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Tap Dancing Brings Joy To Cambridge Neighborhood Residents

Attendees of Jenny Herzog's Tap for Joy class use two-by-two foot wooden boards to tap on. (Courtesy Carlos Arzaga)
Attendees of Jenny Herzog's Tap for Joy class use two-by-two foot wooden boards to tap on. (Courtesy Carlos Arzaga)

Thirty-year-old Jenny Herzog was depressed and isolated during the early days of the pandemic. So the jazz tap dancer decided to create “Tap for Joy” and offer free outdoor dance classes every Saturday to uplift herself and others.

WBUR’s Andrea Shea has the story.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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