Tap! :
Frank, Rusty E.
Tap! : the greatest tap dance stars and their stories, 1900-1955 / Rusty E. Frank ; forward by Gregory Hines. - Rev. ed. - New York : Da Capo Press, ©1994. - 336 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-332) and index. Filmography and videography: p. 332-336.
PART 1: 1900-1929 -- 1. From Pickaninny to the Palace / 2. First Tap Dancing Star of the Silver Screen / 3. The Hoofers Club / 4. King of the One-Legged Dancers / 5. 1920s Rehearsal Halls / PART 2: 1930-1939 -- 6. The Cotton Club: The Nicholas Brothers / 7. Fred Astaire's Choreographer / 8. Bill Robinson's Darlin / 9. Just a Hoofer / 10. The Chinese Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: Toy and Wing / 11. Dancing Into Society / 12. The Sepia Cinderella Girl / 13. Last of the Street Tap Dancers / 14. Spontaneous Combustion on the Dance Floor: Buddy and Vilma Ebsen / 15. From Vaudeville to Pictures / 16. The Tap Dancer's Dilemma: The Berry Brothers / 17. Hollywood's Tappin'-est Child Star / 18. Extra-Special Added Attraction: Gene and Fred Kelly / 19. Dancing with the Great Bill "Bojangles" Robinson / PART 3: 1940-1955 -- 20. WWIIs This Is the Army / 21. The Jivin' Jacks and Jills / 22. Eight Feet of Rhythm: The Four Step Brothers / 23. Dancing at the Apollo / 24. The Story of Tap / 25. Tapping into the Classics / 26. Dance Directors Who Do Not Dance / 27. Nightclub Chorus Girl / 28. Dancing with the Big Bands / 29. The Class Act Coles and Atkins / 30. On the Road to Bebop / Willie Covan -- Ruby Keeler -- Leonard Reed -- Peg Leg Bates -- George Murphy -- Fayard Nicholas -- Hermes Pan -- Shirley Temple -- Ralf Brown -- Paul Wing and Dorothy Toy -- Bunny Briggs -- Jeni LeGon -- LaVaughn Robinson -- Vilma Ebsen -- Donald O'Connor -- Warren Berry -- Jane Withers -- Fred Kelly -- Eddie Brown -- Gene Nelson -- Peggy Ryan -- Maceo Anderson -- Flash McDonald -- Prince Spencer -- Paul Draper -- Ann Miller -- Frances Nealy -- Jimmy Slyde -- Cholly Atkins -- Brenda Bufalino.
"From the vaudeville era, through the Astaire-Rogers movies, to the intricate artistry of bebop, tap has dominated American dance with its rhythm, originality, and humor. This book collects the voices and memories of thirty of America's best-loved tap dance stars together with 22 rare theatre , film, and publicity photographs." -- Book Cover
9780306806353 0306806355
94045756
Dancers--Biography.--United States
Tap dancing--History.
GV1785.A1 / F69 1994
792.7092272 / FRA
Tap! : the greatest tap dance stars and their stories, 1900-1955 / Rusty E. Frank ; forward by Gregory Hines. - Rev. ed. - New York : Da Capo Press, ©1994. - 336 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-332) and index. Filmography and videography: p. 332-336.
PART 1: 1900-1929 -- 1. From Pickaninny to the Palace / 2. First Tap Dancing Star of the Silver Screen / 3. The Hoofers Club / 4. King of the One-Legged Dancers / 5. 1920s Rehearsal Halls / PART 2: 1930-1939 -- 6. The Cotton Club: The Nicholas Brothers / 7. Fred Astaire's Choreographer / 8. Bill Robinson's Darlin / 9. Just a Hoofer / 10. The Chinese Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: Toy and Wing / 11. Dancing Into Society / 12. The Sepia Cinderella Girl / 13. Last of the Street Tap Dancers / 14. Spontaneous Combustion on the Dance Floor: Buddy and Vilma Ebsen / 15. From Vaudeville to Pictures / 16. The Tap Dancer's Dilemma: The Berry Brothers / 17. Hollywood's Tappin'-est Child Star / 18. Extra-Special Added Attraction: Gene and Fred Kelly / 19. Dancing with the Great Bill "Bojangles" Robinson / PART 3: 1940-1955 -- 20. WWIIs This Is the Army / 21. The Jivin' Jacks and Jills / 22. Eight Feet of Rhythm: The Four Step Brothers / 23. Dancing at the Apollo / 24. The Story of Tap / 25. Tapping into the Classics / 26. Dance Directors Who Do Not Dance / 27. Nightclub Chorus Girl / 28. Dancing with the Big Bands / 29. The Class Act Coles and Atkins / 30. On the Road to Bebop / Willie Covan -- Ruby Keeler -- Leonard Reed -- Peg Leg Bates -- George Murphy -- Fayard Nicholas -- Hermes Pan -- Shirley Temple -- Ralf Brown -- Paul Wing and Dorothy Toy -- Bunny Briggs -- Jeni LeGon -- LaVaughn Robinson -- Vilma Ebsen -- Donald O'Connor -- Warren Berry -- Jane Withers -- Fred Kelly -- Eddie Brown -- Gene Nelson -- Peggy Ryan -- Maceo Anderson -- Flash McDonald -- Prince Spencer -- Paul Draper -- Ann Miller -- Frances Nealy -- Jimmy Slyde -- Cholly Atkins -- Brenda Bufalino.
"From the vaudeville era, through the Astaire-Rogers movies, to the intricate artistry of bebop, tap has dominated American dance with its rhythm, originality, and humor. This book collects the voices and memories of thirty of America's best-loved tap dance stars together with 22 rare theatre , film, and publicity photographs." -- Book Cover
9780306806353 0306806355
94045756
Dancers--Biography.--United States
Tap dancing--History.
GV1785.A1 / F69 1994
792.7092272 / FRA