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A 3 page paper which examines the film "Tap" starring Gregory Hines as it relates to tap dancing. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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somewhat predictable, the theme and power of the dancing in this film is incredible and should serve as inspiration to dancers and non-dancers alike. The following paper examines the themes
involved with the dancing in this particular film. Tap Tap dancing was once considered an incredibly popular form of dance. From Fred Estaire to the Bo Jangles, tap
dancing seemed to bridge cultural distances and truly offered a wonderful form of dance that was music in and of itself. However, tap dancing was, according to Roger Ebert, something
that the Civil Rights Movement pointed out as being racial and degrading to the African American. As such, following the 1950s, tap dancing was rarely ever seen as the hip
or cool thing to do. In this film we are brought back the magic of tap dancing and the inspirational power of tap dancing. In this film we have a
man, Gregory Hines, who has just gotten out of prison for theft. He has a choice in his life. He can go back to thieving or he can go back
to dance. He is the son of one of the most famous tap dancers that ever lived and he generally has every possible opportunity to regain the enlightening nature of
dance in his life. What makes this film powerful in its presentation of dance is that it makes the viewer aware of the passionate and enlightening nature of many
men who have tapped in their lives. The character played by Davis is one that wants Hines character to get back into dancing. He and his buddies, all legendary tap
dancers in reality, present us with the history and the power of dance. They are men whose lives are perhaps behind them, yet they are men who can still tap
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