Tappin' at the Apollo

The African American Female Tap Dance Duo Salt and Pepper

Cheryl M. Willis (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6270-1 (ISBN)

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In the 1920s and 1930s, Edwyna “Salt” Evelyn and Jewel “Pepper” Welch learned to tap dance on street corners in New York and Philadelphia. By the 1940s, they were black show business headliners. Based on extensive interviews with Salt and Pepper, this book chronicles the lives and careers of two overlooked performers who succeeded despite the racism, sexism and homophobia of the Big Band era.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Edwina "Salt" Evelyn and Jewel "Pepper" Welch learned to tap dance on street corners in New York and Philadelphia. By the 1940s, they were Black show business headliners, playing Harlem's Apollo Theater with the likes of Count Basie, Fats Waller and Earl "Fatha" Hines. Their exuberant tap style, usually performed by men, earned them the respect of their male peers and the acclaim of audiences. Based on extensive interviews with Salt and Pepper, this book chronicles for the first time the lives and careers of two overlooked female performers who succeeded despite the racism, sexism and homophobia of the Big Band era.

Cheryl M. Willis’s doctoral work in dance focused on African American studies and children’s dance. Selected as National Dance Educator of the Year in 2000, she has toured the U.S. and Canada presenting workshops on creative dance, and has published extensively on tap dance and creative movement. She lives in Vancouver, Washington.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1. A Look at the Years That Roared

2. Dancing on the Corner

3. Steppin’ on Stage

4. Candi and Pepper

5. Salt and Pepper

6. The Apollo Theater

7. The Best Year of My Life

8. All Aboard for the East Coast

9. Crossing the Line

10. Down in Dixie

11. Chicago

12. On Midwestern Soil

13. “The Girls”

14. Canadian Jazz

15. A Sweet Moment Slips Away

Epilogue: What Do We Do Now?

Appendix I: Schedule of Performances

Appendix II: In Memory of a Generation Who Performed

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	03.03.2016
Zusatzinfo	110 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	472 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
ISBN-10	1-4766-6270-3 / 1476662703
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6270-1 / 9781476662701
Zustand	Neuware