Buzzle
Tap dance is an american theatrical dance, that is often called 'second american pastime'. no one knows who, when and how it was created but, if you want to know more about it, read on...
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-tap-dance.html
Essortment
Read this article for a history and overview of tap dancing, including how it exists today.
http://www.essortment.com/history-tap-dancing-65288.html
Feetbeats
Feetbeats
http://www.feetbeats.com/history.htm
NL - Tapdans & Slaven
NL - Tapdans & Slaven
http://www.digischool.nl/ckv2/massa/massa/intercultureel/slaven_uit_afrika.htm
Qtsdejong
Qtsdejong
http://www.qtsdejong.nl/ballet/Tapdance.html
Tapdans
Tapdans
http://www.tapdans.be/tapdansgeschiedenis.html
Theatredance
A web notebook of the history and glossary of tap dance, including names of steps and combinations, and descriptions of the movements associated with tapping.
http://www.theatredance.com/tap
USA - StreetSwing
Dance sprang from u.s. soil and would be made popular by
dancers like daddy thomas rice and zip coon who started the popularity of negro-minstrel dance
with his dances of jump jim crow and zip coon. before these dancers offered their renditions
of these dances, master juba william henry lane who was known as the dancinest fellow ever-was
and is described as doing a tap type dance but was more of a clog. later...
http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3tap1.htm