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Mark Alan Knowles

Author • Director/Choreographer • Teacher

The Tap Dance Dictionary

Tap Roots

The Early History of Tap Dancing

The Wicked Waltz and
Other Scandalous Dances

Outrage at Couples Dancing
in the 19th and the Early 20th Centuries

The Man Who Made the Jailhouse Rock

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Latest Articles

LA Premiere of American Tap!
August08,2019
The film American Tap had its Los Angeles premiere at the Skirball Center on August 25, 2019.
September09,2018
I had the pleasure of attending the Opening Night of Mark Wilkinson’s film American Tap in New York City. It premiered at Lincoln Center on July 20, 2018. I…
Interviewed for new film on Jazz Tap
July07,2014
This afternoon I was interviewed by film director Mark Wilkinson for his new documentary Jazz Tap America. We talked about many facets of tap history. He asked…
BBC Interview
April04,2014
I was interviewed by BBC World Service Arts Correspondent Vincent Dowd on April 1, 2014. His article about tap dancing was spurred by a series of concerts to be…
Directing at the American Academy
December12,2013
I am currently directing two plays – The Rememberer by Steven Dietz and The American Clock by Arthur Miller .I have very talented actors and both plays…

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