Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Friedman, Susan.
2. Traxler, Jeanne.
3. Allen, Norah Dale.
4. Glazebrook, Ken.
5. Etsten, Ed.
6. Cape Cod Community Television.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. Discussion of dance performed by or for children, as seen through the eyes of Susan Friedman, a dance teacher with 15 years of experience in Cape Cod, and Jeanne Traxler, whose organization Moving Experience includes the Peanut Butter & Jelly Dance Company, adult dancers who perform in the schools, and Small Feet, a group of child performers. In describing their approaches to teaching dance to children, both emphasize the primacy of creative movement rather than formal training, and the need for age-appropriate instruction. They also discuss parents' changing expectations and concerns ; the benefits of dance for children with special needs ; and the benefits of dance recitals. Two of Friedman's students, Katie Dombromski and Sarah Reid, discuss their own experiences in dance classes. Video excerpts depict performances by the Peanut Butter & Jelly Dance Company and Small Feet (including pieces danced by parents with their children) ; performances by Katie and Sarah, with classmates, in ballet numbers presented at a recital ; and a montage of one of Friedman's recitals, showing students of different ages and levels in different dance forms.

Series statement

1. Spirit of Dance ; 15.

Alternative title

1. Children & dance

Subject

1. Video
2. Interviews
3. Dance
4. Children's dance recitals
5. Children, Performances for
6. Dance for children > Massachusetts
7. Dance schools > Massachusetts > Cape Cod

Genre/Form

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

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-4879

Note

1. Program title on Spirit of Dance website (URL: http://www.spiritofdance.com): Children and dance.

Performer (note)

1. Host: Norah Dale Allen.
2. Guests: Susan Friedman, owner-director, Dance Designs [studio] ; Jeanne Traxler, director, Peanut Butter & Jelly Dance Company ; (child guests), Katie Dombrowski and Sarah Reid, dancers.

Event (note)

1. Recorded on July 12, 1996. Telecast by Cape Cod Community Television on the series The Spirit of Dance.

Title

1. The Spirit of Dance. Children & dance [videorecording] / Cape Cod Community Television (C3TV) ; directed by Ed Etsten ; produced by Ken Glazebrook and Norah Dale Allen.

Imprint

1. South Yarmouth, Mass. : Cape Cod Community Television, 1996.

Series

1. Spirit of Dance ; 15.

Event

1. Recorded on July 12, 1996. Telecast by Cape Cod Community Television on the series The Spirit of Dance.

Performer

1. Host: Norah Dale Allen.
2. Guests: Susan Friedman, owner-director, Dance Designs [studio] ; Jeanne Traxler, director, Peanut Butter & Jelly Dance Company ; (child guests), Katie Dombrowski and Sarah Reid, dancers.

Local subject

1. Children's dance recitals.
2. Children, Performances for.

Added author

1. Friedman, Susan. Interviewee
2. Traxler, Jeanne. Interviewee
3. Allen, Norah Dale. Producer. Interviewer
4. Glazebrook, Ken. Producer
5. Etsten, Ed. Director
6. Cape Cod Community Television.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-4879