EXPLORES IDENTITY AND LEGACY IN AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL PLAY. IT’S CALLED DIARY OF A TAP DANCER, AND IT’S PREMIERING ON STAGE THIS MONTH AT THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER IN CAMBRIDGE. JOINING US NOW IS ...

Ayodele Casel (creator, choreographer, performer) in performance for A.R.T.'s world-premiere production of "Diary of a Tap Dancer." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios and Maggie Hall) “It’s a man’s world, ...

Ayodele Casel (creator, choreographer, performer) dances in A.R.T.’s world-premiere production of "Diary of a Tap Dancer." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios and Maggie Hall) You could hear her before you ...

This video is no longer available. The sound of tap shoes is echoing once again in the nation’s capital as the D.C. Tap Fest kicked off its 17th year Monday, bringing dancers from around the world ...

To celebrate National Tap Dance Day, which is Sunday, May 25, Dancing With the Stars pro-turned-judge Derek Hough made a video of himself and an animated Donald O'Connor re-creating an iconic tap ...

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 ...

Getting the opportunity to watch a true virtuosic talent is rare. Thankfully, Cambridge residents and visitors can watch Ayodele Casel in “Diary of a Tap Dancer” at the American Repertory Theater ...

Juanita Pitts. Jeni Le Gon. Cora LaRedd. Louise Madison. Marion Coles. Nearly every time she’s handed a microphone, tap dancer Ayodele Casel finds a way to invoke these names: the names of the women ...

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 ...