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Why Dance...Because: Summer, 1998

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Why Dance...Because

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Title
Why Dance...Because: Summer, 1998
Additional title: National Dance Institute Moving Image Archive
Names
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Creator)
D'Amboise, Jacques, 1934- (Speaker)
Weinstein, Ellen (Teacher)
Gropper, Nancy (Speaker)
Gropper, Nancy (Dancer)
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 (Author)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Presenter)
National Dance Institute (U.S.) (Performer)
State University of New York at New Paltz (Host)
Collection

National Dance Institute Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1998
Table of Contents
Performance wide shot (46 min.). Why Dance...Because (5 min.) -- Introduction (4 min.) / speakers, Nancy Gropper (New Paltz teacher/dancer) and Jacques D'Amboise -- Eugene O'Neill section (13 min.) -- Speech with dancing (12 min.) / by Ellen Weinstein -- Langston Hughes section (13 min.). |||| Performance close shot (54 min.). Why Dance...Because (5 min.) -- Introduction (4 min.) / speakers, Nancy Gropper (New Paltz teacher/dancer) and Jacques D'Amboise -- Eugene O'Neill section (13 min.) -- Speech with dancing (12 min.) / by Ellen Weinstein -- Langston Hughes section (13 min.) -- Conclusion (5 min.).
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4075
Topics
ONeill, Eugene, 1888-1953
Dance for children -- New York (State) -- New Paltz
Performing arts and children -- New York (State) -- New Paltz
Drama
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title from opening video credits.
Statement of responsibility: Founder, Jacques D'Amboise.
Venue: Videotaped during NDI performance at auditorium, College of New Paltz, New Paltz, N.Y., 1998 Summer.
Acquisition: Gift; Jacques D'Amboise ; 2012.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (100 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 909040681
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20621800
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c80f9ba0-4b46-0133-e751-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Why Dance...Because" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1998. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c96b7f70-4b46-0133-3f5e-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Why Dance...Because" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c96b7f70-4b46-0133-3f5e-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1998). Why Dance...Because Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c96b7f70-4b46-0133-3f5e-60f81dd2b63c

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Why Dance...Because