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Black tap dance and its women pioneers / Cheryl M. Willis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Willis, Cheryl M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women tap dancers--Biography.
- African American women tap dancers.
- Tap dancing--United States--History.
- Tap dancing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2023.
- Contents:
- Rhythm preserves the spirit
- From Jim Crow to Master Juba
- White and Black minstrelsy
- Aida Overton Walker : queen of the cakewalk
- Alice Whitman : queen of taps
- Tappin' in time
- Clubbin' in Harlem
- Let's swing
- "Candi" : improvised rhythms
- "Baby Edwards" : a legend in her own time
- Ludie Jones
- Louise Madison : a dancer's dancer
- Jeni LeGon
- Lois Bright
- "Pepper"
- "Salt" : little lady of taps
- Edwards Sisters
- Juanita Pitts
- Delno Polk Bailey
- Isabelle "Eleanor Byrd" Fambro
- Black tap : decline and resurgence
- And now
- In retrospect
- Glossary of dance and music
- Appendix I. A few more women dancers
- Appendix II. Performers who blazed the trail.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781476649160 (electronic bk.)
- 1476649162 (electronic bk.)
- OCLC:
- 1369456029
- Publisher Number:
- 99993820759
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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