Tap dance is as much a part of Americana as blue jeans, barbecue or the Statue of Liberty. While not as popular today as it was during its “Golden Age” from 1920 to 1940, the American art form has ...

The series visits Washington Park on Sunday, July 14 at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center. Rhythm World 34 concert 1 starts here! The Chicago Human Rhythm Project welcomes you back ...

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Performances in N.Y.C. The Uptown Rhythm Festival will mix styles, including tap, swing and flamenco, that are flourishing despite problems of rehearsal and performance space. Max Pollak rehearsing at ...

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 ...

Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through ...

Chicago has long been a breeding ground for tap dance, and the city’s flagship summer festival, Rhythm World, is back. Now in his second year on the job, director Jumaane Taylor looks to put his ...

Jazz and tap have an intimate relationship — made possible by the joy of rhythm. That immutable fact will become apparent once again this weekend in Chicago, when the 29th Rhythm World festival ...

Barry Thomas remembers a particularly strict tap dance teacher who always told him, “If you can’t say it, you can’t do it.” And though at the time he’d mentally flipped her off, it’s now become one of ...

The Marshall L. Davis, Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center’s (AHCAC) Winds of Heritage Dance Company “Revelations in Rhythm,” a live performance celebrating African rhythms and American tap ...