tap dancing

Examines the life and career Savion Glover, a man who became enthralled with tap dancing at a young age, and has taken the art to new heights with his innovative steps and shows.

Emperor Penguins from Antarctica each express their true love with a special heartsong of their own that expresses their very being. However, the misfit Mumble cannot sing. Instead he has an extraordinary talent to tap dance with almost magical energy and expression. Nevertheless, the leadership of the colony fearfully blames the young penguin's unorthodox ways for the lean fishing that threatens them all. Defiant in the face of unjust rejection, Mumble and his true friends set out to find the true cause of the famine. Through the friends trials and perils, Mumble learns many things about his frozen world, not the least of which being that his toe tapping talent may be what he needs to save his people.

A photographic introduction to tap dancing, providing a brief explanation of the style, discussing the special shoes dancers wear, describing some of the steps, and looking at a jazz dance performance. Includes a glossary.

Examines the life and career of the young tap dancer who speaks with his feet and who choreographed the Tony Award-winning Broadway show "Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk.".

Describes tap dance, including history, training, moves, and performance.

Rhyming text and illustrations describe the dancing of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, one of the most famous tap dancers of all time.

Discusses the history, techniques, and styles of this American dance form, where to see tap dancing, and how performances by such dancers as Savion Glover have helped to renew tap's popularity in the 1990s.

Describes the history of jazz tap in America, tracing the origins of tap to the dances and rhythms of Africa, and discusses the contributions of tap to modern dance styles.