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, ...

After seeing the movie "Happy Feet," did you dance out of the theater? Like Mumble, do have have trouble keeping your toes from tapping -- even in school? If so, you're not the only one inspired by ...

When newly hatched Mumble feels his first urges to tap dance, his emperor penguin father discourages him. "That's just not penguin," he frowns. Sound parental advice, perhaps, but it seems an odd ...

Sacramentans love to dance, and there are hundreds of places in the area to show off their moves in tap, salsa, hip-hop and other styles. Tap dancing, involving striking the floor with tap shoes to ...

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 ...

Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday, even though there were no presents like Christmas. But I loved the food preparation, ...

On Feb. 25, the teen tap dancers at Limelight Dance Studio in Wyomissing laced up their tap shoes before class to try traditional Irish dance. Sarel Garman, a teacher at Limelight, allowed the class ...

It’s like real-life Happy Feet. An African finch has a penchant for tap dancing so fast that humans can only see it with the help of a high-speed camera. Blue-capped cordon-bleus (Uraeginthus ...

First the good news: Audience enthusiasm for Goodspeed Musicals' "Happy Days" ran high at a recent performance. The cast was exuberant, the dancing a whirligig of windmilling arms, high-kicking legs, ...

We all marvel at the skill of great athletes and musicians. Most are born with above-average ability, but no matter how blessed they are with talent, they most likely had to practice, practice 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 ...

When music affects our mood and emotions, our brains try to make sense of it all through movement. Tapping our toes to the ...