#taphistorythursday #essentialviewing “Plenty of Good Women Dancers” (2004)! Per folkstream.net: “Plenty of Good Women Dancers features exceptional Philadelphia African American women tap dancers whose active careers spanned the 1920s-1950s. Restricted to few roles, often unnamed and uncredited, these women have largely remained anonymous within (and outside) of the entertainment industry and sometimes even within the communities in which they reside. Historic film clips, photographs, and dancer

The history of tap dancing is an art form - born of diverse dance traditions brought to America, which has recently experienced an encore of popularity thanks to a new generation of tap artists, Faith Salie reports. | CBS Sunday Morning