Juanita Pitts

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Juanita Pitts was an African-American

Oxford shoes, which was common attire for male tap dancers at the time. However, during her life she "danced in relative obscurity".[2]

Pitts was from Philadelphia and performed on stage and in

the Apollo in New York City.[7][8]

Frances Nealy mentioned she saw Pitts for the first time at Club Eureka in Sacramento, California, later reflecting, "Well, she was such a terrific dancer. I'd never seen a woman dance like she did before. She danced like the guys."[3] In 2007, tap dancer Jason Samuels Smith mentioned that important people in tap dance are often omitted from the history when tap is taught, including Pitts.[10]

Around 1998, Pitts was included in a touring film and photo

Jeni LeGon and Lois Bright.[14] A section of the dance performance "Tap in Time" was inspired by Juanita Pitts.[15]

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  8. ^ "House Reviews: Apollo, N.Y." Variety. 13 December 1950. p. 71. Retrieved 25 January 2021 – via Internet Archive.
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  11. ^ "Plenty of Good Woman Dancers: African American Woman Hoofers From Philadelphia [television/video]". Library of Congress Performing Arts Encyclopedia. 28 March 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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  13. ^ "Tribute to tap dance coming to Frostburg State University". Cumberland Times News. 23 October 2009. pp. 1C–2C.
  14. ^ Kourlas, Gia (3 October 2016). "Dabbling in Provocation at the Fall for Dance Festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  15. ^ "'Tap in Time' salutes dance legends". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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