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
Tap Dance Central In Concert
June 7th at 7pm​​
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Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
New York, NY 10025
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Our big summer recital!
Tickets will be available in spring!
Outside Events
Tap Jam Hosted by Max Pollak
Thursday January 22nd ​​
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Terraza 7
40-19 Gleane Street
Elmhurst, NY 11373
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Join Max Pollak's Tap Jam, an interactive showcase where tap dancers and students are invited to join the rhythm. Bring your tap shoes and step into the jam session—your moment to shine with the masters is waiting in the second set. Dance, connect, celebrate!
Ryan Casey: Return to Joy
Saturday January 24th ​​
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Laurie Beechman Theater
407 W 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
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Through dance, storytelling, poetry, and probably a few jokes about his height, Ryan Casey will showcase why rhythm might just be the key to happiness, and how we can all stay joyful during challenging times. This one-night event features Casey's towering talent and a diverse soundtrack, from Count Basie to Samara Joy. You'll quickly see why The Boston Globe called him "whimsically inventive."
Tap Jam Hosted by Christina Carminucci
Friday January 30th ​​
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Rhythmic Arts Center
175 E105th Street
New York, NY 10029
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Free jam session!
Come Sunday: The Sacred Works of Duke Ellington
Friday January 30th and Saturday January 31st​​
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The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center
10 Columbus Circle
Broadway at 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
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This concert invites you to experience Duke Ellington’s sacred music like you have never heard it before! Grammy Award-winning pianist and music director Luther S. Allison leads a dynamic dectet as they explore Ellington’s most personal works with warmth and a fresh, modern edge.
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Featuring John Manzari
The George Gee Swing Orchestra Meets the Arturo O'Farrill Afro-Latin Octet (Ballroom Dance Meets Mambo)
February 7th at 7pm​​
​Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11354
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Get ready for a high-energy, pan-Jazz experience for a GLOBAL MASHUP between the George Gee Swing Orchestra and the Arturo O'Farrill Afro-Latin Octet. On February 7, these master musicians play together for the first time, igniting the stage with their signature sounds.
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Before the show, acclaimed dance instructor Vanda Polokova will offer dance lessons to get everyone moving. All levels are welcome—from those who just want to have fun to seasoned dancers who came to FTH ready to cut a rug.
Naomi Funaki: Ikigai
Sunday March 8th at 7pm​​
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Peter B. Lewis Theater
1071 Fifth Avenua
New York, NY 10128
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This program features excerpts from tap dance artist Naomi Funaki’s new work Ikigai, followed by a presentation by Kukai Dantza, a company creating contemporary dance rooted in Basque culture.
Dorrance Dance - The Center Will Not Hold
Saturday April 4th at 7:30pm​​
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McCarter Theater Center
91 University Place
Princeton, NJ 08540
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Set to original music by Donovan Dorrance, with live percussion by world-class drummer John Angeles, the work features 11 extraordinary performers blending street, club, and vernacular dance forms, including house, breaking, hip-hop, tap, Chicago footwork, Detroit jit, litefeet, and Memphis jookin.
Tap City
Tuesday May 19th - Sunday May 24th ​​
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The Joyce Theater
175 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10011
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Tony Waag’s Tap City, the New York City Tap Festival brings together a rich diversity of contemporary Tap dance with a combination of emerging talent as well as premiere choreographers.
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Featuring Terry Brock, Nathan Bugh, Karen Callaway Williams, Michelle Dorrance, Barbara Duffy, DeWitt Fleming Jr., Felipe Galganni, Ryan Johnson, Lisa La Touche, Anthony Morigerato, Max Pollak, Demi Remick, Jason Samuels Smith, Soles of Duende, Caleb Teicher
