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Traditional dance in the Appalachian mountains

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Traditional dance in the Appalachian mountains

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Title
Traditional dance in the Appalachian mountains
Names
Miller, Veronia (Interviewee)
Woodside, Jane Harris (Interviewer)
Baker, Helen (Interviewee)
Baker, Don (Interviewee)
Cassell, Pauline (Interviewee)
Cassell, Emmett (Interviewee)
Warren, Fern Simpson (Interviewee)
Spalding, Susan Eike (Producer)
Johnson, Anne (Director)
Butler, Marguerite (Cinematographer)
John C. Campbell Folk School (Event place)
East Tennessee State University. Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (Creator)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1930 - 1944 (Approximate)
Date Created: 1947 (Questionable)
Date Created: 1987-08-21
Table of Contents
Dance and music footage from the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina (approx. 11 min., si., b&w). Filmed by Marguerite (Bidstrup) Butler, circa 1930-1944. Parts of the film were flipped when transferred to videotape. Depicts traditional Danish dances imported by members of the school staff, and traditional Appalachian dances (square dancing and stepdancing); the two are not differentiated on the film. The Danish dances generally feature kick-hop and kicking steps, and the movements are more synchronized than those of the Appalachian dances. The women often wear kerchiefs or aprons in the Danish dances. All the solo dances are Appalachian; the square dances feature a walking step, and there is no uniformity of costume. - The highland woodcarver: Excerpts (approx. 2 min., sd., b&w). Opening credits and square dancing scenes from a documentary on the Carolina Hills of the southeastern U.S. - Southern highlanders: Excerpts (approx. 3 min., sd., color). Opening credits and square dancing and other scenes from a documentary in the series Americans at home (c1947 [?]). Producer: Walter Lowendahl. Director: Lawrence Madison. Music: Emil Velasco. - All join hands: Dancing at Beechwood in eastern Tennessee (approx. 16 min., sd., color). Producer: Susan Spalding. Director: Anne Johnson. Videographers: Andrew Garrison and Mimi Pickering. Interviewer: Jane Woodside. Recorded at the Beechwood Family Entertainment Center, Fall Branch, Tennessee, on August 21, 1987. Music played by Snake and the Grass and the Shipley Brothers. Dance footage depicts Appalachian or old-time square dancing, with caller Veronia Miller; stepdancing performed by dancers of all ages; and the two-step. Brief interviews are held with Miller, who talks about square dance calling; Fern Simpson Warren, who reminisces about the dances of her girlhood; Helen and Don Baker, the owners of the center, who discuss religious disapproval of dancing; and Pauline and Emmett Cassell, who recall their experiences of dancing.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8627
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2029 cassette 5 (former)
Topics
Two-step (Dance)
Folk dancing -- Denmark
Folk dancing -- North Carolina
Folk dancing -- Southern States
Folk dancing -- Tennessee
Dance -- Religious aspects
Folk dancing -- Appalachian Mountains
Clog dancing
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Notes
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic SP) (33 min.) : silent and sound, black and white and color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Part of an eleven-cassette compilation by the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services, East Tennessee State University, containing films and videorecordings by various filmmakers and videographers, ranging in date from the 1930s to 1987. The compilation includes both unedited and edited footage of dance, music, and interviews principally from the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY916022306-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169998
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 283b1930-8a89-0135-971f-0f3d493cda4b
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1987: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Traditional dance in the Appalachian mountains" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1987. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91cec907-4fe8-4ed1-89f7-c50855582c95

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Traditional dance in the Appalachian mountains" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91cec907-4fe8-4ed1-89f7-c50855582c95

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1987). Traditional dance in the Appalachian mountains Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91cec907-4fe8-4ed1-89f7-c50855582c95

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Traditional dance in the Appalachian mountains