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Additional authors

1. Céspedes, Gilka Wara.
2. Mojica, Maria Teresa
3. Meneses, Jhonny V.
4. Sejas, Rosemary L.
5. Castellon, Marco A.
6. Alanes, Juan Leonardo
7. Castellon, Paola
8. Quinteros, Angel F.
9. Quinteros, Lillian
10. Fuentes, Luis H.
11. Soria, Daniela
12. Jarrad, Magaly E.
13. Friedland, Lee Ellen.
14. Frye, Robert.
15. Green, Leroy
16. Jefferson, Cynthia
17. Shelton, Luvenia
18. Barber, Florence K.
19. Shelton, Cynthia
20. Bradford, Lawrence
21. Ware, Lee
22. Cheeks, Kenny
23. Robinson, Addie
24. Watkins, Howard
25. Love, Sam.
26. Chen, Vivien.
27. Lewett, Linda.
28. Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.
29. Festival of American Folklife (1993 : Smithsonian Institution)

Description

1. 1 videocassette. 89 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Unedited footage of a two-camera shoot of a dance party with instruction and audience participation; excerpts of a Bolivian dance demonstration with audience participation; and candid footage of the festival site. More complete footage of the Bolivian dance demonstration, recorded by camera one, appears on: *MGZIA 4-1756.

Donor/Sponsor

1. nea
2. nys

Subject

1. Cueca (Dance)
2. Caporales (Dance)
3. Morenada (Dance)
4. Diablada boliviana (Dance)
5. Huayno (Dance)
6. Taquirari (Dance)
7. Dance > Bolivia
8. Folk dancing > Bolivia

Contents

1. CONTENTS: African-American hand dancing party (approx. 27 min.). Recorded on July 3, 1993, by camera one. Presenter: LeeEllen Friedland. Disc jockey: Robert "Captain Fly" Frye. Dancers: Leroy Green, Cynthia Jefferson, Luvenia Shelton, Florence [Kat] Barber, Cynthia Shelton, Lawrence Bradford, Lee Ware, Kenny Cheeks, Addie Robinson, Howard Watkins. Demonstration of and instruction in basic hand dancing movements.-- Bolivian dances (approx. 35 min.). Recorded on July 3, 1993, by camera two. Presenter: Gilka Wara Céspedes. Dancers: Angel and Lillian Quinteros, Juan Leonardo Alanes, Rosemary Sejas, Jhonny Meneses, Marco and Paola Castellon, Maria Teresa Mojica, Luis Fuentes, Magaly Jarrad, Daniela Soria. Musicians: Generacion Luz: Charlie Barrionuevo, Mauricio Barrionuevo, Raul Monterrosa, Juan Carlos Cueto, Lelis Cueto, Julio Robles. Dances performed include the taquirari, cueca, caporales, morenada, devil dance [diablada], and huayño. -- Exteriors of [the National] Mall/site of festival (approx. 5 min.). Candid footage of festival attendees. -- African-American hand dancing party (approx. 22 min.). Recorded on July 3, 1993, by camera two. See credits above.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1761

Note

1. Videotaped in performance for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image and the Smithsonian Institution by Sam Love of the Public Production Group, with the assistance of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts, at the 27th annual Festival of American Folklife on the National Mall in Washington, D. C., on July 1-5, 1993. [Video] producer: Linda Lewett. Festival presented by the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies of the Smithsonian Institution. Director, Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies: Richard Kurin. Festival director: Diana Parker. Curator, American Social Dance program: Vivien Ta-Ying Chen.

Title

1. Festival of American Folklife. African-American hand dancing party [and] Bolivian dances [videorecording]

Imprint

1. 1993.

Local subject

1. Television. Festival of American Folklife.
2. Social dancing -- 20th century.

Local subject

1. Devil dance.
2. Hand dancing, African-American.

Added author

1. Céspedes, Gilka Wara. Producer
2. Mojica, Maria Teresa, dancer.
3. Meneses, Jhonny V., dancer.
4. Sejas, Rosemary L., dancer.
5. Castellon, Marco A., dancer.
6. Alanes, Juan Leonardo, dancer.
7. Castellon, Paola, dancer.
8. Quinteros, Angel F., dancer.
9. Quinteros, Lillian, dancer.
10. Fuentes, Luis H., dancer.
11. Soria, Daniela, dancer.
12. Jarrad, Magaly E., dancer.
13. Friedland, Lee Ellen. Producer
14. Frye, Robert. Performer
15. Green, Leroy, dancer.
16. Jefferson, Cynthia, dancer.
17. Shelton, Luvenia, dancer.
18. Barber, Florence K., dancer.
19. Shelton, Cynthia, dancer.
20. Bradford, Lawrence, dancer.
21. Ware, Lee, dancer.
22. Cheeks, Kenny, dancer.
23. Robinson, Addie, dancer.
24. Watkins, Howard, dancer.
25. Love, Sam.
26. Chen, Vivien. Curator
27. Lewett, Linda. Producer
28. Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.
29. Festival of American Folklife (1993 : Smithsonian Institution)

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-1761