Tap may not be as popular as it once was, but 17-year-old Mathias "Mats" Nixon is on a mission to change that. In his eyes, the way forward is actually to look back and reconnect with the origins of ...

Learning steps with names such as paradiddle, cramp roll and bom booshay, a dozen women ranging in age from 20 to 60 are getting instruction in tap dance in a room with a view of the Capitol. Leading ...