Area dancers to perform

The New Jersey Tap Ensemble will celebrate their 20th anniversary with a special performance at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown on Sunday Sept. 21 at 2 p.m.

The show will feature an amazing group of accomplished professional tap dancers. Their dance performances and choreography have been seen on Dancing with the Stars, and at Carnegie Hall and the Apollo Theater.

This is a special one time only performance and all dance students and tap enthusiasts are invited to attend.

Three area students Elizabeth Henning, of Sparta, and Robert and Madysen Piper, of Hamburg, and will also perform.

They are members as of NJTAP 2, a student ensemble mentored by the professional organization. The challenging program is for dancers focused on tap. Students are selected through open audition and are from studios throughout the state.

NJTAP is a New Jersey nonprofit tap company and was founded by award-winning artistic director Deborah Mitchell. The company has been performing for charity events and mentoring students for 20 years.

The show is an afternoon of song and dance appropriate for all ages.

For tickets call the box office at 973-539-8008. All seats are reserved.

Tickets are $40 adult and $25 students and seniors. A limited number of premium tickets are available for $75, which includes preferred seating, an anniversary t-shirt, and a champagne reception with the performers after the show.