Heather is the art director and principal choreographer for Manhattan Tap, a company she co-founded in 1986 as a New York-based ensemble of tap dancers and live musicians. She is known worldwide for her collaborations on original music for tap. In October 2000 she debuted her show "Notes to Sone" with composer Bob Telson (Gospel at Colonnus) and Argentinean accordionist Chango Spasiuk. In '98 she premiered her full length work "Excursion Fare" at New York's Joyce Theatre, with a world music blend by Keith Terry and Crosspulse. She collaborated twice with the late jazz icon Ray Brown, and in '97 she performed in concert with his trio at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.

She has collaborated with Manhattan Tap's musical, composer/pianist Keith Saunders since '89. She has performed worldwide with her company at venues such as Riverside Theatre in London, England, The Apollo Theatre in New York, and The Aspen Dance Festival in Aspen Colorado, as well as on tours of North and South American, across Europe and in China.