A tap dancer's craft - Andrew Nemr

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Transcriber: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Zeeva Livshitz
00:17
Tap dance:
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ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ืกื˜ืคืก:
00:18
one of America's major contributions to the world of percussive dance,
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ืื—ืช ืžื”ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืžืจื™ืงื” ืœืขื•ืœื ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ื”ื”ืงืฉื”,
00:28
born out of the melding of African and European dance traditions.
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ื ื•ืœื“ ืžื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืžืกื•ืจื•ืช ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ื•ืช ื•ืืจื•ืคืื™ื•ืช.
00:39
There's so many variations within tap dance,
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื•ืจื™ืืฆื™ื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืš ืกื˜ืคืก,
00:45
as many approaches as there have been tap dancers.
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ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ืžืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืžืกืคืจ ืจืงื“ื ื™ ื”ืกื˜ืคืก ืฉื”ื™ื•.
00:49
And there have been a lot!
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ื•ื”ื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื”!
00:53
Since its birth, over 125 years ago,
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ืžืื– ืœื™ื“ืชื•, ืœืคื ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 125 ืฉื ื”,
00:57
tap dance has grown up
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ืกื˜ืคืก ื’ื“ืœ
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in the world of American popular entertainment.
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืจ ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™.
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From minstral shows and vaudeville,
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ืžื”ื•ืคืขื•ืช ืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ืจืœ ื•ื•ื•ื“ื‘ื™ืœ,
01:06
to night clubs, musical theater, and movie musicals,
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ืœืžื•ืขื“ื•ื ื™ ืœื™ืœื”, ืชืื˜ืจื•ื ื™ ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”, ื•ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืœื™ื™ื,
01:10
tap dance has held a featured role.
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ืกื˜ืคืก ื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืขื™ืงืจื™.
01:15
And your approach depends on when in the history's lineage
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ื•ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืœื›ื ืชืœื•ื™ื” ืœืื™ืคื” ื‘ืฉืจืฉืช ื”ื”ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”
01:18
you decide to connect.
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ืืชื ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ.
01:21
The landscape of American entertainment shifted in the 1950s and 60s.
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ืคื ื™ ืฉื˜ื— ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ ื ืขื• ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”50 ื•ื”60.
01:26
Big bands became cost-prohibitive,
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ื‘ื™ื’ ื‘ืื ื“ ื”ืคื›ื” ืœื™ืงืจื” ืžื“ื™,
01:29
rock and roll was becoming a popular music,
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ืจื•ืง ืื ื“ ืจื•ืœ ื ื”ืคืš ืœืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ืช,
01:32
and American musical theater moved
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ื•ืชืื˜ืจื•ื ื™ื ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืœื™ื™ื ื ืขื•
01:34
towards a format incorporating ballet with narrative
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ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืคื•ืจืžื˜ ืฉืžืฉืœื‘ ื‘ืœื˜ ื•ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘
01:37
rather than the extension of variety shows
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉืœื•ื—ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื•ืคืขื•ืช ืจื‘ื’ื•ื ื™ื•ืช
01:39
that it had been in the past.
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ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ืขื‘ืจ.
01:54
All these factors pushed tap dancing
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ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืชื ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื“ื—ืคื• ืืช ื”ืกื˜ืคืก
01:56
to the fringes of the entertainment world.
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ืœืงืฆื•ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื ื”ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืจ.
01:59
Tap dance still existed;
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ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ืกื˜ืคืก ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืงื™ื™ื;
02:01
there were dancers,
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ื”ื™ื• ืจืงื“ื ื™ื,
02:03
but it was outside of the popular discourse.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืฉื™ื— ื”ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™.
02:06
There were fewer and fewer places to dance
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ื”ื™ื• ืคื—ื•ืช ื•ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืœืจืงื•ื“
02:08
and very little need for new tap dancers,
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ื•ืžืขื˜ ืžืื•ื“ ื“ืจื™ืฉื” ืœืจืงื“ื ื™ ืกื˜ืคืก ื—ื“ืฉื™ื,
02:11
so those who have been dancing in the 20s, 30s, and 40s,
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ืื– ืœืืœื” ืฉืจืงื“ื• ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”20, 30, ื• 40,
02:15
really had no one to pass along the art form to.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืœืžื™ ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืื•ืžื ื•ืช.
02:22
In the 1970s, a multifaceted resurgence began.
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ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”70, ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ืจื‘ืช ืคื ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื”.
02:28
Modern dancers became interested in the older tap dancers,
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ืจืงื“ื ื™ื ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื™ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ืชืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืจืงื“ื ื™ ื”ืกื˜ืคืก ื”ื•ื•ืชื™ืงื™ื,
02:32
drawing them out of retirement to teach.
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ื•ืžืฉื›ื• ืื•ืชื ืžื’ืžืœืื•ืช ืœืœืžื“.
