Ebony Cross was only a third-grader when she made her two best friends take tap-dancing lessons with her. Now, at 17, Cross drags them to tap lessons half an hour early and does impromptu practice ...

Over the Top Academy of Dance uses the unique, percussive concentration of tap dancing to teach kids dedication and confidence, while giving them a diverse community to rely on. Owner Jennifer Smith ...

Audiences have seen the once-trivialized art of tap dancing reclaim its powerful African American identity, deepen its expressive potential and hone its speed and intricacy to unprecedented levels.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A unique competition is taking place this Friday -- a tap dance off between a 13-year-old boy and a 97-year-old woman. The fall fundraiser for the Honeycomb Project, a Chicago ...

READING, Massachusetts (KTRK) -- Forget moves like Jagger. Maybe it's the moves of a grandfather and granddaughter that we need to be watching. A woman says she posted on Facebook a small clip of her ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! A three-day tap-dancing festival in Philadelphia commemorates the art form’s rich ...

Tap dance is an integral part of Black history. And the award-winning New York City tap dance company Dorrance Dance, founded by Michelle Dorrance in 2011, is keen to make sure its historical roots ...

M.A.D.D. Rhythms Bril Barrett (center) and team (Photo courtesy of Nate Crossely) Tap dancing, as an art form is deeply rooted in Black culture. It originated in the United States in the early 19th ...

To celebrate National Tap Dance Day, which is Sunday, May 25, Dancing With the Stars pro-turned-judge Derek Hough made a video of himself and an animated Donald O'Connor re-creating an iconic tap ...

A tap dancing girl and her grandfather are taking the world by storm. Ten-year-old Maeve and 72-year-old Bill Jones, less formally called Gramps, are going viral on the internet. Maeve asked if he ...

POCATELLO — With the coming of the New Year, many people are looking for ways to get into shape, try a new hobby and meet new people. For some tap dancing has just the right sound. According to chacha ...

CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A special dance class was held in Manhattan on Thursday, to help inspire budding performers. The 'Dance to Unite' workshop was held at PS 130 in Chinatown. It was hosted ...