Sally Sommer is a dance historian, dance critic, academic and recognized expert on dance in American popular culture. As associate professor of the practice of dance at Duke University, she taught courses in history of modern and current practices in dance, history of African-American dance, and dance criticism. More (Movement Research website)…
In conversation with Abigail Levine
International Tap Association
Sally co-founded this organization in 1987 at the Colorado Dance Festival in the United States, with a group of tap dancing performers, teachers, historians, presenters, students, and fans. As of this writing, the organization is based in the city of Austin, Texas in the United States.
The association was established to serve the needs of the tap dancing community and promote the understanding, preservation, and development of tap dancing as an art form.
At the time the association was launched, Charles “Honi” Coles was designated honorary chairman, Gregory Hines was designated honorary president, and historian Sally Sommer was designated editor of publications. More (International Tap website)…