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#051 - K♦️ - Sarah Reich, Tap Music Project, Zelda's treasure trove of footage, Dr. Harold "Stumpy" Cromer, Chance Taylor, PMJ, a CALL TO ACTION - Every Tuesday is Hoofers Night in every city.

Have Tap Shoes Will Travel

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Exploring Nostalgia and Archiving in the Tap Dancing Community

This chapter delves into the nostalgic experiences of discovering dance routines on VHS tapes and the value placed on physical memorabilia in the tap dancing community. The speakers reminisce about the early 2000s Lindy Hop community, online footage platforms like offjazz.com, and the process of archiving tap dance footage from VHS tapes to digital formats for preservation. The conversation also includes anecdotes about inheriting tap dance footage collections, meeting influential figures in tap dancing, and the journey of transferring VHS content to modern storage devices.

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