Upcoming Tap Events
This list shares TDC events AND outside events in and around NYC.
To participate in TDC in studio events & open houses, please RSVP to info@tapdancecentral.org and reach out to us directly if you have questions via email or call 646-921-9705.
For more info on each gig, click the link provided, or contact the artist for more info.
TDC Events
Open House for Youth Program!
Monday, June 16, 4 - 5pm
Tuesday, June 17, 5 - 6pm
Wednesday, June 18, 4 - 5pm
Thursday, June 19, 5 - 6pm
Saturday, June 21 12 - 1pm
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Tap Dance Central
154 Christopher St #2B
New York, NY 10014
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Come on in and put the beat in your feet and a swing in your step! Borrow some shoes and give tap dance a try!
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Does your dancer have prior tap experience? Schedule an assessment to work with our staff to determine the best level for your dancer in our program.
To RSVP email info@tapdancecentral.org​​​​
Open House for Adult Program!
Saturday June 22 1 - 2pm
Wednesday, June 25, 6:30 - 7:30pm
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Tap Dance Central
154 Christopher St #2B
New York, NY 10014
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Come on in and put the beat in your feet and a swing in your step! Borrow some shoes and give tap dance a try!​
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To RSVP email info@tapdancecentral.org​​​
Outside Events
Terraza 7 Tap Jam
Hosted by Max Pollak
Sunday May 18th at 7pm​​​
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Terraza 7
40-19 Gleane St
Elmhurst, NY 11373
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Join Max Pollak's tap jam, where tap dancers and tap students, and musicians of all kinds are invited to join the rhythm!Bring your tap shoes or instruments!
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$15 cover to help keep Terraza open!​​​
TapEx 2025
Showcase
Monday May 19th at 7 pm​​
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Theater for the New City,
155 First Avenue (at E. 10th St.)
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FLO-BERT is dedicated to preserving, supporting, showcasing and educating the public about the great American Art Form, Tap Dance. Annually, we present "TapEx", a production which features today's great tap dancers and their choreography / improvography, innovation, and honors those who have contributed to the life, history, preservation and expansion of Tap Dance and the Jazz Arts. This year "TapEx 2025", will present our 35th Anniversary show, live at The Theater for the New City. Announcing our 2025 Honorees Tap Dancer, Choreographer, MacArthur Grant Recipients Michelle Dorrance and Jared Grimes.
Performers to be announced.​​
National Tap Dance Day Kick-Off!
Class, Performance, and Jam
Wednesday May 21st at 4pm​​
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Capezio Flagship Store
1650 Broadway, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
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Step into rhythm at Capezio’s Annual National Tap Dance Day Kickoff, co-hosted by Operation Tap, featuring tap legends Anthony Morigerato, Ayodele Casel, and Mike Minery! We're kicking off the festivities with an open-level tap class. Celebrate the art of tap with live performances, an electric tap jam, and music by the Andrew Atkinson Trio Band. Enjoy free giveaways, and if you’re feeling bold—enter the tap jam for your chance to win a pair of Capezio’s iconic K360 tap shoes!​​
National Tap Dance Day Performance
Presented by Melissa Almaguer
Wednesday May 21st at 7:30 and 9:30pm​​
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The Jazz Gallery
1158 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
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Tap performances by Jumaane Taylor, Christina Carminucci, Orlando Hernandez, Melissa Almaguer & more!
Featuring the Caracas Trio
Gabriel Chakarji - piano
Juan Diego Villalobos - vibraphone
Daniel Prim - drums
+ Special Guests
Tap Along Jam
Hosted by Toes Tiranoff
Thursday May 22nd from 12:30 - 2:30pm​​
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Bryant Park
Upper Terrace (directly behind the library)
42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues
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Celebrate National Tap Dance Day and Fleet Week with Jon Weber on piano, featuring: Megan Haungs, Yuka Kameda, Nyles Lattimore, Michela Marino Lerman, Beverly Ann Moore, and Toru Sakuragi.
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Free!
Ayodele Casel
Solo Performance
Wednesday May 28th - Sunday June 8th​
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The Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
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Rooted in expressions of selfhood, culture, and legacy, Ayodele Casel pushes tap forward while holding reverence for her predecessors and the African American roots of the form. Directed by long-time collaborator Torya Beard, this new work examines the transformative ties between tap dance and the dynamism of 90s Hip-Hop music.
Machinal
Play Revival
Saturday June 7th - Thursday July 3rd​
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New York City Center
131 W 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
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Helmed by director Amy Marie Seidel (Here There Are Blueberries, The Great Gatsby), this reimagined production amplifies the mechanical rhythm and expressionism in Sophie Treadwell’s text through a dynamic underscoring of tap dance, practical foley, and heightened movement vocabulary created by choreographer Madison Hilligoss.