Dance

Whitney Goodman grew up dancing under the mentorship of Gene Medler, performing nationally and abroad with the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble and training with tap masters including the Nicholas Brothers, Dianne Walker, Sam Weber, Savion Glover, and Michelle Dorrance among others. The importance of education and awareness about the form was central to her experience as a young dancer and she has continued this work as a tap teacher at dance studios, the university level, and in collaborations with musicians, poets, and other dancers. She teaches tap technique and historic repertoire, and has organized concert performance, community shows, and workshops to share the art form and history of tap. Whitney served as the Artistic Director of Footnotes Tap Ensemble from 2013-2017 and performed with the company from 2007-2025. In 2025, she founded the Triangle Tap Collective, presenting classes and workshops for advanced tap dance teachers and choreographers to collaborate, choreograph, advance technique, and share ideas for tap education. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Performing Arts at Elon University, where she loves sharing her passion for rhythm tap with developing performers.