Admission $1.75
Recommended for age 8 and older. Willie Sheridan dreams of becoming a professional dancer, but faces opposition from his father. His only ally is his older sister, who wants to become a lawyer and takes on Willie as her first case. Based on the intriguing young people's novel Nobody's Family Is Going to Change by Louise Fitzhugh, The Tap Dance Kid is “an excellent family film from a book by a superb writer, deftly translated into cinematic form” (Horn Book). Directed by Barra Grant (1979, 49 mins). Preceded by Kelly, a short film about a talented 9-year-old trapeze artist in Watts, and film clips featuring the great tap dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson.