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Our class is studying the Harlem Renaissance and we're looking at all aspects of life in Harlem during the 1920s and 1930s. In dance class, Mrs. Adams is teaching about tap dancing and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Here is a short clip of the students learning some tap basics:
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Comments (7)
How very exciting!
I'm glad to see that Ms. Adams is teaching the kids to dance to such great music. Jazz is the best!
Posted by Kris Garau | May 9, 2011 8:14 PM
Posted on May 9, 2011 20:14
Nice moves! Maybe Mackenzie can give her dad lessons! :-)
Keep it up!
Mackenzie's mom
Posted by Shannon Wright | May 10, 2011 3:06 PM
Posted on May 10, 2011 15:06
That looks like so much fun. I wish I had dance lessons when I was in school. Keep up the good work. Mara's Nana.
Posted by mara kessler | May 10, 2011 5:35 PM
Posted on May 10, 2011 17:35
I saw some fancy footwork and moves in the video... cool!
Roman may have to ask his grandmother R. about her tap dancing skills.
[ED: Danger - required, traditional sturgeon reference.] The only tap dancing his Oregon uncle knows is that of the rod when a sturgeon is munching on the bait.
In the spirit of the tap dancing video, maybe it is time for a "Sandman" Sims impression to give the sturgeon direction the Apollo Theater hook and get back to the good stuff.
From the Harlem Renaissance, what musicians have you heard recently in your daily lives?
Besides my home listening, I recently heard several Billie Holiday songs while dining at a Italian restaurant in Ashland, OR. Yum! [ED: Got the food reference in too!]
What musicians or musical scores can you all think of that have been in various movies?
Posted by Scott Robinson | May 11, 2011 5:06 AM
Posted on May 11, 2011 05:06
About 70 years ago (wow!), this granddad of Roman thought of a way to make tap dancing shoes using his sneakers. Just stick thumbtacks on the bottom of your shoes. Worked pretty well, at first, but eventually the thumbtack points came up through the too thin soles and let me know about it. Another idea shot down, but for awhile I had the real sound of taps.
Posted by Hugh Robinson | May 11, 2011 3:56 PM
Posted on May 11, 2011 15:56
That looks so fun! I've always admired great tap dancers and I'm glad you're learning about so many greats in our country's history. Here's a link that proves that the talent and love of tap dancing lives today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8g2n2XeAeA
shannon
Posted by Shannon Thornton | May 11, 2011 5:44 PM
Posted on May 11, 2011 17:44
WOW!!! Max you move pretty good! We are onto something here!
Posted by tonya mclean | May 16, 2011 9:33 PM
Posted on May 16, 2011 21:33