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Black Tap Dance and Its Women Pioneers
Taschenbuch von Cheryl M. Willis
Sprache: Englisch

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"While tap dancers Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Eleanor Powell were major Hollywood stars, and the rhythms of Black male performers such as the Nicholas Brothers and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson were appreciated in their time, Black female tap dancers seldom achieved similar recognition. Who were these women? The author sought them out, interviewed them, and documented their stories for this book. Here are the personal stories of many Black women tap dancers who were hailed by their male counterparts, performed on the most prominent American stages, and were pioneers in the field of Black tap"--
"While tap dancers Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Eleanor Powell were major Hollywood stars, and the rhythms of Black male performers such as the Nicholas Brothers and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson were appreciated in their time, Black female tap dancers seldom achieved similar recognition. Who were these women? The author sought them out, interviewed them, and documented their stories for this book. Here are the personal stories of many Black women tap dancers who were hailed by their male counterparts, performed on the most prominent American stages, and were pioneers in the field of Black tap"--
Über den Autor
Cheryl M. Willis's doctoral work in dance focused on African American studies and children's dance. Selected as National Dance Educator of the Year in 2000, she has toured the U.S. and Canada presenting workshops on creative dance, and has published extensively on tap dance and creative movement. She lives in Vancouver, Washington.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

¿1.¿Rhythm Preserves the Spirit

¿2.¿From Jim Crow to Master Juba

¿3.¿White and Black Minstrelsy

¿4.¿Aida Overton Walker: Queen of the Cakewalk

¿5.¿Alice Whitman: Queen of Taps

¿6.¿Tappin' in Time

¿7.¿Clubbin' in Harlem

¿8.¿Let's Swing

¿9.¿"Candi": Improvised Rhythms

10.¿"Baby Edwards": A Legend in Her Own Time

11.¿Ludie Jones

12.¿Louise Madison: A Dancer's Dancer

13.¿Jeni LeGon

14.¿Lois Bright

15.¿"Pepper"

16.¿"Salt": Little Lady of Taps

17.¿Edwards Sisters

18.¿Juanita Pitts

19.¿Delno Polk Bailey

20.¿Isabelle "Eleanor Byrd" Fambro

21.¿Black Tap: Decline and Resurgence

22.¿And Now

23.¿In Retrospect

Glossary of Dance and Music

Appendix I: A Few More Women Dancers

Appendix II: Performers Who Blazed the Trail

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781476690612
ISBN-10: 1476690618
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Willis, Cheryl M.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Cheryl M. Willis
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.04.2023
Gewicht: 0,54 kg
Artikel-ID: 131890701
Über den Autor
Cheryl M. Willis's doctoral work in dance focused on African American studies and children's dance. Selected as National Dance Educator of the Year in 2000, she has toured the U.S. and Canada presenting workshops on creative dance, and has published extensively on tap dance and creative movement. She lives in Vancouver, Washington.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

¿1.¿Rhythm Preserves the Spirit

¿2.¿From Jim Crow to Master Juba

¿3.¿White and Black Minstrelsy

¿4.¿Aida Overton Walker: Queen of the Cakewalk

¿5.¿Alice Whitman: Queen of Taps

¿6.¿Tappin' in Time

¿7.¿Clubbin' in Harlem

¿8.¿Let's Swing

¿9.¿"Candi": Improvised Rhythms

10.¿"Baby Edwards": A Legend in Her Own Time

11.¿Ludie Jones

12.¿Louise Madison: A Dancer's Dancer

13.¿Jeni LeGon

14.¿Lois Bright

15.¿"Pepper"

16.¿"Salt": Little Lady of Taps

17.¿Edwards Sisters

18.¿Juanita Pitts

19.¿Delno Polk Bailey

20.¿Isabelle "Eleanor Byrd" Fambro

21.¿Black Tap: Decline and Resurgence

22.¿And Now

23.¿In Retrospect

Glossary of Dance and Music

Appendix I: A Few More Women Dancers

Appendix II: Performers Who Blazed the Trail

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781476690612
ISBN-10: 1476690618
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Willis, Cheryl M.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 178 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Cheryl M. Willis
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.04.2023
Gewicht: 0,54 kg
Artikel-ID: 131890701
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