Jason Samuels

Dance/NYC Releases Dance Industry Census Featurette Highlighting Diversity And Contributions Of The NYC Dance Community

The dance service organization, Dance/NYC, released a featurette highlighting the diversity and contributions of the New York City dance industry to the local creative economy. The video was produced to encourage individuals, organizations, and businesses to complete the Dance Industry Census, which will close on December 15, 2022 at 11:59pm EST.

Dorrance Dance to Return to The Joyce with Two World Premieres This Holiday Season

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. 

The Skylark Tappers Present Their First Show Since the COVID-19 Pandemic

Skylarks On Tap is coming to the Chapel Theatre in Milwaukie, OR, this November. This is the Skylark Tappers' 15th full-length concert, and is their first production since Fall of 2019. The Skylarks will perform a variety of rhythm tap and show tap pieces, danced to live music ranging from jazz to Latin.

Dormeshia to Return to The Joyce Theater This Summer With RHYTHM IS LIFE

The Joyce Theater Foundation will welcome the return of percussive dance and one its greatest superstars this summer with the world premiere of Rhythm is Life. This latest work from Dormeshia, a celebration of both the art form she dominates and life itself, will play The Joyce Theater from July 26-31.

World Premiere of AMERICA(NA) TO ME to Open Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2022

The world premiere Pillow-exclusive engagement, America(na) to Me, will kick off Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 in the opening week of the Festival – as the first week-long performance in the newly renovated Ted Shawn Theatre – from June 22-26.

American Tap Dance Foundation Announces the Return of SUNDAY TAP JAMS

The American Tap Dance Foundation will kick off the spring season with the return of SUNDAY TAP JAMS, February 27, 2022 (4:30-6pm) and March 20, 2022 (4:30-6pm) at The American Tap Dance Center, 154 Christopher Street #2B, between Washington & Greenwich Streets.

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

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

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.

Student Blog: Tap Dance - Moving to the Rhythm of Your Heart

A couple of weeks ago, I was the stage manager of “The Golden Era”, a Tap Dance show directed by Carolina Guzmán, my tap teacher and mentor. The show managed to take the audience on a journey back in time, to a jazz club in the 40’s, with a live jazz band and tap dancers swinging along with the rhythm. Being part of this show was a big deal to me because tap is part of who I am.

Variety Life Productions Presents MIDSUMMER: A SHAKESPEARIENCE

Variety Life Productions presents MIDSUMMER: A SHAKESPEARIENC, opening October 13 at Loft 51, 625 W 51st Street, NYC. Learn how to get tickets and more on the show.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At The Tap Family Reunion in MAYOR OF HARLEM Streaming From The Joyce

The unmatched trio of tap titans—Dormeshia, Jason Samuels Smith, and Derick K. Grant—come together once more to present the 4th annual Tap Family Reunion featuring the original production: The Mayor of Harlem.

IMAGILAND PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce TAP: SINGLE LADIES starring 'So You Think You Can Dance' Season 7 Finalist Melinda Sullivan. Reminiscent of the old school, dance-heavy GAP commercials, Melinda Sullivan offers a fresh and riveting new spin on tap, dancing her way through a triple split screen joined by two other versions of herself as back-up dancers.