Music From The Sole is a tap dance and live music company that blurs the line between concert dance and music performance and celebrates tap’s roots in the African diaspora. Led by Brazilian tap dancer and choreographer Leonardo Sandoval and composer and bassist Gregory Richardson, I Didn’t Come to Stay explores themes of immigration and family, and pulses with influences from Afro-Brazilian, jazz, soul, house, rock, and Afro-Cuban music.  Commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim in 2020, the piece was first supported through a pioneering bubble residency at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in summer 2020.

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Music From The Sole

Venetian Theater at Caramoor

Led by the visionary duo of Brazilian dancer/ choreographer Leonardo Sandoval and bassist/ composer Gregory Richardson, dance company Music From The Sole delivers a thrilling performance that redefines tap dance. This high-energy show incorporates live music, samba, house, and percussive dance. A dynamic ensemble of eight dancers and a five-piece band delves into the cultural roots of tap dance, tracing its lineage to other AfroDiasporic forms. Through a vibrant, Carnival-inspired performance, they celebrate the beauty, complexity, and virtuosity of Black dance and music.

Music from the Sole: I Didn’t Come to Stay

Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston

Born from a little room, a short duet created and performed by Ephrat Asherie and Michelle Dorrance in December 2022, The Center Will Not Hold is now an expanded and reimagined work that includes a collective of singular performers deeply rooted in one or many of the following street, club, and vernacular dances: house, breaking, hip hop, tap dance, Chicago footwork, Detroit jit, litefeet, Memphis jookin, and body percussion. The work features original music composed by Donovan Dorrance with live percussion by world-class drummer/percussionist, John Angeles.

Kathy Kaufmann

Events

Past events

Jul 17, 2025

Music From The Sole · Caramoor

23 - 26 May, 2025

Music from the Sole: I Didn’t Come to Stay · Spoleto Festival USA

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