Billy Kersands
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Billy Kersands was an African-American comedian and dancer. He was the most popular black comedian of his day, best known for his work in blackface minstrelsy. In addition to his skillful acrobatics,
Billy Kersands from a poster for Callender's (Georgia) Minstrels, early 1870s
Tap dance
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Tap dance is a form of dance in which the dancers use sounds of tap shoes striking the floor as a form of percussion; it is often accompanied by music. Tap dancing can also be performed with no musica
Tap dancing class at Iowa State College, 1942
Jimmy Slyde tap dancing
Students performing a tap dance in Mexico City
A teen tap dancer is performing a tap step known as a "toe stand" onstage.