EditorialDancers from Music from the Sole, a tap dance and live music company led by the choreographer-composer team Leonardo Sandoval and Gregory Richardson, perform “I Didn’t Come to Stay” at the Fall for Dance Festival at New York City Center, Sept. 23, 2022. (Erin Baiano/The New York Times)
EditorialAlexander Bello, left, and DeWitt Fleming Jr. in “The Tap Dance Kid,” at New York City Center, Feb. 1, 2022. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialChoreographer Jared Grimes, left, and director Kenny Leon watch as DeWitt Fleming and Alexander Bello, 13, rehearse in New York on Jan. 25, 2022. (Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times)
EditorialChoreographer Jared Grimes, left, and director Kenny Leon watch as DeWitt Fleming and Alexander Bello, 13, rehearse in New York on Jan. 25, 2022. (Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times)