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Tap Dance In Vaudeville

Buster West

"slap shoes" oversized clown style shoes

Will Mahoney

"Father of Rhythm Tap"

He attached mallets to the bottom of his feet and tapped a xylophone, playing a tune.

The Berry Brothers

John Bubbles

African American tap trio:

accented rhythms with his toes and accented the offbeat by dropping his heals. He went beyond the usual eight bars of music and slewed the beats.

Ananias, Jimmy and Warren

Their act consisted

of rhythmic,

synchronized

cane twirling and

acrobatics.

Tap Dancers in

Vaudeville

American Vaudeville

The Berry Brothers

Buster West

The beginning of American entertainment

after the Civil War. As the number of white collared workers increased so did the

amount of leisure time and spending

making vaudeville a big business.

Will Mahoney

By: Christina Giannitsis

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