Luke Hickey, "never unmusical" (New York Times), is a tap dancer, choreographer, film director and actor; named by Dance Magazine among their "25 to Watch" in 2020. Hickey studied with the legendary tap educator and founder of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble, Gene Medler. Hickey’s choreographic work has presented work at venues including Birdland Jazz Club, Little Island, the Joyce Theater season at Chelsea Factory, Jacob’s Pillow, 92NY, and the American Dance Festival. He has been a member of MacArthur Fellow, Michelle Dorrance’s, award-winning company Dorrance Dance since 2019. Hickey is endlessly grateful to share his knowledge, love and deep reverence for the black American art form of tap dance all over the world at universities, public schools, dance studios, and tap festivals. 
Stage credits include: Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room, The Kennedy Center, the Guggenheim Museum’s Rotunda, Oslo Jazz Festival, The Joyce Theater, The Ravello Music Festival, MGM National Harbor, The Faison Firehouse Theater, Detroit Jazz Festival, The New Victory Theater, and New York City Center.