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, ...

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 ...

Phenomenal Women is a series moderated by Radio Boston host Tiziana Dearing that invites women who have risen to the top of their professions to share their stories – from scientists researching how ...

Amanda Castro, with percussionist Senfu Stoney, performed in Ayodele Casel's "Chasing Magic" at The Joyce Theater in NYC. (Courtesy of Kurt Csolak) Tap dance has gone in and out of fashion in the U.S.

The women of La Mezcla call on the history of percussive dance to create their own style. La Mezcla dance company, founded and led by Vanessa Sanchez, uses dance and song to tell stories of Chicana ...