Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Gaines, Bubba.
2. Ramirez, Ram, 1913-1994
3. Goldberg, Jane, 1948-
4. Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
5. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 streaming video file (17 min., 29 sec.) : 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. Continuing the 2:30PM session that began on *MGZIC 9-5734, Leslie "Bubba" Gaines introduces Ram Ramirez, a jazz pianist and composer, who reminisces about the tap dancers for whom he played. Gaines discusses the Copasetics' concert and video Great feats of feet (1977), which he considers an impetus to the current revival of interest in tap dancing. Dr. Cole (?), the dancing dentist, then performs a solo, and the tape ends with candid footage of informal dancing by the participants.

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.

Subject

1. Television > Great feats of feet
2. Dance > Anecdotes
3. Tap dancing
4. Interviews
5. Dance workshops and workshop performances
6. Video
7. Television > By word of foot

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Interviews.
3. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIDF 7503

Note

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

Access (note)

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

Performer (note)

1. Instructor: Leslie "Bubba" Gaines.
2. Pianist and interviewee: Ram Ramirez.

Event (note)

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

Title

1. By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Leslie "Bubba" Gaines and Ram Ramirez [videorecording]

Imprint

1. October 15, 1980.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

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

Performer

1. Instructor: Leslie "Bubba" Gaines.
2. Pianist and interviewee: Ram Ramirez.

Event

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

Restricted access

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

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5733.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. Dance workshops and workshop performances.
2. Television. By word of foot.
3. Television. Great feats of feet.

Added author

1. Gaines, Bubba. Teacher. Speaker
2. Ramirez, Ram, 1913-1994, instrumentalist.
3. Ramirez, Ram, 1913-1994, interviewee.
4. Goldberg, Jane, 1948- Director
5. Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
6. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDF 7503