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Generation Tap: Meet 9 Rising Tap-Dance Stars

On stages and screens both big and small, it’s been impossible not to see—and hear—tap dancing thriving and finding new audiences lately, even during the pandemic. Broadway’s forthcoming Funny Girl revival will see choreography from Ayodele Casel. The recently departed Flying Over Sunset featured the work of Michelle Dorrance. Dancer Caleb Teicher captivated audiences alongside […]

Why You Should Know Terrific Tapper Bella Boye

With her quick feet and effortlessly warm stage presence, 15-year-old tapper Bella Boye is making waves in the competition and convention scene. She toured with Revel Dance Convention as a Pro Reveler during their 2018-19 season, and is also an NRG danceProject tap assistant. Bella’s even had the chance to perform with tap icons Chloe […]

Tap Prodigy And Company Director Caleb Teicher Writes a Letter to Their Teenage Self

By age 26, Caleb Teicher already managed to establish themself as a respected dancer, choreographer, and creator. Onstage they are endless energy, all sprawling limbs and nimble feet; off-stage, they are ceaseless creativity, landing commission after commission and collaborating with musicians of every genre. Of course, they learned from the best: Teicher was a founding […]

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 […]

2018 Cover Model Search Finalist Sydney Burtis

Click here to vote for Sydney. It’s obvious to anyone who’s seen her tap that dance is Sydney Burtis’ passion. But in many ways, dance has also become a form of therapy for Sydney: It’s helped her find her voice, both inside and outside the studio. “Dance allows me to express things about this world […]

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 […]

Luke Spring

The first thing you’ll notice when you see 9-year-old Luke Spring is that the pint-sized tap dancer loves to smile. He grins from ear to ear in a way that’s completely infectious. In fact, Luke says if he were a superhero, he’d want his superpower to be “making people laugh.” The second reason you won’t […]