American Tap

The definitive film documentary about the very American history of tap dancing.

What's Been Going On

We've only just begun, but we've been screening at some prestigious venues...

August 6, 2020

Join us for the LA Premiere!

August 25ht at 5:30 PM at the beautiful Skirball Center with Special Guests Jason Samuel Smith and Ayodele Casel! Link to tix: https://www.skirball.org/programs/film/american-tap

February 19, 2019

West Coast Premiere

At the San Francisco Dance on Film Festival – Packed House with a live performance by Michela Marino Lerman and Ricky Huang!!

October 22, 2018

World Premiere at Lincoln Center

Selected as the Opening Night Film at the Lincoln Center Dance on Camera Festival!

What people are saying about American Tap

It's a remarkable movie. Remarkable.

Maurice Hines -

It's an astonishing accomplishment. This film will be the visual, historical record.

Constance Valis Hill -

This fascinating doc will get your toes tapping. Essential viewing for dance buffs and fans of musical theater...

The Hollywood Reporter -

WOW! I just finished watching AMERICAN TAP and I am blown away!

What a wonderful, amazing gift you have given us all by making this carefully contextualized, beautifully researched, and artfully designed documentary. This is exactly the kind of documentary on tap I always wanted to have to show to students—it does so much of my work for me in terms of teaching them about the early history of tap. I love how you used animation to bring to life figures we can only dream about seeing perform, like Master Juba. Also, I learned a ton I didn’t know about more contemporary hoofers and choreographers and what’s happening with tap right now. I can’t wait to teach with this film when it’s available to buy for MIT’s collection.

Marah Gubar - Assoc. Prof. MIT -