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If only for an hour, original interviews. Roland Dupree, Louis DaPron

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Title
If only for an hour, original interviews. Roland Dupree, Louis DaPron
Names
DuPree, Roland (Interviewee)
Da Pron, Louis (Interviewee)
Reed, Jane Levy (Interviewer)
Heller, Peggy (Interviewer)
DuPree, Roland (Dancer)
Da Pron, Louis (Teacher)
Da Pron, Louis (Dancer)
Reed, Jane Levy (Producer)
Reed, Jane Levy (Director)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1976
Table of Contents
Interview with Roland Dupree (ca. 22 min.) / Dupree recalls how he began to study tap dancing in Fall River, Mass., at age 10, and his experiences as a child performer in Hollywood, beginning at age 12. He reminisces about his studies in Hollywood with Ethel Meglin and others, auditions, and working with Danny Dare on the show Meet the people. He describes the qualities that make a great dancer, and the importance of the performer's relationship with the audience. He recalls how his teaching engagements gradually grew into a dance school, analyzes the steps in the process of producing a show, and contrasts film and television as media for dance -- Interview with Louis DaPron (ca. 10 min.) / Interviewed in the studio with Roland Dupree, who worked under him as a student and dancer, Louis DaPron discusses his experiences as a dance director and teacher. He teaches a routine to Dupree, and the two discuss the demands of a dance career, past and present -- [Rehearsal] (ca. 9 min.) / Roland Dupree works with dancers and musicians in the studio.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8633
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-6238 cassette three (former)
Topics
Meglin, Ethel
Dare, Daniel, 1905-1996
Tap dancing
Dance -- United States -- 20th century
Dancers -- United States -- 20th century
Choreographers -- United States -- 20th century
Dance teachers -- United States
Genres
Documentary films
Interviews
Filmed dance
Notes
Performers: Interviewers: Jane Levy Reed, Peggy Heller; unidentified male interviewer, off-camera.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (41 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Unedited footage for the documentary If only for an hour. For the completed program, see: *MGZIC 9-7 If only for an hour.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY00-F550
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14604293
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b3e6410-8a89-0135-9908-05ed522b4f47
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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  • 1976: Created
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "If only for an hour, original interviews. Roland Dupree, Louis DaPron" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b36a1b6d-34bf-4740-bbf1-379d3beaad9a

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "If only for an hour, original interviews. Roland Dupree, Louis DaPron" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b36a1b6d-34bf-4740-bbf1-379d3beaad9a

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). If only for an hour, original interviews. Roland Dupree, Louis DaPron Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b36a1b6d-34bf-4740-bbf1-379d3beaad9a

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If only for an hour, original interviews. Roland Dupree, Louis DaPron