Tap! : the greatest tap dance stars and their stories, 1900-1955 / Rusty E. Frank ; forward by Gregory Hines.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Da Capo Press, ©1994.Edition: Rev. edDescription: 336 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780306806353
  • 0306806355
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 792.7092272 FRA
LOC classification:
  • GV1785.A1 F69 1994
Contents:
PART 1: 1900-1929 -- 1. From Pickaninny to the Palace / Willie Covan -- 2. First Tap Dancing Star of the Silver Screen / Ruby Keeler -- 3. The Hoofers Club / Leonard Reed -- 4. King of the One-Legged Dancers / Peg Leg Bates -- 5. 1920s Rehearsal Halls / George Murphy -- PART 2: 1930-1939 -- 6. The Cotton Club: The Nicholas Brothers / Fayard Nicholas -- 7. Fred Astaire's Choreographer / Hermes Pan -- 8. Bill Robinson's Darlin / Shirley Temple -- 9. Just a Hoofer / Ralf Brown -- 10. The Chinese Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: Toy and Wing / Paul Wing and Dorothy Toy -- 11. Dancing Into Society / Bunny Briggs -- 12. The Sepia Cinderella Girl / Jeni LeGon -- 13. Last of the Street Tap Dancers / LaVaughn Robinson -- 14. Spontaneous Combustion on the Dance Floor: Buddy and Vilma Ebsen / Vilma Ebsen -- 15. From Vaudeville to Pictures / Donald O'Connor -- 16. The Tap Dancer's Dilemma: The Berry Brothers / Warren Berry -- 17. Hollywood's Tappin'-est Child Star / Jane Withers -- 18. Extra-Special Added Attraction: Gene and Fred Kelly / Fred Kelly -- 19. Dancing with the Great Bill "Bojangles" Robinson / Eddie Brown -- PART 3: 1940-1955 -- 20. WWIIs This Is the Army / Gene Nelson -- 21. The Jivin' Jacks and Jills / Peggy Ryan -- 22. Eight Feet of Rhythm: The Four Step Brothers / Maceo Anderson -- 23. Dancing at the Apollo / Flash McDonald -- 24. The Story of Tap / Prince Spencer -- 25. Tapping into the Classics / Paul Draper -- 26. Dance Directors Who Do Not Dance / Ann Miller -- 27. Nightclub Chorus Girl / Frances Nealy -- 28. Dancing with the Big Bands / Jimmy Slyde -- 29. The Class Act Coles and Atkins / Cholly Atkins -- 30. On the Road to Bebop / Brenda Bufalino.
Summary: "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
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-332) and index.

Filmography and videography: p. 332-336.

PART 1: 1900-1929 -- 1. From Pickaninny to the Palace / Willie Covan -- 2. First Tap Dancing Star of the Silver Screen / Ruby Keeler -- 3. The Hoofers Club / Leonard Reed -- 4. King of the One-Legged Dancers / Peg Leg Bates -- 5. 1920s Rehearsal Halls / George Murphy -- PART 2: 1930-1939 -- 6. The Cotton Club: The Nicholas Brothers / Fayard Nicholas -- 7. Fred Astaire's Choreographer / Hermes Pan -- 8. Bill Robinson's Darlin / Shirley Temple -- 9. Just a Hoofer / Ralf Brown -- 10. The Chinese Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: Toy and Wing / Paul Wing and Dorothy Toy -- 11. Dancing Into Society / Bunny Briggs -- 12. The Sepia Cinderella Girl / Jeni LeGon -- 13. Last of the Street Tap Dancers / LaVaughn Robinson -- 14. Spontaneous Combustion on the Dance Floor: Buddy and Vilma Ebsen / Vilma Ebsen -- 15. From Vaudeville to Pictures / Donald O'Connor -- 16. The Tap Dancer's Dilemma: The Berry Brothers / Warren Berry -- 17. Hollywood's Tappin'-est Child Star / Jane Withers -- 18. Extra-Special Added Attraction: Gene and Fred Kelly / Fred Kelly -- 19. Dancing with the Great Bill "Bojangles" Robinson / Eddie Brown -- PART 3: 1940-1955 -- 20. WWIIs This Is the Army / Gene Nelson -- 21. The Jivin' Jacks and Jills / Peggy Ryan -- 22. Eight Feet of Rhythm: The Four Step Brothers / Maceo Anderson -- 23. Dancing at the Apollo / Flash McDonald -- 24. The Story of Tap / Prince Spencer -- 25. Tapping into the Classics / Paul Draper -- 26. Dance Directors Who Do Not Dance / Ann Miller -- 27. Nightclub Chorus Girl / Frances Nealy -- 28. Dancing with the Big Bands / Jimmy Slyde -- 29. The Class Act Coles and Atkins / Cholly Atkins -- 30. On the Road to Bebop / 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

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