You won't believe this performance! Tap is a beautiful style of dance that takes major skill to master. But when it's done right, it's something you could watch for hours on end. All the clicks and ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- A Westlake fitness instructor has tapped into a specialty shoe cover market just for seniors who still want to get their boogie on, even if they can’t get up and dance anymore. “When ...

In a quiet backyard nestled in the Sherman Oaks hills, seasoned jazz musician Larry Goldings begins to play the punchy opening notes to Van Halen’s “Jump” on his prized melodica. Standing beside him ...

AS SOON AS I heard the sharp clicketyclack of my teacher’s tap shoes on the floor, I was smitten. People look joyful when tap dancing for a reason. Dancing boosts energy. Add in the satisfying, ...

Seattle’s Jessie Sawyers calls herself a visual musician. Her instruments are her tap shoes. “Tap can play that role as the percussion element. I have done a couple of gigs around town where literally ...

Back in 2007, following the Fall for Dance festival in New York, one Gotham critic described the Minneapolis-based tap phenom Buckets and Tap Shoes (created by urban hipsters Rick and Andy Ausland) as ...

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John “Mr. Tap” Williams grew up in New York, where dance was always a part of his family and environment. “I remember when I was growing up, to preserve the soles of the shoes, they had those tap tap ...

There's something about the rhythmic sound of tap shoes creating percussion as they collide with the floor that is appealing to all age levels. Whether you are a fan of Fred Astaire, Savion Glover or ...

Michael Flatley. Lord of the Dance. Irish Riverdancer. In ’03, Putin — who really only likes Obama to dance — went to see him perform. Flatley, still in his 50s, is hanging up his tap shoes. His last ...

Tap dancer Melinda Sullivan and jazz pianist Larry Goldings practice their musical performance together at Goldings' home studio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) In a quiet backyard nestled ...