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Tapdancin'

Name: Tapdancin'
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 58 min
Cast: Maceo Anderson, Cholly Atkins, Phil Black

1980
58m

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In a highly entertaining overview of what is considered the first, genuinely all-American dance form, Christian Blackwoods Tapdancin illuminates the New York driven renaissance of the once-flourishing art form. Through a series of heartwarming interviews with tap legends and well as eager newcomers, a unique light is shed on the history of tap and the dancers who bring the art form to life.

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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... Read allIn 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 ... Read allIn 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 n... Read all

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- Christian Blackwood
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Director
- Christian Blackwood
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Jerry Ames: There's a lot of young people into tap now. The last few years there seems to be a great renaissance of tap dancing and that's a nice thing to see. I like it to be carried on. It's you know, it's the indigenous American art form. You have well, it's actually one of two, jazz music and tap dancing. And during the time when tap was supposedly out, I couldn't understand it, because when a tap dancer got an opportunity to perform, if he was good, invariably the tap act was the one that stopped the show. So, it was very frustrating for a lot of really good dancers during that so-called dead period for tap. It was a very, very bitter time.