Tap dancing America : a cultural history /
The first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form, exploring all aspects of the intricate musical and social exchange that evolved from Afro-Irish percussive step dances like the jig, gioube, buck-and-wing, and juba to the work of such contemporary tap luminaries as G...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Ebook Central Academic Complete Collection
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form, exploring all aspects of the intricate musical and social exchange that evolved from Afro-Irish percussive step dances like the jig, gioube, buck-and-wing, and juba to the work of such contemporary tap luminaries as Gregory Hines, Brenda Bufalino, Dianne Walker, and Savion Glover. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 441 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-408) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199863563 0199863563 0190225386 9780190225384 9786612731112 6612731117 1282731114 9781282731110 0199742189 9780199742189 |