| Tap dancing is a productive activity for a child to | | | | readers. |
| learn, and many children pursue this area of dance. A | | | | For children who are approaching their teens, "Shoot |
| great way to raise a child's interest in tap is to also | | | | Me While I'm Happy: Memories from the Tap |
| share with them books, movies, and songs about tap | | | | Goddess of the Lower East Side" is a great read. |
| dancing. Here are a few great ideas for books and | | | | Jane Goldberg, professional tap dancer, tells her story |
| movies young tap dancers would enjoy. | | | | about living the life of tap and loving every moment. |
| "Flying Feet: A New Children's Book of Tap" is a great | | | | Goldberg has preformed along side some of the tap |
| book for young tap dancers who aspire to become | | | | greats, including Gregory Hines, who wrote the |
| professional performers. Written by James | | | | foreword to the book. |
| Stevenson, the book appeals to children of a very | | | | A classic movie about tap dancing called "By Word of |
| young age. It is a child's story about a town that was | | | | Foot: Tap Masters Pass On Their Tradition" is an |
| enlightened and changed when two tap dancers | | | | excellent movie for young dancers to watch. |
| showed up. The book paints a beautiful picture about | | | | "Knockin' On Wood" is a book written about the life |
| tap dancing in the minds of young readers. | | | | of famous tap great "Peg Legs" Bates. It chronicles |
| "Gotta Dance!: The Rhythms of Jazz and Tap" is also | | | | his life, from the days of childhood, when he would |
| great for children in grade school who have an | | | | dance on the streets for spare change, to the day |
| interest in tap dancing. It is a short picture book | | | | when he lost part of his left leg in an accident. It is |
| composed and written by Jenai Cutcher, a faculty | | | | an inspiring story because he did not let the accident |
| member of Steps in New York City. Vibrant pictures | | | | prevent him from achieving a successful career in tap |
| of tap dance performances excite curiosity among | | | | dance. |