In Tap-Dancing America, accomplished dance historian Constance Valis Hill offers the first comprehensive history of this uniquely American dance form. Written with as much compelling rhythm as tap itself, her sweeping narrative, filled with poignant anecdotes of tap challenges, tackles race and gender head-on in telling the story of this beloved popular art form. INDICE: Foreword by Dianne Walker; Preface; 1.: Introduction (1650-1900); 2.: (Turn of the Century) Buck-and-Wing; 3.: (Teens) Over-the-Top and In-the-Trenches; 4.: (Twenties) Simply Full of Jazz; 5.: (Thirties) Swing Time; 6.:(Forties) Jumpin' Jive; 7.: (Fifties) Beat, Bebop, Birth of the Cool; 8.: (Sixties) Tap Happenings; 9.: (Seventies) Nostalgia, and All That Tap; 10.: (Eighties) Black and Blue; 11.: (Nineties) Noise and Funk; 12.: (Millennium) Hoofing in Heels; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-19-539082-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha Publicación: 18/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés