At Malibu Fitness, near Zumba Beach, former Broadway performer and choreographer Joe Giamalva offers a pretty stepped-up tap dancing class. "I danced with Cyd Charisse, Tony Martin and a lot of ...

A gray-haired woman shuffles across the room, bending down to watch her feet on every step as if she's not sure what they might do next. Vicki Riordan belts out instructions to her, then calls, ...

Shuffle ball changes echo around the Jill Listi dance studio in Lafayette, but instead of girls in black leotards and pink tights, the room is full of adults dressed in their casual dance attire.

The Harman Senior Center has offered tap dance classes since 2015, courtesy of teacher Diana Dreeszen. She offers three different levels, to accommodate those with years of training and those picking ...