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TDC 21a Paul Draper - Concert Tap

Tap Dance Collection N° 21a - career, routines and tap techniques of Paul Draper. He was essential in introducing the Concert-Tap style - away from classic Show-Biz techniques and dancing often to classical music  Analyzed, documented and commented step-by-step by Victor Cuno, 187 p.

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Contents

Biography p. 4

Paul Draper’s Tap Technique p. 33

Choreographies

The Master himself

«Colleen»

Warner Bros., March 21, 1936

Paul Draper & Ruby Keeler

«The Magic and the Mystery of Clothes» p. 38

«You Gotta Know How To Dance» p. 57

> also featured in «Six Hits And A Miss» (WB/Vitaphone, October 24, 1942)

Press notices around ‘Colleen’ p. 68

«The Time Of Your Life» p. 71

William Cagney Productions, May 26, 1948

Paul Draper

«Rainbow Quest»

(TV series, March 13, 1966)

«Oh, What A Lovely Day» Choral Prelude p. 75

«Solfeggietto» p. 82

Improvisations:

Impro 1 «An Old Irish Melody» p. 86

Impro 2 «You give the tempo» p. 87

Impro 3 «Workin’ On The Railway» p. 90

Impro 4 «Turn Me ’round» p. 91

Impro 5 «Let It Shine» p. 94

Paul Draper «Profiles in Excellence» p. 95

from «Penn State on demand» June, 1982

«Tap Dance Sonata»

3rd movement «On Your Toes» p. 99

danced by William Orlowsky

Paul Draper in «Dance Magazine» p. 105

August 1955 / December 1955 / July 1956

- II -

The Choreographer

Paul Draper: On Tap at the American Dance Machine

Camera Three, March 20, 1980

YouTubeClip «Episode 27 - Paul Draper & Coleridge Perkinson»

«Classical Tap Routine» 3/4-time p. 108

«Class» p. 113

Concert-Tap Suite

8 dancers - 4 Boys / 4 Girls

1st Movement: «Steady Beat» p. 114

2nd Movement: «Swing Three» p. 123

3rd Movement: «Go!» p. 133

«Swing Impro» p. 143

Paul Draper «Tap Dance Concerto»

Karen Prunczik / Rehearsal > 1 p. 145

Karen Prunczik / Rehearsal > 2 p. 149

Karen Prunczik / Performance p. 150

Paul Draper «Over The Rainbow» p. 151

performer: Karen Prunczik

Paul Draper «From This Moment On» p. 158

performer: student of Karen Prunczik / Rehearsal

Paul Draper «Tea For Two» p. 167

As learned by the author through Sam Weber

The Doc

1 / The Buck-And-Wing Combination p. 174

2 / Brush-And-Wing 3-count Pattern p. 180

3 / Brush-Wing-And-A-Step p. 183

4 / Step-And-Wing-Step p. 185

5 / Wing-And-Step-Heel-Toe p. 186

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