Carol Hess, "Tap Dances, Rhythms, and Rags" Hess, Carol performer Concert 1979-11-16 Horace Mann Auditorium November 16-17, 1979 Carol Hess is the tap soloist in this concert; she is noted as being a modern dancer who used a balletic port de bras and pliant upper body in her tap dance performance. Hess performed eleven numbers, including "Improvisation"; "New Waltz Times" "Stop Time Rag" "Bach Dances" and "Never Say Ding." (Barbara Newman, "Carol Hess..." Dance Magazine April 1980, p. 23). Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.2428