Tap Dance Tape

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Item data

Title

Tap Dance Tape

Collection

Jerry Ames Video Archive

Names

Ames, Jerry (Choreographer)
Ames, Jerry (Dancer)
Ames, Jerry (Interviewee)
Tune, Tommy (Choreographer)
Tune, Tommy (Dancer)
Tune, Tommy (Interviewee)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1980

Table Of Contents

Interview with Tommy Tune (3 min.) / interviewee & tap dancer, Tommy Tune -- Interview/performance with Jerry Ames (10 min.) / interviewee & tap dancer, Jerry Ames.

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2095

Subjects

Tap dancing

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Interviews

Notes

Venue: Videotaped during interview & performance at outdoor space and theater, New York, N.Y., 1980.
Acquisition: Gift; donated by Estate of Jerry Ames, 2011.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (13 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 940565429
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20903412
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7c360680-72cb-0134-c397-00505686a51c

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Tap Dance Tape" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c360680-72cb-0134-c397-00505686a51c

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). Tap Dance Tape Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c360680-72cb-0134-c397-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Tap Dance Tape" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7c360680-72cb-0134-c397-00505686a51c

Wikipedia citation

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