Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History

by Constance Valis Hill

Book Overview

Here is the vibrant, colorful, high-stepping story of tap -- the first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form, exploring all aspects of the intricate musical and social exchange that evolved from Afro-Irish percussive step dances like the jig, gioube, buck-and-wing, and juba to the work of such contemporary tap luminaries as Gregory Hines, Brenda Bufalino, Dianne Walker, and Savion Glover.

In Tap Dancing America,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190225386
• ISBN13: 9780190225384
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 10.7"