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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Sandman Sims and Gregory Hines

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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Sandman Sims and Gregory Hines

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Title
By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Sandman Sims and Gregory Hines
Names
Sims, Sandman (Teacher)
Yoken, David (Musician)
Ramirez, Ram, 1913- (Musician)
Hines, Gregory (Interviewee)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Director)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Collection

Jane Goldberg Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980-10-17
Table of Contents
Conclusion of Sandman Sims's 1:30PM class (ca. 5 min.), which began on *MGZIC 9-5771 and *MGZIC 9-5769, showing him jamming with students to live music. |||| Candid footage (ca. 2 min.). |||| Interview with Gregory Hines (ca. 14 min.), preceding his class. Among the topics he discusses are his early dance lessons, both formal and informal; his admiration for the improvisationalists at the Apollo Theater, among them Sandman Sims; his ten-year absence from tap dancing; and improvisation and what it involves. This session continues on *MGZIC 9-5764.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7537
Topics
Tap dancing
Tap dancing -- Study and teaching
Dance
Genres
Documentary films
Interviews
Filmed dance
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.
Performers: Instructors: Sandman Sims, Gregory Hines.
Performers: Musicians: David Yoken (percussion), Ram Ramirez (piano).
Performers: Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.
Venue: Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 17, 1980.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (20 min., 53 sec.) : 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 contains segments of two tap dancing classes.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3071
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13873374
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 09155800-9a1d-0138-3d3a-49bed31ce1e7
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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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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Sandman Sims and Gregory Hines" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de5e4bfd-b412-46d7-ad2a-dca285319ebf

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Sandman Sims and Gregory Hines" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de5e4bfd-b412-46d7-ad2a-dca285319ebf

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Sandman Sims and Gregory Hines Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/de5e4bfd-b412-46d7-ad2a-dca285319ebf

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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Sandman Sims and Gregory Hines