Black Tap Dancing is an innovative and rhythmic form in which dancers using the sounds of tap shoes striking the flooor as a form of percussion. It is often accompanied by music. See the material below for more information on this art form.
Film https://youtu.be/p9t8KK3EXYk
History https://youtu.be/3DFuonJY168 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXdDZ-nSFQU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRJYQMjwS6Y&list=RDLRJYQMjwS6Y&start_radio=1
Groups https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/no-maps-on-my-taps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg1F5DAXAo&list=RDAhg1F5DAXAo&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dl7OhfOg4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L6jz7u9Tyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxkvArnx7Pc
William Henry "Master Juba" Lane (1825 - 1850s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdCMMzL4dmI https://www.instagram.com/reel/DO9IGAlEg07/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwXRJ_CKFHc
Bill Robinson (1878 - 1949) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj1KYaCIA5o&list=RDvj1KYaCIA5o&start_radio=1&rv=vj1KYaCIA5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xnHJI89PcE https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UrxDBAHgZsA
The Whitman Sisters - Mabel Whitman (1880-1942), Essie Whitman (1882-1903), Alberta Whitman (1887-1963) and “Baby” Alice Whitman (1900-1969) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Whitman_(dancer) https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpluqoOAlSD/?hl=en
John Bubbles (1902 - 1986) https://youtu.be/mq38QLBE6wM https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=861737667952488 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMQ9BJrwaus
The Nicolas Brothers Fayard (1914–2006) and Harold (1921–2000) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfiECQxGQK8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNKRm6H-qOU https://www.instagram.com/chloearnoldtaps/reel/C3IugJwv1Wq/?hl=en
Jeni LeGon (1916 – 2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKO090hihjw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtsxiw4ZHa8 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFqIQKQvM-t/?hl=en
Sandman Sims (1917 - 2003) https://tinyurl.com/2x6xrapm https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2590258996219 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-QpOTZcDhA
Bunny Briggs (1922 - 2014) https://tinyurl.com/2t7eprr4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVZ9WnUyf9k&list=RDWVZ9WnUyf9k&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e4HxWjolGg
Sammy Davis Jr. (1925 - 1990) https://youtu.be/JLd9wnkBnyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PERjl15Qw0E https://www.facebook.com/reel/819812107149080
Jimmy Slyde (1927 - 2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf-Qx1UcuxQ&list=RDJf-Qx1UcuxQ&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsScpXmygdI&list=RDCsScpXmygdI&start_radio=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQIjRxE7RU&list=RDPHQIjRxE7RU&start_radio=1
Gregory Hines (1946 - 2003) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqTn7hy2lOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArBeaMJaEiY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZuYM-xA-8k&list=RD3ZuYM-xA-8k&start_radio=1
Mr. Taps - Ayrie King III https://class-act.com/index.php/find-all-acts/mr-taps-tap-dancing-whimsical-dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2STTSRM7nQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WizuR1vSuc
Savion Glover (1973 - ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD0ETMZHCHA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsBJipCllNE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6augcQNHoE
Derick Grant (1973 - ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wNJT12HV8s https://youtu.be/MpLxwMijq-o https://youtu.be/_OHWem3ty8A
Ayodele Casel (1975 - ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csZE79AAIn0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyEVKlDZtrw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyeuvqUd6jo
Jason Samuels Smith (1980 - ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE_EWxCdl-g https://www.tiktok.com/@commongroundtap/video/7465325227506109742 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-usEiqjkxNw
Bril Barrett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vatk7-H2AGk https://www.maddrhythms.com/company-members/bril-barrett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhRCtd_n5tc
Chloe and Maud Arnold https://www.youtube.com/user/chloearnold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgtO5SMuXvI https://www.chloeandmaudfoundation.org/
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