By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Leslie "Bubba" Gaines
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Title
By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Leslie "Bubba" Gaines
Collection
Names
Coles, Marion (Teacher)
Gaines, Bubba (Teacher)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Director)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Interviewer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1980-10-15
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7507
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5737 (former)
Subjects
Tap dancing
Tap dancing -- Study and teaching
Dance -- Anecdotes
Genres
Filmed Dance
Interviews
Video Recordings
Notes
Content: Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
Content: For the completed documentary on this workshop, see *MGZIC 9-5600 By word of foot I.
Venue: Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 15, 1980.
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) (22 min.) : 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. This tape begins with ca. 20 seconds of the conclusion of Marion Coles's 10AM class, which began on *MGZIC 9-5739. The remainder of the tape contains the 11:30AM class taught by Leslie "Bubba" Gaines, who begins by recalling his early career with the Three Dukes, and his experiences at the Hoofers' Club. Another tap master, Leon Collins, participates in this class.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3103
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13873406
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 70eae2a0-7b96-0135-f2c5-0ebe1fb16e29
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Leslie "Bubba" Gaines" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70eae2a0-7b96-0135-f2c5-0ebe1fb16e29
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Leslie "Bubba" Gaines Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70eae2a0-7b96-0135-f2c5-0ebe1fb16e29
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Leslie "Bubba" Gaines" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70eae2a0-7b96-0135-f2c5-0ebe1fb16e29
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