- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming video file (NTSC) (30 min.) : sd., col.
- Summary
- Perry Gingerich, a professional ballroom dancer and teacher, discusses different aspects of competitive ballroom dancing. He and his wife Diane, who are ranked among the top three in the American-style rhythm division, are seen performing in competition in brief video excerpts. Originally trained as a surgical assistant, Gingerich began dancing when he won a free lesson, and entered the field as a teacher of ballroom dancing. He now runs his own studio, Ballroom Unlimited, in Kansas City. He describes the different divisions and requirements of American-style and International-style competitions, describes some major competitions in the U.S., and offers tips for recreational social dancers.
- Series Statement
- Dance on: With Billie Mahoney.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Note
- Date provided by Billie Mahoney.
- Access (note)
- Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Performer (note)
- Interviewer: Billie Mahoney.
- Interviewee: Perry Gingerich.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped for the public access cable television program Dance on: With Billie Mahoney in Kansas City, Mo., on January 25, 1994 ; produced through the facilities of American Cablevision of Kansas City, Inc.
- Funding (note)
- Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Call Number
- *MGZIDF 4995
- OCLC
- NYPY98-F2831
- Title
Dance on: Perry Gingerich [electronic resource] / produced by Billie Mahoney in association with Dance Films Association ; directed by Ann Kelly.
- Imprint
c1994.
- Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
- Series
Dance on: With Billie Mahoney.
- Event
Videotaped for the public access cable television program Dance on: With Billie Mahoney in Kansas City, Mo., on January 25, 1994 ; produced through the facilities of American Cablevision of Kansas City, Inc.
- Performer
Interviewer: Billie Mahoney.
Interviewee: Perry Gingerich.
- Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
- Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
- Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5548.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
Exhibition ballroom dancing -- 1950-
Exhibition ballroom dancing -- Competitions.
- Added Author
Gingerich, Perry. ive, dancer.
Mahoney, Billie. Producer. Interviewer
Kelly, Ann. Director
Dance Films Association.
DHCA.
- Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 4995
*MGZIC 9-5548 (former)