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 ...

"I'm a tap dancer," said Jason Samuels Smith. "Some people would say a hoofer. Some people would say foot percussionist. Some people would say organic mathematician!" There are a lot of ways to ...

Many people instinctively tap their feet when they're sitting. This automatic, often unconscious gesture sparks curiosity. Why do we do it? Let's find out. A reflex linked to the body and mind Tapping ...

A group of North Texas women has been working hard to preserve a style of dancing that had its heyday in the early part of the 20th century. The Class Act Tap Company will soon celebrate 40 years of ...

No one involved in "Happy Feet" set out to make a blockbuster tribute to tap-dancing. But as it turned out, the movie about a hyper-rhythmic penguin who saves his flock with his dancing feet is the ...

In America, we’ve got a holiday for everyone and everything. And in case you didn’t know, May 25 is, by governmental decree, National Tap Dance Day. It has been so since a joint resolution was passed ...