Maurice Hines, 1943–2023, Had Something Extra
Maurice Hines, a dazzling member of tap dance and Broadway royalty, died on December 29, 2023, two weeks after his 80th birthday.
Maurice Hines on Why Black Tap Dancers Deserve More Credit
As youngsters, my brother, Gregory, and I went to the Apollo Theater in Harlem to watch tap greats like Teddy Hale, Bunny Briggs, the Step Brothers and Coles & Atkins. Most of those guys would come on the stage and just tap.
Michela Marino Lerman on the Timelessness of Tap Dance.
Tap dance is everything in one. It’s something that is ancient and of the future. It’s timeless.
Jumaane Taylor, Tap Dancer and Artistic Director of Chicago Human Rhythm Project, on Connecting With the Ancestral Roots of His Art Form
I believe I dance because I am thankful to believe in God. This art form I practice comes from a spiritual tradition, and I feel the history of that tradition whenever I am being honest with myself on the floor…or whenever I’m improvising to John Coltrane albums.
Chloé Arnold: The Star Choreographer Amplifying Tap in Hollywood
Dancer, Emmy-nominated TV and film choreographer, co-founder of the Syncopated Ladies, tap shoe designer – Chloé Arnold is having a moment, and she’s thriving in the spotlight.
Get to Know Syncopated Ladies Tap Dancer, Gisele Silva
“Syncopated Ladies is the reason I moved to Los Angeles. I learn daily from all of them—they are fearless Black women who are highly educated and making HERstory in tap dance
Dianne Walker on the New Generation of Female Tap Dancers
Tap dance is a form of dance once dominated by men. However, today it is dominated by women.
Celebrating Dance Magazine Award Honoree Dormeshia
This week we’re sharing tributes to all of the 2021 Dance Magazine Award honorees. For tickets to our hybrid ceremony taking place December 6, visit dancemediafoundation.org. If you ask a tap dancer who their favorite hoofers are, it’s not likely they’ll omit Dormeshia. Her popularity even spreads by word of foot, so to speak: Some […]