Tap Roots The Early History of Tap Dancing

Name: Tap Roots The Early History of Tap Dancing
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ISBN: 9780786412679

ISBN-10: 0786412674

ISBN-13: 9780786412679

Edition: 2002

Authors: Mark Knowles

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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…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 6/3/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 283
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.57" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Acknowledgments


List of Illustrations


Preface



Primary Influences



Irish Influences



English Influences



African Influences



Dance in the West Indies



Dance in New Orleans



Dance on the Plantation



Slave Religion and the Ring Shout



Dispersion of African-American Dances



Theatrical Influences



Early Theatrical Developments



"Daddy" Rice



The King of Diamonds and Master Juba



The Virginia Minstrels



The Development of the Minstrel Show



Black Minstrelsy and Musical Theatre



Other Forms of Entertainment



Vaudeville



English Music Hall



Women on the Stage



Other Influences



Indian, Gypsy, and Spanish Influences



German and Shaker Influences



Native American Influences



American Country Dance



Conclusions


Notes


Bibliography


Index