Paul Draper papers 1909-1991

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Paul Draper papers 1909-1991

http://archives.nypl.org/dan/18446

Paul Draper (1909-1996) was a dancer, choreographer, writer, and educator best known for his innovative combination of ballet and tap. The Paul Draper papers (1909-1991) contain correspondence, memorabilia, and clippings spanning both his youth and his 60 year career.

2.94 linear feet; 7 boxes

The New York Public Library. Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

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Draper, Paul, 1909-1996

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Paul Draper (1909-1996) was a dancer and choreographer, best known for his innovative combination of ballet and tap. Draper was born to a prominent New York family and was encouraged as a student to become an engineer. After only 6 tap dance lessons in the 1930s, he set off for London to find work as a dancer, where he spent a year perfecting his tap routines. When he returned to the United States, he enrolled in the School of American Ballet â€" and from that experience developed h...