Betty Markowitz has taught tap to senior citizens for more than two decades. "Seniors don't have to stop and lie on the couch ...

"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 ...

CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A special dance class was held in Manhattan on Thursday, to help inspire budding performers. The 'Dance to Unite' workshop was held at PS 130 in Chinatown. It was hosted ...

Alan Rubinstein (above left) and Pat Brown are first-time tappers inspired by "La La Land," below, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. Brian Zak Ryan Gosling’s jazz pianist in “La La Land” may be ...

Ebony Cross was only a third-grader when she made her two best friends take tap-dancing lessons with her. Now, at 17, Cross drags them to tap lessons half an hour early and does impromptu practice ...

In the '90s tap dancing had a mini-revival, particularly in New York City, where "rhythm tap" began to gain new popularity. On YouTube you can see old clips of Gregory Hines dancing off with prodigal ...

Move over, Fred Astaire. There's a new group of tap dancers in town. But they might not look as you expect. The sound of synchronized rhythms flow up the stairs from the lower floor of the Lincoln ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Bril Barrett has been transforming lives through tap dancing in Chicago for decades, giving students a creative escape from the inner city. The National Endowment for the Arts has ...