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How Do You Know Tap Dancing History?

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How Do You Know Tap Dancing History?

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Tap dance is considered “America’s second pastime” for good reason. For more than a century Americans in all regions of the country have pursued and perfected the original style of dance. Today, the form is popular all over the world and its history continues to grow richer. Learn about the early precursors of tap dance such as the Irish jig that was popular among Irish immigrants in 19th century New York and various forms of the African shuffle that predominated in the South. Also, consider the influence of the English clog dance that used heavy, flat-bottomed shoes, and the early inspiration of Scottish step dancing. Watch the early masters of tap such as Fred Astaire, Paul Draper and Bill Robinson, who distinguished tap as its own form of dance. Catch these stars in their famous tap movies like “Brigadoon,” “An American in Paris,” “The Little Colonel” and “Pennies from Heaven” to get a visual history of tap’s progression through its early decades. Read the seminal work, “Tap Roots:

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