By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Buster Brown
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Title
By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Buster Brown
Collection
Names
Brown, Buster, 1913-2002 (Teacher)
Roberts, Jim (Instrumentalist)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Director)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Brown, Buster, 1913-2002 (Dancer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1980-10-16
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7536
Subjects
Tap dancing -- Study and teaching
Dip (Dance)
Genres
Documentary Films
Filmed Dance
Motion Pictures
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: Pianist: Jim Roberts.
Venue: Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 16, 1980.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (22 min., 37 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
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. Continuing the afternoon session begun on *MGZIC 9-5732, Buster Brown teaches and demonstrates the dance "Ballin' the jack" and the dip, a swing dance.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3072
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13873375
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 12aa2ec0-9a1d-0138-edd5-001a2259a848
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1980-10-16
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MLA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Buster Brown" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12aa2ec0-9a1d-0138-edd5-001a2259a848
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Buster Brown Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12aa2ec0-9a1d-0138-edd5-001a2259a848
Chicago/Turabian Format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Buster Brown" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/12aa2ec0-9a1d-0138-edd5-001a2259a848
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