Tag: american tap dance foundation

How These Tap Trailblazers Are Still Influencing Dance Today

As a tap dancer, you’re a student of history—whether you know it or not. Tap technique today is intimately connected to the great hoofers of the past. “Tap is incredibly personal, because all of these individuals have added to the public domain, the pool of steps you draw from,” says Brian Seibert, dance critic for […]

The Top 5 Moments from the Career Transition for Dancers Gala

Every year, Career Transition for Dancers—that fantastic organization that helps pro dancers figure out their post-dance lives—puts on a wonderfully over-the-top, star-studded gala. Attending it has become one of my favorite DS editor perks, because it’s always so darn joyful—it’s all about dancers celebrating dancers. Last night’s gala show was a smorgasbord of awesome performances […]

Get Ready for National Tap Dance Day!

Ahh Memorial Day Weekend is just three weeks away. We can almost smell the budding flowers, the fresh-cut grass, the charcoal grill…It’s the first real taste of summer freedom. But what could make this three-day weekend even better? Um, National Tap Dance Day, of course! Bill “Bojangles” Robinson teaches Shirley Temple the stair dance in […]

Calling All Hoofers…

At this point, you’ve all heard of TED Talks. But have you heard of “Tap Talks”? Hoofers, get excited. Tonight, the American Tap Dance Foundation begins a six-part monthly series—”Tap Talks”—as part of its mission to educate the community about this classic American dance style. The talks will bring together everyone from tap dancers and […]