Jerry Ames
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Jerry Ames was an American tap dancer centered in New York. In 1977, he co-authored The Book of Tap: Recovering America's Long Lost Dance with Jim Siegelman
. In 1980, he was a featured performer in the movie Tap Dancin' by Christian Blackwood
. In 2006, he received a Flo Bert Award for his lifetime contribution to tap dance
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Jim Siegelman
Jim Siegelman is the author of several books about the rise of what he terms cults in America.Along with Flo Conway, he testified at joint House-U.S. Senate hearings on "cult practices" and also received the Leo J...
. In 1980, he was a featured performer in the movie Tap Dancin' by Christian Blackwood
Christian Blackwood
Christian Blackwood was an American film director and cinematographer.He was initially a child actor, then a cinematographer acclaimed for his work in Charlotte Zwerin's Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser. But his major work was as the director of over 80 films, mostly documentaries, over a...
. In 2006, he received a Flo Bert Award for his lifetime contribution to tap dance
Tap dance
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses more on the...
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