Description

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.

CONTENTS

Foreword by Dianne Walker
Preface
Chapter 1: Trickster Gods and Rapparees (1650-1900)
Chapter 2: Buck-and-Wing (Turn of the Century)
Chapter 3: Over-the-Top and In-the-Trenches (Teens)
Chapter 4: Simply Full of Jazz (Twenties)
Chapter 5: Swing Time (Thirties)
Chapter 6: Jumpin’ Jive (Forties)
Chapter 7: Beat, Bebop, Birth of the Cool (Fifties)
Chapter 8: Tap Happenings (Sixties)
Chapter 9: Nostalgia, and All That Tap (Seventies)
Chapter 10: Black and Blue (Eighties)
Chapter 11: Noise and Funk (Nineties)
Chapter 12: Hoofing in Heels (Millennium)
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index