Tap Roots

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Mark Knowles, choreographer of more than 300 theatrical productions, is on the faculty of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California.

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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 dance were mixed to create a new art form.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
List of Illustrations
Preface

PART I: PRIMARY INFLUENCES
1 Irish Influences
2 English Influences
3 African Influences
4 Dance in the West Indies
5 Dance in New Orleans
6 Dance on the Plantation
7 Slave Religion and the Ring Shout
8 Dispersion of African-American Dances

PART II. THEATRICAL INFLUENCES
9 Early Theatrical Developments
10 "Daddy" Rice
11 The King of Diamonds and Master Juba
12 The Virginia Minstrels
13 The Development of the Minstrel Show
14 Black Minstrelsy and Musical Theatre
15 Other Forms of Entertainment
16 Vaudeville
17 English Music Hall
18 Women on the Stage

PART III: OTHER INFLUENCES
19 Indian, Gypsy, and Spanish Influences
20 German and Shaker Influences
21 Native American Influences
22 American Country Dance
23 Conclusions

Notes
Bibliography
Index

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