Diane Davisson knew she had to tap more than her feet to preserve the legacy of tap dancing. The producer, choreographer and dancer tapped into the movement’s history, as well as on the shoulders of ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAMBRIDGE - Writer, dancer, choreographer and actor Ayodele Casel is telling her own story in a world premiere piece at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Diary of a Tap Dancer ...

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 ...