Tag: tap dance

Tony Award–Winning Choreographer Danny Daniels Passes Away at 92

Broadway choreographer Danny Daniels passed away on July 7 in Santa Monica, California, at age 92. Daniels was known for his choreography in musicals, such as Walking Happy, Annie Get Your Gun and The Tap Dance Kid, for which he won the 1984 Tony Award for best choreography. Daniels was born Daniel Giagni Jr. in […]

The Syncopated Ladies Light Up the Dance Floor Tomorrow Night in L.A.

Tomorrow night, L.A.’s fiercest lady hoofers are lighting up the stage at the Ford Amphitheater in Hollywood. Chloé’s Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies present Syncopated Ladies: Live Concert—a one-night-only tap-dance extravaganza. Want more Syncopated Ladies? The ensemble’s Los Angeles Boot Camp begins tomorrow at Universal Dance Design in L.A. and goes through Sunday, July 30. Participants will […]

Celebrate Tap Dance's Unsung Hero and Watch Two Restored Tap Documentaries

Tomorrow night at 7 pm, the American Tap Dance Foundation will host a special performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room in honor of legendary jazz pianist and composer Duke Ellington. The program, aptly titled “Tap Ellington,” will feature the Duke Ellington Center’s Big Band and tap stars like Tony Waag, Brenda Bufalino, Sam […]

3 Tap Trends in Michelle Dorrance's TIRELESS: A Tap Dance Experience

This summer at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, tap program director Michelle Dorrance curated a mixed repertory program that showcased the best of the best in tap innovation. Four extremely diverse acts graced the stage of the Ted Shawn Theatre for a one-of-a-kind tap extravaganza. Here are three of our favorite tap trends that we hope […]

Happy #NationalTapDanceDay

Since 1989, tap dancers have been celebrating National Tap Dance Day (NTDD) on and around May 25, the birthday of tap dance legend Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. This year, prime events are happening in Philadelphia, New York and Chicago. Check out these celebrations still happening and watch the video below for some inspiration. Rockaway Beach, NY, […]

Check Out Tap History’s Greatest Hoofers Dancing the Crossover Step

This month, Steps on Broadway tap teacher Claudia Rahardjanoto teaches a crossover step—a traditional rhythm tap step first performed by the great Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. The step is usually done three times with a break at the end, and is a great way to practice weigh shifts. Here, some of tap history’s greatest hoofers perform […]