{"id":16647,"date":"2013-11-05T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=16647"},"modified":"2013-11-04T23:47:07","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T05:47:07","slug":"austin-peay-state-universitys-lisa-lewis-publishes-tap-dance-textbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/11\/05\/austin-peay-state-universitys-lisa-lewis-publishes-tap-dance-textbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University’s Lisa Lewis publishes tap dance textbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Dr. Lisa Lewis, Austin Peay State University associate professor of Health and Human Performance, has spent much of her life in a pair of tap shoes.<\/p>\n

As a young dancer, she trained under tap legends such as Gregory and Maurice Hines and Al Gilbert, and she later traveled the country during her career as a professional dancer.<\/p>\n

\"Beginning<\/a>

Beginning Tap Dance by Dr. Lisa Lewis<\/p><\/div>\n

But it wasn\u2019t until Lewis started teaching tap that she realized something was missing. There were no beginner-level textbooks on tap dancing for high school or college students. That is no longer the case.<\/p>\n

In June, Human Kinetics published Lewis\u2019 new book, \u201cBeginning Tap Dance,\u201d as part of its interactive dance series.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the very first tap textbook that a university can pick up and use,\u201d Lewis said.<\/p>\n

The book is unique because it is based on the online tap dance classes she previously taught at Middle Tennessee State University. Those classes included online videos demonstrating dance moves.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I proposed this book to Human Kinetics, I proposed the online component,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cThis book allows users to go online and watch my videos, so it\u2019s very interactive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book demonstrates basic tap dance techniques, while also discussing the history of the art form and the science behind the movements. The accompanying online videos give beginners a visual reference when learning to dance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis book is geared for university dance programs that would want to incorporate tap,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cIt\u2019s for high school dance programs or anyone who wanted to just teach themselves to dance. You could pick up this book, and with the videos teach yourself to tap dance.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBeginning Tap Dance\u201d is available now at www.amazon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Lewis at lewisl@apsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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