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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Albert Gibson and George Hillman

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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Albert Gibson and George Hillman

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Title
By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Albert Gibson and George Hillman
Names
Gibson, Bert (Teacher)
Hillman, George (Interviewee)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Interviewer)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Collection

Jane Goldberg Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980-10-14
Table of Contents
Continuation of Albert Gibson's 1:30PM class (ca. 11 min.), which began on *MGZIC 9-5755. |||| Interview with George Hillman (ca. 9 min.), preceding his class. He looks back over his career as a performer with the Hillman Brothers and in films, demonstrates steps, and answers questions from the participants. This session continues on *MGZIC 9-5752.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7523
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5754 (former)
Topics
Tap dancing -- Study and teaching
Dance
Genres
Interviews
Filmed dance
Educational films
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: Albert Gibson, George Hillman.
Venue: Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 14, 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-F3085
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13873388
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 857b9bc0-85ae-0135-64db-5ff99cfad4a9
Rights Statement
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  • 1980: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Albert Gibson and George Hillman" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/790551f1-1489-455c-bd6e-469307afd594

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Albert Gibson and George Hillman" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/790551f1-1489-455c-bd6e-469307afd594

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Albert Gibson and George Hillman Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/790551f1-1489-455c-bd6e-469307afd594

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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Albert Gibson and George Hillman