Ryan P. Casey

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A Black woman with short white hair, wearing all black, tap dances at the center of a circle of diverse younger dancers, all of whom are cheering and clapping for her.

2025 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Dianne Walker Has Devoted Her Life to Nurturing Tap’s Next Generations

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Aaron Tolson with arms outstreched and young girls on either side.

Aaron Tolson Teaches a Rudiments Exercise

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Dre Torres demonstrates for a small class of tap students. She is a young white woman with her hair styled in an undercut; she wears a denim button down open over dark pants, topped with a dark green, drapey scarf. She faces her students as she crosses one foot in front of the other, head dropped toward her working leg in a jazzy style.

2024 Dance Teacher Award Honoree Dre Torres Makes Tap Welcoming for Beginners and Broadway Stars

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Jason Luks speaking at NYCDA event.

Tips for a Successful Guest-Teaching Experience

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Anthony Morigerato wears a t shirt and shorts and stands at the front of a class of teenage tap dancers, demonstrating as they follow along.

Anthony Morigerato Teaches a Traveling Time Step

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Debbi Dee’s Lesson Plan on Tap Latin Rhythm Turns

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Tap instructor teaching a group of students

How to Help Your Students Master Wings in Tap

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A group of teenage dancers performs onstage in white pants, black shirts and tap shoes

How to Celebrate National Tap Dance Day With Your Students

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How to Bring Tap History Alive in the Studio

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A screenshot of a Zoom conversation, with Jane Goldberg, Ryan Casey, Brenda Bufalino, Deborah Mitchell, Dianne Walker, Debbi Dee and Tony Waag all smiling in their Zoom boxes, sitting in their homes.

6 Living Legends on the State of Tap Education Today

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