Tap Talk, Tidbits, and Tips for Dilet..., Bernard M. Patten
Tap Talk, Tidbits, and Tips for Dilet..., Bernard M. Patten
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Tap Talk, Tidbits, and Tips for Dilettante Tappers
The World's Only Completely Nonessential Guide to Tap Dancing

Author: Bernard M. Patten

Narrator: Gregory V. Diehl

Unabridged: 3 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/20/2022

Synopsis

If you're looking for an old-fashioned honest chapbook about the experience of being an amateur tap dancer, look no further. Welcome to the world's first and only tap book written by a student of the art-not a teacher, a studio owner, or an expert. Delve into these real-life tap adventures and let them inspire you to bring the magic of the dance into your own life. This humble chapbook will open your mind to the world of this unique form of dance in ways that only a student of the art could.Tap Talk, Tidbits, and Tips for Dilettante Tappers will help your brain direct your heart, nerves, muscles, sinew, and soul to serve your tap-dancing goals and increase your tapping fun. Here you will find ideas, suggestions, and discussions about tap, including the fundamental idea that dance is mainly a task of the mind and not just the body. Dr. Patten shows us how the brain and memory benefit hugely from learning dance, backed up by real psychological studies and personal experience with the Silver Star Tappers of Pasadena, Texas.So, quit delaying, and read what amounts to a satisfying mix of deep scientific fact, real research results, tap tips, tap talk, chit-chat, chatter, and amusing anecdotes. Whet your appetite, and get a head's up on what to expect from tap dancing should you decide to give it a try.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christi on October 19, 2022

This book was not what I was expecting at all, but this turned out to be a pleasant surprise.  I had anticipated a how-to of sorts but what this turned out to be was more of a memoir, a love note for the author’s favorite pastime.  He shows that there is more to tap dancing than just clicking your f......more

Goodreads review by Kate on May 13, 2023

As someone who has tap danced in the past, I found Tap Talk, Tidbits, and Tips for Dilettante Tappers to be a thoroughly enjoyable read. This book is the world's only completely nonessential guide to tap dancing, written from the perspective of a student rather than an expert or teacher. The author,......more

Goodreads review by Daryl P Goodwin on November 23, 2022

Idiosyncratic approach to learning better tap dancing. The author's claim to credibility is that he is a student and not teacher of tap dance. He extols the personal benefits and shares his personal journey and relationship with tap dancing as a form of physical and mental exercise. It finishes with......more

Goodreads review by Jim on February 10, 2023

Fun, Informative, and Pleasantly Corny I’m not a tap dancer, but still found this an enjoyable and informative read. It’s structured in an informal, anecdotal way and struck me like a memoir from a playful uncle. Full of interesting and quirky asides, philosophical musings, and recommendations for li......more

Goodreads review by Charles on March 17, 2023

A Good Ol Fashion Read The feeling of the story, the authenticity and the way stories jumped off the page made this a fun quick read for me. I was looking for some insights into the world and the art of Tap. Being a fan of gregory Hines and Savion Glover, this was awesome.......more

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