A gray-haired woman shuffles across the room, bending down to watch her feet on every step as if she's not sure what they might do next. Vicki Riordan belts out instructions to her, then calls, ...

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 ...

AS SOON AS I heard the sharp clicketyclack of my teacher’s tap shoes on the floor, I was smitten. People look joyful when tap dancing for a reason. Dancing boosts energy. Add in the satisfying, ...

The Harman Senior Center has offered tap dance classes since 2015, courtesy of teacher Diana Dreeszen. She offers three different levels, to accommodate those with years of training and those picking ...

Observing Alexis Robbins’s Friday evening tap class, held on the top floor of Building 5 at Erector Square on Peck Street, one has to wonder if the people one floor below — and perhaps the people ...