Tap Dance Documentaries by Year

A collection of tap dance documentaries organized chronologically year released, from newest to oldest. see also more about Tap Dancing in the Movies

2018

American Tap (2018)
Explores the history of tap dancing with an emphasis on its roots in American cultural history. Directed by Mark Wilkinson,

2016

Passing It Forward (2016)

2015

Tap World (2015)

2014

Tap or Die (2014)

2013

One Million Steps (2013)

2012

Fours (2012)
Documentary featuring master tap dancer Savion Glover jamming live at the Blue Note Club in New York City. The film includes four different performances with four different musicians, and Savion talking between the performances.

2011

Tap Dance History from Vaudeville to Film (2011)

Jig (2011)

2010

Gotta Move: Women in Tap (2010)

Let Your Feet Do The Talking (2010)

Sand (2010)
Short documentary film about the art of tap dancing on sand featuring master tap dancer Kenji Ingus and his father Darrow Ingus.

2008

Every Little Step (2008)

2007

Talking Feet (2007)

2006

Been Rich All My Life (2006)
The story of the "Silver Belles", five former showgirls who danced at the Apollo i the 1930's and 1940's. In this film the women are between age 84 and age 96.

2004

Plenty of Good Women Dancers (2004)
Features African American female tap dancers from the Philadelphia area of the Eastern United States.

1985

About Tap (1985)

1979

No Maps On My Taps (1979)

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Tap Dance Documentaries Alphabetical List

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