Tapworks: A Tap Dictionary and Reference Manual / Edition 1

by Beverly Fletcher

Overview

As the official reference manual of the Dance Masters of America, this tap dance resource contains more than 1,500 up-to-date entries about every facet of this uniquely American art form. It provides a history of tap dance as well as the dancers who defined it. This manual also includes a comprehensive dictionary of tap and dance terminology with a special section devoted to teachers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780871272478
Publisher:	Princeton Book Company
Publication date:	04/01/2002
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	281,558
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Beverly Fletcher is the founder of Amdance, In Concert, a company dedicated to the historical preservation of the tap idiom. Fletcher was recently voted into the Dance Hall of Fame. She lives in Niagara Falls, New York.

Editorial Reviews

“Beverly Fletcher is surely one of the most knowledgeable authorities in tap dance and its history today.”  —Bob Rizzo, choreographer

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