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Old time dancing in the Appalachian Mountains

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

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Title
Old time dancing in the Appalachian Mountains
Names
New York Public Library. Dance Division (Producer)
Friedland, Lee Ellen (Speaker)
Dalsemer, Robert G., 1943- (Teacher)
Christian, Jacky (Teacher)
Miller, Veronia (Teacher)
McNeil, W. K (Interviewee)
Smith, Kirby, square dance caller (Teacher)
Seeger, Mike, 1933-2009 (Speaker)
Boyd, Luther (Dancer)
White, D. Ray (Dancer)
Hood, Joe (Dancer)
Spicer, Robert (Dancer)
Whisnant, David E., 1938- (Speaker)
Holeman, John Dee (Speaker)
Holloway, Quentin (Speaker)
Quigley, Colin (Speaker)
Calhoun, Walker (Speaker)
Jackson, Gilliam (Speaker)
Green Grass Cloggers (Performer)
East Tennessee State University. Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (Videographer)
Christian, Jacky (Dancer)
Collection

Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image Original Documentation

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1989-04-29
Table of Contents
CONTENTS. - Reel 1 (55 min. total): Circle dance from Helvetia, West Virginia, taught by Bob Dalsemer (16-1/2 min.). Workshop in buckdancing led by Jacky Christian (41 min.). - Reel 2 (58 min. total): Workshop in clog dancing led by an unidentified member of the Green Grass Cloggers (26 min.). Opening of the conference (7 min.). "The interweaving of traditions in Appalachian dance," beginning of a speech presented by Lee Ellen Friedland (23-1/2 min.). - Reel 3 (58 min. total): Conclusion of Friedland's speech (13 min.). "European-American traditions" (45 min.). Following interviews with Bill McNeil, callers Veronia Miller and Kirby Smith [not on printed program] teach square dances to the audience. - Reel 4 (62 min. total): Conclusion of Smith's presentation (6 min.). "'Talking feet': Capturing traditional dance on film," speech by filmmaker Mike Seeger (43 min.). Includes video excerpts of performances by Luther Boyd and D. Ray White. "Flatfooting, buck-dancing, and step-dancing traditions," beginning of a lecture-demonstration by Joe Hood and Jacky Christian (13 min.). Robert Spicer, a scheduled speaker, was not present, but Christian discusses his work. - Reel 5 (62 min. total): Conclusion of lecture-demonstration by Hood and Christian (23 min.). "The impact of folk schools and revival movements on traditional Appalachian dance," beginning of a speech by David Whisnant, with moderator Lee Ellen |||| Friedland (39 min.). Douglas Day, a scheduled speaker, was not present. - Reel 6 (63 min. total): Conclusion of Whisnant's speech (11 min.). "African-American traditions," lecture-demonstration by John Dee Holeman and Quentin Holloway, with Friedland (44 min.). Covers buckdancing, tap dancing, and the "tap Charleston." "Beyond Appalachia: Related traditions," beginning of a panel with Bill McNeil and Colin Quigley (17 min.). McNeil discusses jigging and square dancing in the Ozark Mountains. - Reel 7 (62 min. total): Conclusion of panel by McNeil and Quigley (27 min.). Quigley discusses traditional dancing in Newfoundland and shows video excerpts of a circle dance. "Cherokee traditions," beginning of a lecture-demonstration by Walker Calhoun and Gilliam Jackson (35 min.). Includes video excerpts of the eagle, quail, bear, and beaver dances. - Reel 8 (12 min. total). Conclusion of lecture-demonstration by Calhoun and Jackson.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2217
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-2028 (former)
Topics
Charleston (Dance)
Quail dance (Dance)
Step dancing
Folk dancing -- Appalachian Mountains
Folk dancing -- Tennessee
Folk dancing -- Ozark Mountains
Folk dancing -- Newfoundland
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Lectures
Speeches
Notes
Funding: Videotaped for the Jerome Robbins Archive by the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (CASS), East Tennessee State University, on April 29, 1989, at a day-long conference held at the D.P. Culp University Center, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, with the assistance of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. Preceded by three dance workshops, probably held prior to the conference in April 1989. The printed program for the conference may be found in *MGZR Old time dancing in the Appalachian Mountains [Clippings].
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 8 videocassettes (U-matic) (433 min., 7 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY906046645-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12169437
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4cb469a0-4b51-0133-0d16-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Old time dancing in the Appalachian Mountains" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1989. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4bbfef0-4b51-0133-65b9-60f81dd2b63c

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Old time dancing in the Appalachian Mountains" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4bbfef0-4b51-0133-65b9-60f81dd2b63c

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1989). Old time dancing in the Appalachian Mountains Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d4bbfef0-4b51-0133-65b9-60f81dd2b63c

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Old time dancing in the Appalachian Mountains