Michelle Dorrance—dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Dorrance Dance—has a lot on her mind in her director’s note for “Shift.” Writing that the hourlong presentation of tap-dancing, with ...

Trailblazing tapper Michelle Dorrance and celebrated b-girl Ephrat Asherie have known each other and periodically worked together for over 20 years. Both have their own New York-based companies, but ...

Michelle Dorrance’s new work, “Shift.,” honors Gene Medler, the teacher who founded the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble. By Brian Seibert Tap festivals have been pivotal in passing on tradition. But ...

Michelle Dorrance is a MacArthur Genius Grant winning dancer hailing from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Born to a professional dancer and a professional soccer coach, Dorrance was formally trained as a ...

NORTH ADAMS — Choreographer Michelle Dorrance primarily creates tap dances. Choreographer Ephrat Asherie, on the other hand, primarily creates work drawing on social and street dances, like breaking, ...

The Virginia Arts Festival’s 2026 lineup is crammed with top-notch and world-renowned entertainers. Check out who’s coming to ...

Like many seeming overnight sensations who have a substantial body of work behind them, tap dance darling Michelle Dorrance earned her way to the many accolades she has received and is still receiving ...

Flashing lights and rhythmic dance from the Afro-diasporic vernacular entertained audiences Wednesday night when Chapel Hill’s Michelle Dorrance brought her performance "The Center Will Not Hold" home ...

Dorrance Dance is an award-winning tap dance company based in New York City. Founded in 2011 by Artistic Director and 2015 MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance, the company shares the incredibly dynamic ...

For those who thought tap-dancing was only something people did during Shirley Temple movies, Michelle Dorrance will prove them wrong. She is the MacArthur "Genius Grant"-winning dancer and ...

Jazz and tap have long been enthusiastic dance partners. With "Rivers in Our Veins," drummer and composer Allison Miller adds further art forms to the mix. The 80-minute piece celebrating America's ...