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Tap dance, jazz, Mexican zapateado and Son Jarocho come together to tell the history of the female experience during the 1940’s Zoot Suit Riots

This December, the Performing Arts Series at the University of Nevada, Reno presents a refreshingly unexpected performance from San Francisco-based polyrhythmic dance and music ensemble, La Mezcla. On ...
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Legacy of iconic tap dancers continues in Katy

KATY, Texas (KTRK) -- Cathie Nicholas is continuing the legacy of her famous grandfather, Fayard Nicholas, and his brother, Harold. The Nicholas Brothers were a legendary tap duo known for their ...
Los Angeles Times

Fayard Nicholas, 91; He Was Elder Half of Tap-Dancing Nicholas Brothers

Fayard Nicholas, the elder half of the show-stopping Nicholas Brothers tap-dancing duo that thrilled audiences during the 1930s and beyond with their elegance and daring athleticism, has died. He was ...
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Mable Lee, Tap-Dancing 'Queen of the Soundies,' Dies at 97

First, she sings: a boogie-woogie dance instruction number called “Chicken Shack Shuffle.” And then, because this is a soundie — one of the many short musical films made in the 1940s to be played on ...