Jazz Tap Ensemble: American Tap Masterpieces October 12, 2007

This vivid action portrait featuring six dancers, four musicians and a vocalist captures memorable dances from the big screen with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and the Nicholas Brothers, then shifts to a fresh look at the theatre of contemporary tap masters Jimmy Styde and Gregory Hines, reflecting the vibrancy of American tap dance, the brilliance of choreography and improvisation and the dancers' ability to draw in the past as they create the future.