Dorrance Dance
Founded in 2011 by artistic director and 2015 MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance, Dorrance Dance is an award-winning tap dance company based in New York City. The company’s work aims to honor tap dance’s uniquely beautiful history in a new, dynamic and compelling context … not by stripping the form of its tradition, but by pushing it—rhythmically, technically and conceptually. The company’s inaugural performance garnered a Bessie Award for “blasting open our notions of tap” and the company continues its passionate commitment to expanding the audience of tap dance, America’s original art form.
The company has received countless accolades, rave reviews and performed for packed houses at venues including The Kennedy Center, Joyce Theater, New York City Center, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Vail International Dance Festival, National Arts Centre of Canada, Fira Tarrega, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Danse Danse Montreal and Hong Kong Arts Festival, among others and including many colleges and universities.