In a quiet backyard nestled in the Sherman Oaks hills, seasoned jazz musician Larry Goldings begins to play the punchy opening notes to Van Halen’s “Jump” on his prized melodica. Standing beside him ...

You won't believe this performance! Tap is a beautiful style of dance that takes major skill to master. But when it's done right, it's something you could watch for hours on end. All the clicks and ...

The sound of tap shoes on Shore Cultural Centre’s hard wooden floors became highly apparent upon walking through the doors of The Cleveland Tap Dance Conservatory. The new dance group, started by ...

The Next Movement is a dance performance designed to introduce Hong Kong tap dance group Step Out Studios’ new electronic tap shoes. Instead of the usual metal plates attached to the soles to produce ...

John “Mr. Tap” Williams grew up in New York, where dance was always a part of his family and environment. “I remember when I was growing up, to preserve the soles of the shoes, they had those tap tap ...

Tap dancer Melinda Sullivan and jazz pianist Larry Goldings practice their musical performance together at Goldings' home studio. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) In a quiet backyard nestled ...

Time will tell if the shoes, created in Hong Kong and used in the dance performance The Next Movement, will spur a major evolution for tap The Next Movement is a dance performance designed to ...