Performer: Dorrance Dance

Dorrance Dance offer a compelling mix of genres in The Center Will Not Hold – high energy, full of surprises, top quality performances.

Does the world really need another Nutcracker? Turns out the answer is yes, if it's as clever and well-done as Michelle Dorrance's version.

Pushing the boundaries of leading edge tap dancing, which makes its own music, in a show that starts slowly and builds to a corruscating climax 

An unwavering pattern of sound, insistent in its energy and commitment.

Last week I decided I needed a stars-and-stripes-detox after bingeing on dramatic political coverage for the last six months. “No more,” I whimpered. “We need to go on a break, America.”

Michelle Dorrance and Nicholas Van Young's ETM: Double Down at The Joyce is a tap-happy, technology-driven, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink performance bursting at the seams with energy.