2021 First-Class Forever Stamp,Tap Dance: Derick Grant
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US #5611
2021 Derick Grant – Tap Dance
- One of five stamps commemorating the rich history of tap dance in America and its impact on the world of dance
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Tap Dance
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: July 10, 2021
First Day City: New York, New York
Quantity Issued: 18,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate tap, its origins (19th century United States), and its continued impact on the world of dance.
About the stamp design: Pictures tap dancers Derick Grant performing in front of a blue colored background. Photography by Matthew Murphy.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony took place during the New York City Tap Festival in New York, New York.
About the Tap Dance set: Five stamps issued to celebrate the American origins of tap dance and its rise in popularity and influence over time. Each stamp pictures a photograph (by Matthew Murphy) of a modern tap dancer in front of a brightly colored background.
History the stamp represents: Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) became famous as Fred Astaire’s favorite dance partner during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was also an accomplished actress and singer, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle (1940).
Rogers’ dance partnership with Fred Astaire began in 1933 and lasted through 1939. Their first film together was Flying Down to Rio. The professional chemistry between the two was undeniable, and audiences adored their performances. Together, Rogers and Astaire helped revitalize Hollywood musicals with their dancing. They performed elegant ballroom sequences and fast-moving tap routines. Composers eventually began writing songs specially for Rogers and Astaire to dance to. Perhaps the most famous of which was Cole Porter’s “Night and Day.”
In general, critics and historians alike consider Ginger Rogers to have been Fred Astaire’s best dance partner. Astaire himself said “Ginger was brilliantly effective. She made everything work for her. Actually, she made things very fine for both of us and she deserves most of the credit for our success.”
In male-dominated Hollywood, Rogers had to fight for her salary. Eventually, her talents were acknowledged and she got the recognition she deserved.
US #5611
2021 Derick Grant – Tap Dance
- One of five stamps commemorating the rich history of tap dance in America and its impact on the world of dance
Stamp Category: Commemorative
Set: Tap Dance
Value: 55¢ First Class Mail Rate (Forever)
First Day of Issue: July 10, 2021
First Day City: New York, New York
Quantity Issued: 18,000,000
Printed by: Ashton Potter (USA) Ltd.
Printing Method: Offset
Format: Panes of 20
Tagging: Nonphosphored Type III, Block Tag
Why the stamp was issued: To celebrate tap, its origins (19th century United States), and its continued impact on the world of dance.
About the stamp design: Pictures tap dancers Derick Grant performing in front of a blue colored background. Photography by Matthew Murphy.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue Ceremony took place during the New York City Tap Festival in New York, New York.
About the Tap Dance set: Five stamps issued to celebrate the American origins of tap dance and its rise in popularity and influence over time. Each stamp pictures a photograph (by Matthew Murphy) of a modern tap dancer in front of a brightly colored background.
History the stamp represents: Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) became famous as Fred Astaire’s favorite dance partner during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was also an accomplished actress and singer, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle (1940).
Rogers’ dance partnership with Fred Astaire began in 1933 and lasted through 1939. Their first film together was Flying Down to Rio. The professional chemistry between the two was undeniable, and audiences adored their performances. Together, Rogers and Astaire helped revitalize Hollywood musicals with their dancing. They performed elegant ballroom sequences and fast-moving tap routines. Composers eventually began writing songs specially for Rogers and Astaire to dance to. Perhaps the most famous of which was Cole Porter’s “Night and Day.”
In general, critics and historians alike consider Ginger Rogers to have been Fred Astaire’s best dance partner. Astaire himself said “Ginger was brilliantly effective. She made everything work for her. Actually, she made things very fine for both of us and she deserves most of the credit for our success.”
In male-dominated Hollywood, Rogers had to fight for her salary. Eventually, her talents were acknowledged and she got the recognition she deserved.