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Hines tribute opens in a tap-ropos place

In the world of tap dance, there are still arguments about whether the form began in Ireland with step dancing and migrated to African slaves in the South and then to Appalachia where it morphed into clogging - or some version of that in reverse. But no one can deny that for close to a century Philadelphia has been tap's Fountain of Youth.

A portrait of Gregory Hines, the tap shoes of Savion Glover. "Thank You Gregory: A Tribute to the Legends of Tap" salutes how Hines brought tappers together.
A portrait of Gregory Hines, the tap shoes of Savion Glover. "Thank You Gregory: A Tribute to the Legends of Tap" salutes how Hines brought tappers together.Read moreKATHY WILLEN / Associated Press