{"product_id":"tap-roots-mark-knowles-9780786412679","title":"Tap Roots: The Early History of Tap Dancing","description":"\u003cp\u003e Tracing the development of tap dancing from ancient India to the Broadway stage in 1903, when the word \"Tap\" was first used in publicity to describe this new American style of dance, this text separates the cultural, societal and historical events that influenced the development of Tap dancing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Section One covers primary influences such as Irish step dancing, English clog dancing and African dancing. Section Two covers theatrical influences (early theatrical developments, \"Daddy\" Rice, the Virginia Minstrels) and Section Three covers various other influences (Native American, German and Shaker). Also included are accounts of the people present at tap's inception and how various styles of dance were mixed to create a new art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Knowles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786412674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786412679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.98h x 7.06w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2002 pg. 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2002","brand":"Mark Knowles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981208092927,"sku":"9780786412679","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8813f4e2-de66-47a9-a590-6bb2342a27b7.jpg?v=1683254248","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tap-roots-mark-knowles-9780786412679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}