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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Cookie Cook and Ernest Brown

Title
  1. By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Cookie Cook and Ernest Brown [videorecording]
Published by
  1. October 13, 1980.

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Cook, Charles, 1917-1991.
  2. Brown, Ernest.
  3. Goldberg, Jane, 1948-
  4. Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
  5. DHCA.
Description
  1. 1 streaming video file (55 min., 48 sec.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. Compilation of footage from various tapes documenting 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 segments of tap dancing classes taught separately or in tandem by Charles "Cookie" Cook and Ernest "Brownie" Brown, who performed together as the team of Cook and Brown.
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. Tap dancing
  2. Tap dancing > Study and teaching
  3. Dance > Anecdotes
Genre/Form
  1. Dance.
  2. Interviews.
  3. Video.
Contents
  1. Class taught by Charles "Cookie" Cook (ca. 19 min.) / contains footage from *MGZIC 9-5757 and *MGZIC 9-5756.
  2. Class taught by Cook and Brown (ca. 9 min.) / contains footage from *MGZIC 9-5751 ; opens with the trio "Old man Time," danced by Charles "Cookie" Cook, Ernest "Brownie" Brown, and Jane Goldberg ; Cook and Brown then perform excerpts from their act, including the falls and virtuosic tricks that were Brown's specialty ; they then teach various routines.
  3. Class taught by Ernest "Brownie" Brown (ca. 18 min.) / contains footage from *MGZIC 9-5756 and *MGZIC 9-5753 ; in the opening interview, Brown recalls how the team of Cook and Brown was formed.
  4. Class taught by Cook and Brown (ca. 8 min.) / repeat of the second segment, above.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDF 7494
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. Instructors: Charles "Cookie" Cook, Ernest "Brownie" Brown.
Event (note)
  1. Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 13, 1980.
Title
  1. By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Cookie Cook and Ernest Brown [videorecording]
Imprint
  1. October 13, 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. Instructors: Charles "Cookie" Cook, Ernest "Brownie" Brown.
Event
  1. Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 13, 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 9-5724.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Local subject
  1. Dance workshops and workshop performances.
  2. Television. By word of foot.
Added author
  1. Cook, Charles, 1917-1991. tch, dancer.
  2. Brown, Ernest. tch, dancer.
  3. Goldberg, Jane, 1948- Director
  4. Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
  5. DHCA.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDF 7494
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