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1 online resource (streaming video file) (59 minutes) : .flv file, sound |
| Summary |
Where Europe brought the classics and the ballet to the world of dance, America brought tap to the table. In a highly entertaining overview of what is considered the first, genuinely all-American dance form, Christian Blackwood's TAPDANCIN' illuminates the New York driven renaissance of the once-flourishing art form. Blackwood shows how the triumphs and defeats of many great dancers from the past were mingled with the rejuvenation of this art form by a class of talented newcomers. A series of heartwarming interviews, which shed light on the history of the discipline as well as on the racial misgivings of the entertainment world in America, are mixed with beautifully captured footage of the tap masters in action that will have you tapping your own feet along to beat. The whimsically fast-feet and acrobatic kicks and flips of the Nicholas Brothers, Honi Coles, John Bubbles, the Copasetics, and many more tap legends, make this a film that is not only a pleasure to watch but that offers a glimpse into the past, present, and future of an authentically American art form |
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Title from title frames |
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In Process Record |
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Bill Robinson, Buster Brown, Camden Richman, Cholly Atkins, Chuck Greene, Fayard Nicolas, Harold Nicolas, Honi Coles, John Bubbles, Maceo Anderson, Phil Black, Ralph Brown, The Copasetics, The Four Step Brothers, Third Generation Step |
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Originally produced by Michael Blackwood Productions in 1980 |
| Notes |
In English |
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Dance.
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Artists.
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Performing arts.
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Documentary films.
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dances (performing arts compositions)
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dances (performance events)
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artists (visual artists)
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Artists.
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Dance.
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Documentary films.
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Performing arts.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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Blackwood, Christian, film director.
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Robinson, Bill, actor
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Brown, Buster, actor
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Richman, Camden, actor.
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Atkins, Cholly, actor.
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Greene, Chuck, actor
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Nicolas, Fayard, actor
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Nicolas, Harold, actor
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Coles, Honi, actor
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Bubbles, John, actor
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Anderson, Maceo, actor.
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Black, Phil, actor.
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Brown, Ralph, actor
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Copasetics, The, actor
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Four Step Brothers, The, actor
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Generation Step, Third, actor
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Michael Blackwood Productions (Firm)
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Kanopy (Firm)
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