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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Marion Coles

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Title

By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Marion Coles

Collection

Jane Goldberg Video Archive

Names

Coles, Marion (Teacher)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Dancer)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1980-10-15

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7509

Subjects

Tap dancing
Tap dancing -- Study and teaching
Dance
Dancers -- Economic conditions
Variety dancing -- United States
Dance workshops and workshop performances
Television. By word of foot

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Title provided by Jane Goldberg.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (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. 10AM class taught by Marion Coles, who demonstrates, teaches a dance, and dances a duet with Jane Goldberg to the song "Watch what happens." She then discusses the dance she taught and her experiences in the chorus line at the Apollo Theater in New York, describing how the chorus line made its own dances despite the members' lack of formal training, their working conditions and salaries, and some notable female dancers. The conclusion of this session (ca. 20 seconds) appears on *MGZIC 9-5737.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3100
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13873404
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a95ba4f0-a767-0138-44d5-59d37744d374

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. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Marion Coles" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a95ba4f0-a767-0138-44d5-59d37744d374

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Marion Coles Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a95ba4f0-a767-0138-44d5-59d37744d374

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Marion Coles" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a95ba4f0-a767-0138-44d5-59d37744d374

Wikipedia citation

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