaborations from the '80s and '90s.

International Contemporary Ensemble Announces Commissions In 'Call For ____' Program
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2021

Each artist will receive the support of Ensemble musicians, rehearsal time, video and audio documentation, marketing support, and a paid commission all alongside performances of their pieces created with the Ensemble.

Bay Street Theater Announces Live Outdoor Workshops For Teens And Adults
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2020

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce two outdoor workshops held live and in-person on the grounds of the Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum in Sag Harbor. All attendees will have their temperature checked upon arrival, must wear masks, and must remain socially distanced from other attendees.

Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival Goes Virtual
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2020

So, what happens when the Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival goers can no longer gather in Vancouver to celebrate the history, culture and art of tap dance?  You pivot, of course! So the festival will be online Aug. 24 a?" 30, 2020.  

Tap Camp Online With Anita Boyer Begins June 9
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2020

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the start of Tap Camp Online, a virtual tap dancing camp that will be held as part of Bay Street's new online programming platform Bay Street To-Go. Sessions are open to teens ages 13 and up, and will be held via Zoom on Tuesdays from 4 to 5 p.m. starting June 9. The fee is $100 for eight sessions. For more information, visit baystreet.org/education or contact Allen O'Reilly, Director of Education, at allen@baystreet.org.

Leela Dance Collective to Present SPEAK, an All-Female Indian Kathak and American Tap Dance Collaboration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2020

Serving as a bridge between tradition and innovation, history and progress - Indian Kathak and American Jazz Tap dance - continents and ages apart share parallel stories of struggle and perseverance in SPEAK.

Deborah Mason's Cambridge Youth Dance Program's April Performances Will Celebrate 15 years
by Rebecca Russo - Feb 20, 2019

Celebrating 15 years of artistic excellence, Deborah Mason's Cambridge Youth Dance Company (CYDP) will perform their annual spring concert atBoston University Dance Theater, 915 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston for three performances, April 27 - 28, 2019. The performances will feature choreography and restagings from renowned local and national stars in ballet, jazz, tap dance, modern and contemporary dance. Tickets are $25 plus fees.  For more information visitcydp.org; to purchase tickets, visit https://cydp.ticketleap.com/cydp-celebrating-15-years/ .