Record #:

3506

Author(s):

Haac, Linda

Abstract:

Although he's the Triangle's best-known tap dancer, Gene Medler was a psychology major. Learning to tap in 1980, he later organized the N.C. Youth Tap Ensemble in Chapel Hill. Aged 6 to 18, the group performs in the Carolinas and around the country.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 15 Issue 36, Sept 1997, p39, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Dancers--Chapel Hill; Medler, Gene; Tap dancing

Record #:

35675

Author(s):

Williams, Mary C.

Abstract:

In the 1500s, Ben Jonson was a notable playwright for satirical comedies. Tale of a Tub is a comedy about marriages arranged on St. Valentine’s Day. The play is filled with folk customs, speech, and ballads from the time.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 4, Nov 1974, p161-168 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Playwrights; Folk speech; Ballads; Dancers--Chapel Hill; Folk festivals

Record #:

36035

Author(s):

Davis, Amy

Abstract:

The Theta Pi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at UNC Chapel Hill, along with other African American organizations, uses stepping as a creative vehicle that helped to define group image through words and movement.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 43 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1996, p82-95, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Greek letter societies; African American women; Dancers--Chapel Hill

Record #:

36038

Author(s):

Yarger, Lisa

Abstract:

Explanations for stepping from students often connect the tradition to African dance forms, and they reflect an Afrocentric perspective that combines a deep pride in African roots with a desire to recognize elements of American culture as African-based.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 43 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1996, p109-119 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

African American women artists--Henderson; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Dancers--Chapel Hill