| Description | A table of contents can be found at the front of the file; this table of contents dates to late-20th Century.
The file contains Labanotated scores of tap dances.
Most of the Labanotated scores are photocopies, made mid- to late-20th Century, with originals dated mid- to late-20th Century. Some of the scores are originals, dated mid- to late-20th Century.
Contains the following dances:
- Basic tap steps
- Tap short combinations and exercises
- "Fundamentals of Tap Dancing", presented by Billie Mahoney
- "Introduction to Tap Dancing", taught by Paul Draper
- "Time Steps", taught by Tom Leyden
- "Breaks", taught by Wally Siebert
- A combination by Tom Leyden
- "Piccalino Step", by Tom Leyden
- Combinations by Debbie Masterson
- Stanley tap steps
- Tap steps from "Finian's Rainbow"
- "Soft Shoe", choreographed by Svea Becker
- "Soft Shoe" by Billy Fagley
- "Three Blind Mice" by Billy Fagley
- "The Waltz Clog", choreographed by Billie Mahoney
- "Animals" or "Your Own Thing", choreographed by Billie Mahoney
- "Chicken Reel", choregraphed by Lillian Strott
- "Pop Goes the Piper" from "The Jolly Pied Piper" suite, choreographed by Billie Mahoney
- "Jogging", choreographed by Billie Mahoney
- "Plucky", choreographed by Billie Mahoney
- Tap routines and combinations taught by Wally Siebert
- "Spanish Flea", choreographed by Billie Mahoney
- "Oh", choreographed by Billie Mahoney
- Annotated photocopy of the first draft of the book "Tap Dance: a Dictionary of Steps in Labanotation" by Sheila Marion. Book written 1979; photocopy and annotations made c1979.
Also includes:
- Notes and photocopies of notes containing background information about tap dancing. Notes written mid- to late-20th Century. Photocopies made mid- to -late 20th Century, with originals dating early- to late- 20th Century. Some of the notes have been annotated; annotations made mid- to late-20th Century.
- Published booklet "Glossary of Terms: Tap Technique" by Zelia Raye. Published by the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing Incorportated, 1961.
- Photocopies of the published book "Modern Tap Dance Styled" by James J Petsch, containing notated scores (but not Labanotation) of tap dance steps. Book published 1937; photocopy made mid-20th Century. |