Research Catalog

Title

By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Marion Coles [videorecording]

Publication

October 15, 1980.

Details

Additional Authors

• Coles, Marion.
• Goldberg, Jane, 1948-
• Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
• DHCA.

Description

• 1 streaming video file (21 min., 56 sec.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
• 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (22 min.) : sd., col. ;

Summary

Part of the documentation of the week-long tap dancing workshop By word of foot I, presented by the Changing Times Tap Dancing Company on October 13-18, 1980. 10AM class taught by Marion Coles, who demonstrates, teaches a dance, and dances a duet with Jane Goldberg to the song "Watch what happens." She then discusses the dance she taught and her experiences in the chorus line at the Apollo Theater in New York, describing how the chorus line made its own dances despite the members' lack of formal training, their working conditions and salaries, and some notable female dancers. The conclusion of this session (ca. 20 seconds) appears on *MGZIC 9-5737.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Jane Goldberg.

Series Statement

Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.

Subjects

• Video
• Interviews
• Television > By word of foot
• Variety dancing > United States
• Dance workshops and workshop performances
• Tap dancing > Study and teaching
• Dance > Anecdotes
• Dancers > Economic conditions

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Interviews.
• Video.

Note

• Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
• For the completed documentary on this workshop, see *MGZIC 9-5600 By word of foot I.

Access (note)

• Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Performer (note)

• Instructor: Marion Coles.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 15, 1980.

Call Number

*MGZIDF 7509

OCLC

NYPY98-F3100

Title

By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Marion Coles [videorecording]

Imprint

October 15, 1980.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.

Performer

Instructor: Marion Coles.

Event

Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 15, 1980.

Restricted Access

Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5739.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Local Subject

Variety dancing -- United States.

Dance workshops and workshop performances.

Television. By word of foot.

Added Author

Coles, Marion. tch, dancer.

Goldberg, Jane, 1948- , dancer.

Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 7509