Tyrah was ready to tap dance. Like, really tap dance. In real tap shoes. For weeks, the sixth-grader and her classmates at Academy Prep Center of Tampa had practiced tap in socks and bare feet.

The Syncopated Ladies have made their mark on tap dance by combining it with various genres, including hip-hop, funk, African ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Tyrah was ready to tap dance. Like, really tap dance. In real tap shoes. For weeks, the sixth-grader and her classmates at Academy Prep Center of Tampa had practiced tap in socks ...