Sanding (dance) the box of rosin before matches to improve his grip. Sims' popularity as a tap dancer and career at the Apollo certainly made him one of the most if not the most influential sand-dancer of all time. Sand dancing was also used by the popular comedic vaudeville trio, Wilson, Keppel and Betty. They spread sand over the stage in one of their most well-known numbers, "Sand Dance". In their performance, there was no allusion to African American heritage; rather to the sandy environs of Egypt, a clear inspiration for their number. In spite of this deviation from the African American
Taxi dance hall from taxi dancers who speak very favorably about their experiences at a taxi-dance hall. One dancer [case #15] from the 1920s describes her start at a taxi-dance hall. And yet another dancer from Chicago [case #11] spoke very positively of her experiences: The special vocabulary of the dancers is not only a form of communication, but also helps describe the dancers as it reflects their judgments, activities, and interests. Here are some example that Cressey lists in his book. At the start of the 20th century, the United States would for the first time have more inhabitants living within its