Music From The Sole: “I Didn’t Come to Stay”

Music From The Sole is a tap dance and live music company that celebrates tap’s connections to Afro-Brazilian music and dance, and other influences across the African Diaspora. The company strives to bring tap dance and its lineage to the broadest possible audience. I Didn’t Come to Stay, a work for eight dancers and a five-piece band, earned a spot on the New York Times’ Best Dance Performances of 2022 list. It explores tap’s diasporic lineage and connections to house, samba, Brazilian funk, and jazz.