An All-Abilities Tap Ensemble

Tap: On Tap — An All-Abilities Tap Ensemble is a dance company based in NYC that focuses on adaptation, inclusion, and the art of tap dancing. The company integrates dancers with disabilities and dancers without disabilities to create an exciting and diverse group of performers.

 

In addition to utilizing the traditional art of tap dancing with their feet, the company also uses a system of tapping with their hands called Tap Dancing Hands Down®.  

Tap Dancing Hands Down® was created by the company's founder, Mary Six Rupert; it is a technique where taps are sewn to gloves, and dancers tap with their hands on wooden boards in their laps. This system allows people of all types of mobility to be able to tap dance, and Tap: On Tap is proud to share it with audiences.