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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Mable Lee

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Title

By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Mable Lee

Collection

Jane Goldberg Video Archive

Names

Lee, Mable (Teacher)
Hillman, George (Dancer)
Coles, Honi, 1911-1992 (Dancer)
Ramirez, Ram, 1913-1994 (Instrumentalist)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Director)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Lee, Mable (Dancer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1980-10-18

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7535
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5766 (former)

Subjects

Tap dancing -- Study and teaching
Black bottom (Dance)
Charleston (Dance)

Genres

Filmed Dance
Video Recordings
Educational Films

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 18, 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) (10 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. Conclusion of a class begun on *MGZIC 9-5770 and *MGZIC 9-5765. Mable Lee teaches various routines, including the black bottom and the Charleston. Her former partner George Hillman and Honi Coles join her for the Charleston.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3074
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13873377
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8c080e90-7ba4-0135-8498-17e1e52ff4ec

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

Date Issued

1980-10-18

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MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Mable Lee" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c080e90-7ba4-0135-8498-17e1e52ff4ec

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Mable Lee Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c080e90-7ba4-0135-8498-17e1e52ff4ec

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Mable Lee" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c080e90-7ba4-0135-8498-17e1e52ff4ec

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