Dance/Tap to a New Level. Based in New York City, award-winning tap dance company Dorrance Dance was founded in 2011 by artistic director and 2015 MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance. The company’s work aims to honor the uniquely beautiful history of tap dance in a new, dynamic and compelling context, not by stripping the form of its tradition but by pushing it — rhythmically, technically and conceptually.

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Using original tap "instruments" designed by 2014 Bessie Award Winner Nicholas Van Young, the score is not simply danced to, but danced BY the company. With the right programming, the sound of a single footfall can range from a snare drum to a note on an arpeggio.