Subscribe to our newsletter by going to the top of our homepage. For Ayodele Casel tap dancing is magic. As a young high school student, she dreamed of one day dancing like Ginger Rogers as she ...

and Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Funny Girl.

Street dance has had a big impact on performance dance and popular culture, but many of the artists’ names have been lost in time. Choreographer Rennie Harris wants to highlight those influences.

Rennie Harris’ American Street Dancer which received its world premiere at the Annenberg Center on Friday night, is all that … and more. The work commissioned as part of Harris’ three-year residency ...

When Ayodele Casel was a high school student her teacher introduced the class to the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Transfixed by Ginger Rogers, Ayodele would try to recreate the actress’ ...

In recent years, the tap artist Ayodele Casel has turned her mind to Latin jazz, tap history, and the improvisations of Max Roach, but this spring she embraces something new: early hip-hop.

Photos: DIARY OF A TAP DANCER In Rehearsal At American Repertory Theater by A.A. Cristi - UK Regional (12/4/2024) - Trailblazing tap dancer and choreographer Ayodele Casel and longtime ...

By Jeanne Montalvo Lucar and Amanda Alcántara Aug 23, 2024 ...

In dance, a wordless art, an improvised language of rhythmic noises helps communicate the shape and feel of movement.