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How popular dance came to the stage

Title
How popular dance came to the stage [videorecording]
Publication
1984.

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Additional Authors
  • Castle, Nick, 1910-1968
  • Ipiotis, Celia.
  • Miller, Norma, 1919-2019
  • Beatty, Talley
  • Giffune, Miki.
  • Bush, Jeffrey C.
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
  • ARC Videodance (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences; 3/4 in.
Summary
Dancer/choreographers Talley Beatty and Norma Miller discuss how various popular dance forms have been incorporated into theatrical dance over the years. Miller, a well-known exponent of the lindy hop, recalls its creation in the Savoy Ballroom and its introduction into the theater along with the bands and singers of its era. She and others are seen performing the lindy hop in a b&w excerpt from the film Hellzapoppin' (1941), choreographed by Nick Castle. Beatty reminisces about his early work with Katherine Dunham, and talks about finding inspiration in disco dancing, breakdancing, and the rhythms of street life in New York. A b&w excerpt of his work The stack-up, performed by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, is screened. Miller also pays tribute to Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. In Esoterica balletica, dancer Miki Giffune shares her observations of social dancing at clubs in New York.
Series Statement
Eye on dance ; 126
Uniform Title
Stack-up (Choreographic work : Beatty)
Subjects
Note
  • Produced by ARC Videodance as part of the television series Eye on dance. Recorded on June 15, 1984 at the studios of WNYC, New York. Telecast on June 25, 1984. Producers: Celia Ipiotis and Jeff Bush. Video director: Richard Sheridan. Program director: Celia Ipiotis. Technical director: Jeff Bush. Host: Celia Ipiotis.
Call Number
*MGZIC 9-2918
OCLC
NYPY916075042-F
Title
How popular dance came to the stage [videorecording]
Imprint
1984.
Series
Eye on dance ; 126
Local Subject
Television. How popular dance came to the stage.
Television. Eye on dance.
Television. Esoterica balletica.
Nightclubs.
Social dancing -- 20th century.
Motion pictures. Hellzapoppin'.
Added Author
Castle, Nick, 1910-1968, choreographer.
Ipiotis, Celia. Host. Producer. Director
Miller, Norma, 1919-2019, dancer. Interviewee
Beatty, Talley, interviewee.
Beatty, Talley, choreographer.
Giffune, Miki. Speaker
Bush, Jeffrey C. Producer
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
ARC Videodance (Firm)
Added Title
Stack-up (Choreographic work : Beatty)
Research Call Number
*MGZIC 9-2918
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