02:35
Grassroots-organized tap festivals began to spring up,
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ืคืกื˜ื™ื‘ืœื™ ืกื˜ืคืก ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืฆื•ืฅ,
02:38
featuring the older tap dancers teaching the technique
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ื‘ื”ื ืจืงื“ื ื™ ื”ืกื˜ืคืก ื”ื•ืชื™ืงื™ื ืœื™ืžื“ื• ืืช ื”ื˜ื›ื ื™ืงื•ืช
02:41
and the history of the craft.
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ื•ื”ื”ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืข.
02:47
Older dancers also came out of retirement to perform
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ืจืงื“ื ื™ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื‘ื• ืžื’ืžืœืื•ืช ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข
02:50
with groups such as The Copasetics and The Original Hoofers, traveling the world.
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ืขื ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื”ืงื•ืคืกื˜ื™ืงืก ื•ื”ืื•ืจื™ื’'ื™ื ืœ ื”ื•ืคืจืก, ื•ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื• ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
03:03
Even Broadway regained interest in the form,
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืจื•ื“ื•ื•ื™ ื—ื™ื“ืฉื” ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืจื™ืงื•ื“,
03:06
with Gregory Hines becoming a public figure
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ืขื ื’ืจื’ื•ืจื™ ื”ื™ื ืก ืฉื”ืคืš ืœื“ืžื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช
03:08
for tap dance on the stage and in feature films.
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ืœืจืงื“ื ื™ ืกื˜ืคืก ืขืœ ื”ื‘ืžื” ื•ื‘ืกืจื˜ื™ื.
03:43
Since then, the resurgence has spawned a more popular interest,
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ืžืื–, ื”ืขืœื™ื™ื” ื”ืฉืจื™ืฉื” ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™,
03:47
with Savion Glover at the nexus of the crowd.
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ืขื ืกื‘ื™ื•ืŸ ื’ืœื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื ืงืกื•ืก ืฉืœ ื”ืงื”ืœ.
03:50
Considered the quintessential tap dancer,
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ืฉื ื—ืฉื‘ืช ืœืจืงื“ื ื™ืช ื”ืกื˜ืคืก ื”ืžื•ืฉืœืžืช,
03:53
Glover presents the form as a pure musician.
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ื’ืœื•ื‘ืจ ืžืฆื™ื’ื” ืืช ื”ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ื›ืžื•ื–ื™ืงืื™ืช ื˜ื”ื•ืจื”.
04:08
Since the 1990s,
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ืžืื– ืฉื ื•ืช ื”90,
04:10
and thanks in a large part to the work of Savion Glover,
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ื•ืชื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ืกื‘ื™ื•ืŸ ื’ืœื•ื‘ืจ,
04:14
we've seen a rise in young people's interest in tap dance.
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ืจืื™ื ื• ืขืœื™ื” ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืฉืžืชืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ืกื˜ืคืก.
04:18
I'm part of that generation.
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ืื ื™ ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื”.
04:21
Today, as we begin to rediscover the craft,
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืื•ืžื ื•ืช,
04:24
we continue to look back
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ืื—ื•ืจื”
04:25
and take examples of what tap dance was from past generations,
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ื•ืœืงื—ืช ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืžืžื” ื”ื™ื” ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ื”ืกื˜ืคืก ื‘ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ืงื•ื“ืžื™ื,
04:29
at the same time, discovering our own unique approaches.
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ืžื’ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
04:48
There is so much freedom today.
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื›ื™ื•ื.
04:50
We can take what exists
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉืงื™ื™ื
04:52
and apply past examples within our own unique context -
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ื•ืœื™ื™ืฉื ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ืžื”ืขื‘ืจ ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื• -
04:56
today's perspective on tap dance.
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ื”ืคืจืกืคืงื˜ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ืขืœ ืจื™ืงื•ื“ ืกื˜ืคืก.
05:16
It all really boils down to
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ื–ื” ื”ื›ืœ ืžืชืžืฆื”
05:17
two pieces of metal on a leather-soled shoe,
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ืœืฉืชื™ ื—ืชื™ื›ื•ืช ืžืชื›ืช ืขืœ ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืขื ืกื•ืœื™ื•ืช ืขื•ืจ,
05:20
the wood to dance on,
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ื”ืขืฅ ืœืจืงื•ื“ ืขืœื™ื•,
05:22
an audience to watch and listen,
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ื”ืงื”ืœ ืฉืฆื•ืคื” ื•ืžืื–ื™ืŸ,
05:24
and something to say.
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ื•ืžืฉื”ื• ืœื”ื’ื™ื“.
05:27
It's the balancing of these elements
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ื–ื” ื”ืื™ื–ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืจื›ื™ื‘ื™ื ื”ืืœื”
05:29
that is a tap dancer's craft work.
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืจืงื“ืŸ ื”ืกื˜ืคืก.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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