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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Fred Kelly

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Jane Goldberg Video Archive

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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Fred Kelly

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Title
By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Fred Kelly
Names
Kelly, Fred (Teacher)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Director)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Collection

Jane Goldberg Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7549
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5780 (former)
Topics
Tap dancing -- Study and teaching
Dance
Genres
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.
Venue: Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 17, 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) (22 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 continues Fred Kelly's class, which began on *MGZIC 9-5783. Kelly's teaching is interspersed with anecdotes, which include the meaning of the word choreography, the invention of the first metal taps, dancing in the early days of television, and his recollections of Bill Robinson, Paul Draper, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin. This class concludes on *MGZIC 9-5778.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3059
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13873361
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ce905680-85b4-0135-a6ca-59f354304730
Rights Statement
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.

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  • 1980: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
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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, Fred Kelly" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6a54bab-9107-415a-8798-6d5ca3e9e55e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Fred Kelly" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 4, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6a54bab-9107-415a-8798-6d5ca3e9e55e

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Fred Kelly Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b6a54bab-9107-415a-8798-6d5ca3e9e55e

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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Fred Kelly