TDC 21a Paul Draper - Concert Tap
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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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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