#036 - 7♣️ - Tap History Books, Custom Shoes, And Fireworks. Rick Is Flying Solo This Week With A 4th Of July Update. Have Tap Shoes Will Travel podcast

#036 - 7♣️ - Tap History Books, Custom Shoes, and Fireworks. Rick is flying solo this week with a 4th of July Update.

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As tap dancers we have been given a beautiful gift. People fought and died to bring this dance to us. Learn about their stories.
You will become a much better tap dancer every time you do.

Below is a list of the 6 books mentioned in this episode:

* TAP! The Greatest Tap Dance Stars & Their Stories, 1900-1955 by Rusty E. Frank, forward by Gregory Hines
* Brotherhood In Rhythm: The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers by Constance Valis Hill
* Jazz Dance: The Story Of American Vernacular Dance by Jean Stearns & Marshall Stearns
* Shoot Me While I'm Happy by Jane Goldberg, forward by Gregory Hines
* What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing by Brian Seibert
* Tap Roots: The Early History of Tap Dancing by Mark Knowles

With this podcast it is my aim to continue to learn, amplify a diversity of voices, and bring people's stories to my world-wide audience.

Questions? Comments? Ideas?

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Thank you to Ryan Grams and Uptop Films, Matt and the staff at Dancing Fair, Cathy Wind & Keane Sense of Rhythm, and Andy Ausland for this week's music!

Bucket Drummin' Volume 1 by The Ausland Brothers is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, and Spotify. 10 tracks all-percussion.

ADDITIONAL WEBSITES

Dancing Fair - dancingfair.com
Twin Cities Tap Festival - twincitiestap.com
Keane Sense of Rhythm - tapcompany.org
Rhythm Street Movement - rhythmstreetmovement.com
Buckets and Tap Shoes - bucketsandtapshoes.com

"Go in rhythm, y'all." - Professor Robert L. Reed, St. Louis Tap and Heritage Festival

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