Scourged of the Dance World Today is Tap Dancing, by Ted Shawn (May 13, 1936)

An article titled "Scourge of the Dance world today is Tap Dancing" written by Ted Shawn and published by the Boston Herald in May 13, 1936. This article is the 16th in a series of 27 articles about dancing written by Ted Shawn and published between April 7 and June 9, 1936 by the Boston Herald. This article focuses on the views of Shawn on tap dancing, describing it as a “an invention of the devil”. Shawn then goes to describe how tap-dancing has African American roots, to then state that it was not a “pure” African American dance. He also describes how, according to his opinion, tap-dancing done by African American dancers was “less repulsive to watch” than when done by White dancers.For biographical information on Ted Shawn, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/584