Welcome to our Tap History page! TODO: words about how awesome this is.

Resource Location
Stono Rebellion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stono_Rebellion
Negro Act of 1740 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_Act_of_1740
Pattin Juba https://voices.pitt.edu/LessonPlans/PattingJuba.htm#:~:text=The%20word%20juba%20is%20derived,described%20in%20the%20Old%20Testament.
Pattin Juba http://www.dhyatt.com/music/tab/Patting_Juba_info.pdf
Ring Shout https://en.wikipedia.org/Ring_Shout
Master Juba https://www.masterjuba.com/
Minstrel Show https://www.britannica.com/art/minstrel-show
Vaudeville https://www.britannica.com/art/vaudeville
Baby Laurence https://tapdancelore.wordpress.com/2023/02/24/baby-laurence/
Brenda Buffalino https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Bufalino
Sarah Petronio http://www.tapdancingresources.com/dancers/sarah-petronio/
Jimmy Slyde https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/themes-essays/tap/jimmy-slyde/
Jane Goldberg https://janegoldberg.org/
Michelle Dorrance https://www.dorrancedance.com/
Syncopated Ladies https://www.syncopatedladies.com/
TODO Have separate rows for the sites that are general tap resources as well
TODO Add a form to invite the reader to submit their own tap dance resource
Bill Robinson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Robinson

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