Other Mentions

Other Mentions

Smithsonian Magazine, July + August 2024, p. 32, by Jamie Seaton – “First Tango in Paris.” Mark was interviewed as an expert on tango history.

American Tap – Film Documentary directed by Mark Wilkinson. Mark was interviewed on-camera as an expert on tap history in 2018. 

BBC World News: Entertainment & Arts – Interview for radio and print by BBC World Service Arts correspondent Vincent Dowd. Recorded on April 1, 2014, and released on April 3rd. Mark was interviewed as an expert on tap history for “Savion Glover’s tap-dancing mission heads to the UK.”

The Church of Elvis – Documentary series produced by Summerhill Television for Vision TV, Spring 2010. Mark was interviewed as expert about the racial, sexual and cultural connotations of Elvis Presley’s dancing.

Lancer Magazine, Summer/Fall 2009, p. 21, by John Blackstock and Jim Poyner – ”The Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances.”

Tap On Tour, Hollywood, by PeiChen Wei, pp. 92-105, published in 2007 in Chinese. There is a chapter about Mark and his career in the tap world.

 Dancer Magazine, Vol. 18, issue 11, July 2007, pp. 72-3. Notable Feet – “The Tap Dance Rhythms and Rhymes of Mark Knowles,” by Joy Held.

Pasadena Star-News, April 10, 2004, p. A3, “Tapping into Dance History: La Salle High School teacher’s book explores origins of art.” By Emmanuel Parker.

Education Today – Radio Interview with host Dan Angelo on KUCR 88.3 fm and KVCR 91.9 fm, recorded on August 6, 2002.

Film Choreographers and Dance Directors: An Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia, with a History and Filmographies, 1893 through 1995, by Larry Billman. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1997, p. 380.