TAP DANCE HISTORY: from Vaudeville to Film

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Product Description This unique DVD is a collection of rarely seen original film footage from Soundies and short films of the 1930 s and 1940 s. The films come from the private collection of Mark Cantor s Celluloid Improvisations Music Film Archive, a collection of 4000 preserved jazz-musicals , and from the Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Every selection has been carefully researched by Andrew J. Nemr of the The Tap LegacyTM Foundation and was selected to educate and enlighten dance professionals and aficionados. The narration adds background information on the legendary performers in this DVD, such as Bill Bojangles Robinson, Bill Mahoney, The Berry Brothers, Slick and Slack, Juanita Pitts, and Stump and Stumpy. Review Tap Dance History: From Vaudeville to Film is an educational and entertaining look at the tap dancing era of the 1930s and 1940s. I recommend it to anyone who wishes to learn more about the historical side of tap dancing or who simply desires to be inspired by some amazing performances. --Old Schoolhouse MagazineInformative and very entertaining, this is highly recommended. --Video Librarian P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Actor This one-of-a-kind DVD is a collection of rarely seen original film footage from Soundies and short films of the 1930 s and 1940 s. The films come from the private collection of Mark Cantor s Celluloid Improvisations Music Film Archive, a collection of 4000 preserved jazz-musicals , and from the Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Every selection has been carefully researched by Andrew J. Nemr of the The Tap LegacyTM Foundation and was selected to educate and enlighten dance professionals and aficionados. The narration adds background information on the legendary performers in this DVD, such as Bill Bojangles Robinson, Bill Mahoney, The Berry Brothers, Slick and Slack, Juanita Pitts, and Stump and Stumpy. About the Director Andrew J. Nemr of the The Tap Legacy™ Foundation is one of the finest exponents of our Tap dance heritage. He teaches and performs in New York City. See more