Tap dance is an American art form that began with the blending of traditional dance styles from English and Irish immigrants and African slaves. Throughout the 20th century, tap dance developed many styles in response to cultural changes that took place. Contemporary tap dance emerged in the latter half of that century and continues developing today with the fusion of other dance genres and new technologies. This research examines tap dance history to create an understanding of how it developed through a historical lens and analyzes the current approaches applied to the artform along with the characteristics and creative processes of influential contemporary tap dance figures. I utilized this research to influence my choreography and discov...
Tap dance is a genuine American art form that has evolved from consolidated traditions to unexpected...
Evolution deals with the development of a certain thing, taking for granted that it originated from ...
The 1920’s, most affectionately known as “The Roaring Twenties,” was a time of dramatic social and p...
Tap dance is an American art form that began with the blending of traditional dance styles from Engl...
Tap dance is an indigenous American art form that not only holds a valuable presence in the world of...
Tap dancing was one of the first dance forms created here in America. It is a perfect representation...
Abstract The experience of the tap dance educator in the private sector studio was studied using a m...
Tap dance is an artform that is rapidly declining in popularity in dance training, especially in pos...
This thesis examines tap dance practice and performance in England. The study is based on a multi-s...
A uniquely American art form, tap dance has often been misrepresented and under-appreciated when pos...
The first form of dance conceived in the United States, tap dance, thrived throughout the era of vau...
The values system in the United States is based in Western intellectual tradition, which has caused ...
Tap dance, a cultural dance form native to the United States, has continually evolved and drawn infl...
As a uniquely American artform, tap dance reflects American culture. Throughout its history, from va...
This paper examines the dialects of the language that is tap dance. Unlike more codified forms of da...
Tap dance is a genuine American art form that has evolved from consolidated traditions to unexpected...
Evolution deals with the development of a certain thing, taking for granted that it originated from ...
The 1920’s, most affectionately known as “The Roaring Twenties,” was a time of dramatic social and p...
Tap dance is an American art form that began with the blending of traditional dance styles from Engl...
Tap dance is an indigenous American art form that not only holds a valuable presence in the world of...
Tap dancing was one of the first dance forms created here in America. It is a perfect representation...
Abstract The experience of the tap dance educator in the private sector studio was studied using a m...
Tap dance is an artform that is rapidly declining in popularity in dance training, especially in pos...
This thesis examines tap dance practice and performance in England. The study is based on a multi-s...
A uniquely American art form, tap dance has often been misrepresented and under-appreciated when pos...
The first form of dance conceived in the United States, tap dance, thrived throughout the era of vau...
The values system in the United States is based in Western intellectual tradition, which has caused ...
Tap dance, a cultural dance form native to the United States, has continually evolved and drawn infl...
As a uniquely American artform, tap dance reflects American culture. Throughout its history, from va...
This paper examines the dialects of the language that is tap dance. Unlike more codified forms of da...
Tap dance is a genuine American art form that has evolved from consolidated traditions to unexpected...
Evolution deals with the development of a certain thing, taking for granted that it originated from ...
The 1920’s, most affectionately known as “The Roaring Twenties,” was a time of dramatic social and p...