Jazz tap : from African drums to American feet /
Anne E. Johnson.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Rosen Pub. Group, 1999.
- 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- The library of African American arts and culture .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.
1. Seeing the rhythm; dances of West Africa -- 2. Finding a new rhythm; African slaves in America -- 3. Bottle caps between your toes; how tap grew up -- 4. Movie sets and jazz clubs; tap in the 1920s, '30s, and '40s -- 5. Learning and celebrating tap; today and tomorrow.
0823918564 (lib. bdg.) 9780823918560
98029523
Jazz tap--History. African American dance--History. Dance, Black--History.