Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Brown, Ernest.
2. Bubbles, John W.
3. Goldberg, Jane. 1948-
4. Bates, Peg Leg
5. Cook, Charles, 1917-1991
6. Gibson, Bert
7. Coles, Marion
8. Coles, Honi, 1911-1992
9. Gaines, Bubba
10. Ramirez, Ram, 1913-
11. Sims, Sandman
12. Kelly, Fred
13. Collins, Leon
14. Brown, Buster, 1913-2002
15. Hines, Gregory
16. Briggs, Bunny
17. Bufalino, Brenda.
18. Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
19. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (30 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. 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. This tape contains a segment of a tap dancing class and partial footage of an abridged version of the 41-min. documentary By word of foot I (c1983). A complete recording of this abridged version appears on *MGZIC 9-5760.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Jane Goldberg.

Series statement

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

Alternative title

1. Segments from By word of foot I

Subject

1. Tap dancing

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Continuation of Ernest "Brownie" Brown's class (ca. 15 min.), which began on *MGZIC 9-5756. He is briefly joined by Charles "Cookie" Cook.
2. Segments from By word of foot I: Tap masters pass on their tradition (ca. 15 min.) / directed by Brenda Bufalino ; produced by Jane Goldberg ; camera, Stephan Bell ; sound, Carlos Fernandez ; editing, Gerry Pallor. Tap masters appearing on this tape are: Peg Leg Bates, Charles "Cookie" Cook, Albert "Gip" Gibson, John W. Bubbles, Marion Coles, Charles "Honi" Coles, Leslie "Bubba" Gaines (with musician-composer Ram Ramirez), Howard "Sandman" Sims, Fred Kelly, Leon Collins, Buster Brown, Gregory Hines, Bunny Briggs. Jane Goldberg performs a duet with Cookie and presents a welcome speech.

Call number

1. *MGZIC 9-5753

Note

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

Event (note)

1. Ernest Brown's class videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 13, 1980.

Title

1. By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Ernest Brown [and] Segments from By word of foot I [videorecording]

Imprint

1. 1980.

Series

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

Event

1. Ernest Brown's class videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 13, 1980.

Local subject

1. Dance workshops and workshop performances.
2. Television. By word of foot.

Added author

1. Brown, Ernest. Teacher
2. Bubbles, John W., dancer.
3. Goldberg, Jane. 1948- , dancer. Speaker. Producer
4. Bates, Peg Leg, dancer.
5. Cook, Charles, 1917-1991, dancer.
6. Gibson, Bert, dancer.
7. Coles, Marion, dancer.
8. Coles, Honi, 1911-1992, dancer.
9. Gaines, Bubba, dancer.
10. Ramirez, Ram, 1913- Musician
11. Sims, Sandman, dancer.
12. Kelly, Fred, dancer.
13. Collins, Leon, dancer.
14. Brown, Buster, 1913-2002, dancer.
15. Hines, Gregory, dancer.
16. Briggs, Bunny, dancer.
17. Bufalino, Brenda. Director
18. Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
19. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIC 9-5753