Dance Black America Green, Charles "Chuck" performer Sommer, Sally performer Smith, Ernie performer Television/Video 1983-04-21 "Dance Black America" April 21-24 1983. With Chuck Green. Festival performances were video recorded. On 4/21/83, there was a Film and Slide Screening: "American Black Dance on Film: The Development of Black Tap and Social Dance," presented by Sally Sommer and Ernie Smith. Sommer speaks about the indispensable contributions of African-American dance and percussion in the development of stage dancing and social dancing in the U.S.; including tap dancing and the cakewalk, Charleston, tango, Lindy hop, and ultimately pop dance. Sommer speaks about the contrast and intersection of Black dance with popular European dances and the role of minstrel shows and vaudeville in introducing African-American music and dance to the U.S. She also speaks about a number of noted African-American entertainers, including Willliam Henry Lane, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and John Bubbles. Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts New York Public Library: CATNYP: Dance Collection: Tap Dancing. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Gregory Hines Collection of American Tap Dance (). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Ernie Smith (biography) loc.music.tdabio.200 Sally Sommer (biography) loc.music.tdabio.201 Charles "Chuck" Green (biography) loc.music.tdabio.102 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.491