Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Tharp, Twyla
2. Wright, Rose Marie
3. Rinker, Kenneth
4. Rawe, Tom
5. Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
6. Castle, Irene, 1893-1969
7. Le Gon, Jeni, 1916-
8. Dunbar, Dixie
9. Lee, Sammy, 1890-1968.
10. Ardolino, Emile.
11. Brockway, Merrill.
12. Balash, Muriel.
13. Croce, Arlene.
14. Waller, Fats, 1904-1943
15. Loquasto, Santo
16. Tipton, Jennifer
17. Chester Hale Girls.
18. Twyla Tharp and Dancers.
19. Rockettes (Dance company)
20. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
21. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (60 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of WNET/13, New York.

Uniform title

1. Sue's leg (Choreographic work : Tharp)

Subject

1. Tap dancing
2. Jitterbug (Dance)
3. Dance marathons

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.
3. Educational/cultural films and programs.

Contents

1. Film segment on dancing in the 1930's (ca. 35 min.). Highlights are Fats Waller singing, social dancing (Black bottom, Pepper shaker, Eleanor glide, Harvest Moon Ball, marathon dancers, and Jitterbug dancing), the tap dancing craze, Chester Hale Girls, Rockettes, and Irene Castle at the 1939 World's Fair. Includes excerpts from Hollywood musicals: "Hooray for love," 1935, with Bill Robinson, Jeni Le Gon, and Fats Waller; Sammy Lee directing a chorus line and demonstrating a tap routine; Dixie Dunbar in "King of burlesque," 1936, with vocal by Fats Waller -- Performance of Sue's leg (24 min.) / choreography, Twyla Tharp ; music, Fats Waller and other popular composers of the 1930's ; costumes, Santo Loquasto ; lighting, Jennifer Tipton ; performed by Twyla Tharp, Rosemarie Wright, Kenneth Rinker, and Tom Rawe.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-5479

Credits (note)

1. Series coordinating producer, Emile Ardolino ; film segment on the 1930's directed by Muriel Balash, with narration written by Arlene Croce.

Performer (note)

1. Narrator: Barry Nelson.

Event (note)

1. Telecast on the Dance in America series by WNET/13, New York on March 24, 1976.

System details (note)

1. DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Title

1. Sue's leg/Remembering the 30's [videorecording] / WNET/13, New York ; directed and produced by Merrill Brockway.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1976.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

System details

1. DVD, transferred from Digital Betacam cassette.

Event

1. Telecast on the Dance in America series by WNET/13, New York on March 24, 1976.

Credits

1. Series coordinating producer, Emile Ardolino ; film segment on the 1930's directed by Muriel Balash, with narration written by Arlene Croce.

Performer

1. Narrator: Barry Nelson.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-188.

Local subject

1. Television. Dance in America.
2. Motion pictures. Hooray for love.
3. Motion pictures. King of burlesque.
4. Social dancing -- 20th century.
5. Television. Sue's leg/Remembering the 30's.

Added author

1. Tharp, Twyla, choreographer, dancer.
2. Wright, Rose Marie, dancer.
3. Rinker, Kenneth, dancer.
4. Rawe, Tom, dancer.
5. Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949, dancer.
6. Castle, Irene, 1893-1969, dancer.
7. Le Gon, Jeni, 1916- dancer.
8. Dunbar, Dixie, dancer.
9. Lee, Sammy, 1890-1968.
10. Ardolino, Emile. Producer
11. Brockway, Merrill. Director
12. Brockway, Merrill. Producer
13. Balash, Muriel. Director
14. Croce, Arlene. Author
15. Waller, Fats, 1904-1943, composer.
16. Loquasto, Santo, costume designer.
17. Tipton, Jennifer, lighting designer.
18. Chester Hale Girls.
19. Twyla Tharp and Dancers.
20. Rockettes (Dance company)
21. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
22. DHCA.

Added title

1. Sue's leg (Choreographic work : Tharp)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-5479