Amber Robins remembers wanting to dance. When she was 5, she asked her mom if she could take a class. She obliged, and Robins went to a tap class and a ballet class.

In Liz Roche’s dance on the Abbey stage, amber shades dictate mood and movement, ... Hélène Cathala walks in straight lines, tapping her hip, each tap loudly punctuated by a drum, ...

Receiving an award as a leader in dance education from one of the nation’s top tap companies would have been recognition enough for the Department of Dance at Hope College. It’s next-level to have had ...