Cooper Square Press
Pages: 352
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-8154-1215-1 • Paperback • April 2002 • $18.95 • (£14.99)
Constance Valis Hill's articles and reviews have appeared in such publications as Dance Magazine, The Village Voice, and Dance Research Journal. She lives in Albany, New York. Gregory Hines is a world-renowned tap dancer and actor.
Patiently, accurately, warmly and quite intelligibly, Constance Valis Hill guides the reader through the Nicholas brothers' career, number by number, positioning them within both white and black theatrical traditions, which she authoritatively delineates.
— Mindy Aloff; The New York Times
Hill's book, one of the few sustained analyses of tap, supplies the background-minstrelsy, 'class' acts, swing-and, along the way, a history of American racism...It also tells a love story.
— The New Yorker
A natural for dance enthusiasts, this is also essential reading for anyone interested in entertainment history.
— Library Journal