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

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Jane Goldberg Video Archive

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

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Title
By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Cookie Cook and Ernest Brown
Names
Cook, Charles, 1917-1991 (Teacher)
Brown, Ernest (Teacher)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Director)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Collection

Jane Goldberg Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980-10-13
Table of Contents
Conclusion of Charles "Cookie" Cook's class (ca. 7 min.), which began on *MGZIC 9-5757. Followed by ca. 2 min. of candid footage. |||| Class taught by Ernest "Brownie" Brown (ca. 11 min.). In a brief opening interview, Brownie relates how he and Cook formed the dance team of Cook and Brown. Cook joins him towards the end of this tape. This session continues on *MGZIC 9-5753.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7525
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5756 (former)
Topics
Tap dancing -- Study and teaching
Dance
Genres
Interviews
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
Content: For the completed documentary on this workshop, see *MGZIC 9-5600 By word of foot I.
Performers: Instructors: Charles "Cookie" Cook, Ernest "Brownie" Brown.
Venue: Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 13, 1980.
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) (20 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Part of the documentation of 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 from two tap dancing classes.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3083
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13873386
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8ae82e50-85ae-0135-9a84-7311521139df
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1917: Creator Born
  • 1980: Created
  • 1991: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Cookie Cook and Ernest Brown" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0b647580-ee09-4b85-ade0-f58f3434445c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Cookie Cook and Ernest Brown" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 7, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0b647580-ee09-4b85-ade0-f58f3434445c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Cookie Cook and Ernest Brown Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0b647580-ee09-4b85-ade0-f58f3434445c

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