American Tap Dancing Dictionary
Author | : Charles Kelley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 71 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Tap dancing |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Charles Kelley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 71 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Tap dancing |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mark Knowles |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012-05-10 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780786471645 |
The language of tap dancing is as rich and varied as that of any art, and different choreographers, teachers and performers often use totally different terms for exactly the same step. The various names of all steps and clear descriptions of them are collected for the first time in this reference work. The emphasis is on all variations of a name, from universally recognized terms to simple "pet" names that individual performers and choreographers have created, with extensive cross-references provided. Each of the steps is fully described, with appropriate counts, explanations and history. Many antique and unusual steps such as the Patting Juba, the Quack and the Swanee Shuffle are included. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Author | : Beverly Fletcher |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : |
As the official reference manual of the Dance Masters of America, this tap dance resource contains more than 1,500 up-to-date entries about every facet of this uniquely American art form. It provides a history of tap dance as well as the dancers who defined it. This manual also includes a comprehensive dictionary of tap and dance terminology with a special section devoted to teachers.
Author | : Constance Valis Hill |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 462 |
Release | : 2014-11-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0190225386 |
Here is the vibrant, colorful, high-stepping story of tap -- the first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form. Writing with all the verve and grace of tap itself, Constance Valis Hill offers a sweeping narrative, filling a major gap in American dance history and placing tap firmly center stage.
Author | : Mark Knowles |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : |
Whether you want to learn new steps, bone up on tap history, or simply enjoy the rich vocabulary of one of America's greatest dance traditions, you'll find everything you need in this dictionary.
Author | : Mark Knowles |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2002-06-03 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 9780786412679 |
Tracing the development of tap dancing from ancient India to the Broadway stage in 1903, when the word "Tap" was first used in publicity to describe this new American style of dance, this text separates the cultural, societal and historical events that influenced the development of Tap dancing. Section One covers primary influences such as Irish step dancing, English clog dancing and African dancing. Section Two covers theatrical influences (early theatrical developments, "Daddy" Rice, the Virginia Minstrels) and Section Three covers various other influences (Native American, German and Shaker). Also included are accounts of the people present at tap's inception and how various styles of dance were mixed to create a new art form.
Author | : Debra Craine |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2010-08-19 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 0199563446 |
This comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary provides all the information necessary for dance fans to navigate the diverse dance scene of the 21st century. It includes entries ranging from classical ballet to the cutting edge of modern dance.
Author | : National Council of Dance Teacher Organizations |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 15 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Brian Seibert |
Publisher | : Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages | : 670 |
Release | : 2015-11-17 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1429947616 |
Magisterial, revelatory, and-most suitably-entertaining, What the Eye Hears offers an authoritative account of the great American art of tap dancing. Brian Seibert, a dance critic for The New York Times, begins by exploring tap's origins as a hybrid of the jig and clog dancing from the British Isles and dances brought from Africa by slaves. He tracks tap's transfer to the stage through blackface minstrelsy and charts its growth as a cousin to jazz in the vaudeville circuits and nightclubs of the early twentieth century. Seibert chronicles tap's spread to ubiquity on Broadway and in Hollywood, analyzes its decline after World War II, and celebrates its rediscovery and reinvention by new generations of American and international performers. In the process, we discover how the history of tap dancing is central to any meaningful account of American popular culture. This is a story with a huge cast of characters, from Master Juba (it was probably a performance of his in a Five Points cellar that Charles Dickens described in American Notes for General Circulation) through Bill Robinson and Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and Gene Kelly and Paul Draper to Gregory Hines and Savion Glover. Seibert traces the stylistic development of tap through individual practitioners, vividly depicting dancers both well remembered and now obscure. And he illuminates the cultural exchange between blacks and whites over centuries, the interplay of imitation and theft, as well as the moving story of African-Americans in show business, wielding enormous influence as they grapple with the pain and pride of a complicated legacy.What the Eye Hears teaches us to see and hear the entire history of tap in its every step.
Author | : Rusty E. Frank |
Publisher | : William Morrow |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Presents the voices and memories of thirty American tap dance stars, and includes a comprehensive listing of tap acts, recordings, and films