by Anita Feldman

-- This book has a wealth of ideas and information. Inside Tap goes over the basics of tap and many traditional tap steps with in-depth explanations of rhythm, dynamics, syncopation, accents, and new forms of tap, including rhythm tap and orchestrated tap.

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by Beverly Fletcher

As the official reference manual of the Dance Masters of America, this tap dance resource contains more than 1,500 up-to-date entries about every facet of this uniquely American art form. It provides a history of tap dance as well as the dancers who defined it. This manual also includes a comprehensive dictionary of tap and dance terminology with a special section devoted to teachers.

by Rusty E. Frank, Gregory Hines

-- This account of great Tap dance stars begins in 1900 and ends in 1955, covering the heyday of tap dance and including the memories of thirty fine dancers from Shirley Temple to Fayard Nicholas. The lively, fun stories detail individual artists' achievements as well as the evolution of the tap dance industry as a whole.

by Mike Seeger

-- Buck dance, Flatfoot and Tap: Solo Southern Dance of the Appalachian, Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountain Regions.

by Acia M. Gray

-- A comprensive guide to the art and language of Tap dance. Complete with basic technique and creative variations, shows the beginning dancer how to build a strong foundation as well as expand the experienced dancer's choreographic and improvisational creativity. Traditional tap dance figures and choruses to include The B.S. Chorus and The Shim Sham Shimmy are some of many basic structures covered in this guidebook.

by Mark Knowles

-- Primarily a record of steps, this volume does not have entries on performers or other aspects of the field. It will not teach readers how to tap. It does, however, give the basic information necessary for dancers to perform the steps, from A,B,C Step to Zink. Many Tap steps have several names, and these are cross-referenced.

by Jimmy Ormonde

-- This is more of a notebook type book. It is not a 'How To Book'. If you are taking lessons in Tap, this may work out well for you. Difficult to understand.

by Anne E. Johnson

-- Gr 4-7-An informative and panoramic view of jazz Tap from its roots in West African traditional dance to its contemporary expression. A variety of African dances are introduced and explained, including the challenge dance and the Buzzard Lope. Numerous color and black-and-white photos and reproductions bring the text to life.

by Heather Rees, Joyce Percy

-- Offers insight into the history of Tap and the influence of some of the great “foot percussion” artists. Topics include: the history and development of tap dancing; floors, shoes, and costumes; music, rhythm, and choreography; traditional steps and time steps; planning classes and exercises; sequences and routines; and improvisation and developing personal style.

by Mark Knowles

-- Discusses this art form in terms of three broad influences: primary, theatrical, and "other." Primary influences includes Irish (clog), English, African, West Indian, and Plantation styles, while theatrical influences incorporate the worlds of minstrel, vaudeville, and music hall. Other influences include Indian, Gypsy, German, Shaker, Native American, and American country quite a variety.

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by Jennifer Dunning

-- Thoughtfully created portrait of Fayard and Harold Nicholas, whose spectacular dance routines have captivated stage and screen audiences from the Depression era to current times. Their Tap style was outstanding, but so was their highly professional approach to the mercurial world of show business, with its particularly disturbing racial issues.

by Debra Hickenlooper Sowell,

-- Their story sheds light on the history of ballet in twentieth-century America, both through their accomplishments as dancers, teachers, and company directors, and through their association with some of the most significant figures of the dance world such as Lincoln Kirstein, George Balanchine, Sol Hurok, and the Ford Foundation's W. McNeil Lowry. This triple biography encompasses the brothers' Mormon pioneer heritage, the circumstances that led them to enter vaudeville with a ballet act.

by Cholly Atkins, Jacqui Malone

-- The story of Cholly Atkins is that of 20th-century American jazz and Tap dance. As a dancer, he teamed with Honi Coles and appeared with Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, and others across the country; his anecdotes about these experiences offer a keen perspective on the performing life. A versatile artist, Atkins developed "vocal choreography" specially tailored rhythmic dance routines based upon steps used by African American chorus lines of the Twenties, Thirties, and Forties.

by Lynne Barasch

Peg Leg Bates lost his leg as a child in an accident but that didn't stop him from becomeing a successful Tap dance entertainer.

by Paul, Draper

Paul Draper was a very succesful Tap dancer who combine his Ballet background and Tap dance abilty to perform at many nightclubs, etc. Created many aspects of the dance still used today. Textbook Binding.