Pam Raff

Pamela Joan Raff (January 13, 1952 - November 20, 2009) was a British-American tap dancer. Raff performed, developed choreography, and taught dance mainly in the Boston area.

Biography Pamela Joan Raff was born on January 13, 1952, in Oxford. She grew up in Morristown, New Jersey. At the age of three, she started tap dance lessons and later learned ballet, modern dance, and belly dance. Raff also worked on dance choreography.

Raff and Collins founded Collins & Company in 1982, and Raff taught and developed dance curriculum at the Leon Collins Dance Studio. In 1994, she released the "first full-length digital recording of jazz tapping, called "Feet First" It was favorably reviewed by critic Patricia Myers, writing for JazzTimes.

Raff died in her home in Upton, Massachusetts, on November 20, 2009.