The jazz dance idiom: An introduction
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Title
The jazz dance idiom: An introduction
Collection
Names
Sabatine, Jean (Dancer)
Evans, Raymond (Narrator)
Prince, Robert, 1929-2007 (Composer)
Lateef, Yusef (Composer)
Wayne State University (Associated name)
Sabatine, Jean (Author)
Sabatine, Jean (Choreographer)
Evans, Raymond (Dancer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1971
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7914
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1423 (former)
Subjects
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Motion Pictures
Notes
Creation/Production Credits: Motion picture produced by Experimental Student Productions, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Producers: Ray Early and Chris Felcyn. Director: Chris Felcyn. Writer: Jean Sabatine. Narrator: Raymond Evans.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Jean Sabatine. Original poetry: Earl D.A. Smith. Lighting: James Hejl and Ray Early.
Performers: Performed by members of Wayne State University Jazz Dance Theatre: Jean Sabatine, Harriet Davidson, Reginald Roy Dalton, Ray Early, Raymond Evans, Michael Jordan, Harriette A. Knox, Kai Lanier, Cheryl McDavid, Wanda Moore, William Morgan, Bruce Naylor, Earl D.A. Smith, and Sally Swarm.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (38 min.) : sound, black and white ; 3/4 in.
Abstract
Lecture-demonstration on jazz dance technique and styles, followed by performances of four jazz dance works: Children of light, children of darkness; Angles of impact (Music: Robert Prince); Black despair on a white stage (Director: Ray Early); and Impressions of the blues (Music: Yusef Lateef).
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906023471-F
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12168849
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6eb48100-7c66-0135-5eac-17c5b937b4ab
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The jazz dance idiom: An introduction" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6eb48100-7c66-0135-5eac-17c5b937b4ab
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1971). The jazz dance idiom: An introduction Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6eb48100-7c66-0135-5eac-17c5b937b4ab
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The jazz dance idiom: An introduction" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6eb48100-7c66-0135-5eac-17c5b937b4ab
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