Last week, first lady Jill Biden shared a festive holiday video of tap troupe Dorrance Dance performing their swingin’ spin on “The Nutcracker,” set to a jazz arrangement by Duke Ellington ...

The film is an invitation to a dance — and not just to any “Nutcracker,” but to one that celebrates two points of American cultural pride: tap dance and jazz.

The tap dancer Michelle Dorrance, center, and Gene Medler, her teacher and mentor. Medler’s students still use his catchphrase, “Dance to express, not to impress.” Denise Cerniglia, via NCYTE ...

The Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center will present “Revelations in Rhythm,” a live performance highlighting the roots of African rhythms in American tap dance.

Houston Matters Dreams, dance, and generational tension take center stage in ‘The Tap Dance Kid’ What happens when a child’s dream clashes with a parent’s vision for the future? “The Tap ...