American Tap

American Tap

90 mins | Documentary | July 24, 2018

The history of tap is an ever-evolving panorama of inclusion, adversity, and reinvention. This in-depth documentary is an absorbing narrative about a quintessentially American dance form—from its origins, to the historic and cultural events that shaped it, to its present day rebirth as a vibrant art form.

American Tap

90 mins | Documentary | July 24, 2018

American Tap
The history of tap is an ever-evolving panorama of inclusion, adversity, and reinvention. This in-depth documentary is an absorbing narrative about a quintessentially American dance form—from its origins, to the historic and cultural events that shaped it, to its present day rebirth as a vibrant art form.
Producers Ivy Films, Ivy Media Group
Original title American Tap
Directors Mark Wilkinson
Writers Annunziata Gianzero, Mark Wilkinson

Cast

Cornel West

as Self

Dulé Hill

as Self

Debbie Allen

as Self

Jon Batiste

as Self

Ayodele Casel

as Self

Brenda Bufalino

as Self

Maurice Hines

as Self

Gregory Hines

as (archive footage)

Yoshiko Hida

as Self