This book is an introduction to tap that offers traditional and improvosational instruction for the beginner as well as new and innovative material for the intermediate and advanced dancer. It reviews the basics, such as shoes and floors, and then progresses through th roles of creativity and musicality, rhythm, dynamics, and syncopation. Traditional tap dance steps such as the Shim Sham Shimmy, Over-the-Tops, and Through the Trenches are covered as well as contemporary tap. With easy to follow descriptions of steps, it takes tap from the realm of nostalgia to the cutting edge of art.
