{"product_id":"feel-the-floor-restoring-the-life-and-legacy-of-jazz-choreographer-buddy-bradley-hardcover","title":"Feel the Floor: Restoring the Life and Legacy of Jazz Choreographer Buddy Bradley - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaureen Footer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning resurrection of the visionary choreographer Buddy Bradley whose contributions to rhythm tap and jazz dance in the 1920s and '30s indelibly transformed the way we move to music\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFeel the Floor\u003c\/i\u003e, Maureen Footer shows how Bradley's revolutionary moves electrified Broadway in the 1920s and conquered London's West End in the 1930s, introducing new inflections to the era's tap and jazz dance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis experiments in rhythm and staging would anticipate bebop, and his influence even permeated classical dance, cross-pollinating with ballet choreographers like Frederick Ashton and George Balanchine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMirroring today's fight for recognition of Black contributors to transatlantic culture, Buddy Bradley's story isn't just one of influence. He \u003ci\u003ecreated \u003c\/i\u003ethe movement language we still speak today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe white performers Bradley taught to move became legends: Eleanor Powell, Ruby Keeler, Adele Astaire, Jessie Matthews. Bradley was also the first to fuse movement, character, and narrative in the theater, setting the stage for the integrated book musical and the careers of Agnes de Mille, Bob Fosse, and Jerome Robbins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn post-war Great Britain, as Black American dancers and jazz musicians flocked to London (and a congenial base at Bradley's dance school), he danced and choreographed with Baby Laurence, Pete Nugent, Frankie Manning, and Mabel Lee, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFooter spent five years in prodigious research, crossing two continents, tracking ancestral history in the Deep South, and enlisting private investigators to uncover Bradley's buried legacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFeel the Floor\u003c\/i\u003e corrects the false narratives that have erased Bradley's influence, revealing how one man's genius transformed musical theater, shaped modern ballet, and rewired the very DNA of American dance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen Footer\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eGeorge Stacey and the Creation of American Chic \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDior and His Decorators: Victor Grandpierre, Georges Geffroy, and the New Look. \u003c\/i\u003eHer books have been reviewed in \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times, Forbes, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. Ms. Footer sits on the boards of the New York City Ballet and the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library, the preeminent dance research institution in the world. She can be found today studying tap in dance studios and dancing to African drums in the East Village.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 9.3 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52071676805421,"sku":"9780807045244","price":33.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/feel-the-floor-restoring-the-life-and-legacy-of-jazz-choreographer-buddy-bradley-hardcover-5631341.webp?v=1780165565","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/feel-the-floor-restoring-the-life-and-legacy-of-jazz-choreographer-buddy-bradley-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}