Dances of the Sabar Orchestra
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Title
Dances of the Sabar Orchestra
Collection
Names
Gueye, Ndeye (Teacher)
Gueye, Ndeye (Dancer)
Chang, Rosana (Director)
Chang, Rosana (Producer)
Whitney, Malika Lee (Narrator)
Felix, Ife (Producer)
Bouffault, Françoise (Writer of accompanying material)
Bouffault, Françoise (Director)
Vartoogian, Jack (Photographer)
Harris, Abayomi (Designer)
Lewis, Cathy (Designer)
O'Farrow, Julia (Editor)
Mendez, Noel (Videographer)
Mbaye, Cheik (Performer)
M'baye, Abdou (Performer)
Gueye, Birahim (Performer)
Alexander, Paulette (Dancer)
Ricco, Ayanna (Dancer)
Aquil, Talibah (Dancer)
Harlem Girl Productions (Presenter)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1998
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4816
Subjects
Dance -- Study and teaching -- Senegal
Dance -- Senegal
Music -- Senegal
Drum music -- Senegal
Folk dance music -- Senegal
Percussion music -- Senegal
Dance music -- Senegal
Percussion instruments -- Senegal
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Instructional Films
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: presented by Harlem Girls Production.
Statement Of Responsibility: Documentary footage from Guew Bi ; written and directed by Francoise Bouffault.
Creation/Production Credits: Executive producer, Ife Felix ; producer/director, Rosana Chang ; photographs by Jack Vartoogian ; graphic design by Abayomi Harris, Cathy Lewis ; editor, Julia O'Farrow ; camera, Noel Mendez.
Performers: Instructor/dancer, Ndeye Gueye ; narration by Malika Lee Whitney ; Sing Sing Rhythms (drummers), Cheikh Tairou M'baye, Abdou M'baye, Birahim Gueye ; dancers, Paulette Alexander, Ayanna Ricco, Talibah Aquil.
Venue: Videotaped during instruction at a studio, New York, N.Y., in 1998.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (45 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Abstract
An instructional dance video featuring N'deye Gueye, a professional dancer from Senegal, teaching the social dance, Kaolack. The video attempts to give the student a sense of the basic steps and rhythm from which the dancer can then develop their own personal style. Accompaniment is given by a family of griots/drummers from Senegal, their language of the drum is as important to the dance as the movements.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 911270182
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646761
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 69a67f50-4b66-0133-7775-60f81dd2b63c
Access
© [Harlem Girls Productions
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dances of the Sabar Orchestra" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1998. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69a67f50-4b66-0133-7775-60f81dd2b63c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1998). Dances of the Sabar Orchestra Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69a67f50-4b66-0133-7775-60f81dd2b63c
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dances of the Sabar Orchestra" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/69a67f50-4b66-0133-7775-60f81dd2b63c
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