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
Collection
Names
Gibson, Bert (Teacher)
Hillman, George (Interviewee)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Interviewer)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Date / 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 Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7523
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5754 (former)
Subjects
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
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (20 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 contains segments from two tap dancing classes.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3085
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13873388
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 857b9bc0-85ae-0135-64db-5ff99cfad4a9
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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/857b9bc0-85ae-0135-64db-5ff99cfad4a9
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/857b9bc0-85ae-0135-64db-5ff99cfad4a9
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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 December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/857b9bc0-85ae-0135-64db-5ff99cfad4a9
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