The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company,1979 September 29

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Title
The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company,1979 September 29
Additional title: Jerry Ames Archive
Names
Ames, Jerry (Choreographer)
Ames, Jerry (Dancer)
Ames, Jerry (Director)
Bailey, Mickey (Dancer)
Sciarra, Elvera (Dancer)
Finch, David (Dancer)
Raymond, Nancy (Dancer)
Johnson, Linda K. (Dancer)
Lane, Jennifer (Dancer)
Mantas, A. J. (Musician)
Guerra, Jesse (Costume designer)
Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company (Dancer)
Ames, Jerry (Donor)
Collection

Jerry Ames Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Captured: 1979-09-29
Place: New York, N.Y.
Table of Contents
Reel 1 (23 min.). The Tapists (3 min.) / music, Typewriter ; dancers, Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company -- Happy Tap (2 min.) / music, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Slip and Slide (3 min.) / music, Sandpaper Ballet ; dancers, Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company -- Mood Espagnol (3 min.) / music, Perfidia ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Sound Footing (5 min.) / music, Big Noise from Winnetka ; dancers, Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company -- Swing Time (4 min.) / music, One O'Clock Jump ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- An American Irish Jig (3 min.) / music, The Irish Washerwoman : dancers, Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company.
Reel 2 (33 min.). Currents (9 min.) / music, a capella ; dancers, Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company -- Elegante (3 min.) / music, 18th Century Drawing Room ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Plus-Three (2 min.) / music, Cute and Crazy Rhythm ; dancers, Jerry Ames and dancers -- Improvisation (13 min.) / music, the fingers & the feet ; music performed by A.J. Mantas ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Bistro (3 min.) / music, One of Those Songs ; dancers, Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company -- Softly (3 min.) / music, Tiptoe Through the Tulips ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Steppin' Out [incomplete, ends abruptly] (1 min.) / music, Give My Regards to Broadway ; dancers, Entire Company.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2093
Topics
Tapists (Choreographic work : Ames)
Happy tap (Choreographic work : Ames)
Plus-Three (Choreographic work : Ames)
Swing time (Choreographic work : Ames)
Slip and slide (Choreographic work : Ames)
Mood Espagnol (Choreographic work : Ames)
Sound footing (Choreographic work : Ames)
American Irish jig (Choreographic work : Ames)
Currents (Choreographic work : Ames)
Softly (Choreographic work : Ames)
Improvisation (Choreographic work : Ames)
Bistro (Choreographic work : Ames)
Elegante (Choreographic work : Ames)
Steppin' out (Choreographic work : Ames)
Tap dancing
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Content: Title from original videocassette label ; additional credit information from Dance Division's *MGZB Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company [Programs].
Creation/production credits: Choreography, Jerry Ames ; costumes, Jesse Guerra.
Performers: Dancers: The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company. Possible dancers: Jerry Ames, Mickey Bailey, Elvera Sciarra, David Finch, Nancy Raymond, Linda Johnson, Jennifer Lane; pianist, A.J. Mantas.
Venue: Videotaped during performance at Pace University, New York, N.Y., 1979 September 29.
Acquisition: Gift; donated by Estate of Jerry Ames, 2011.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 streaming video files (56 minutes) : sound, black and white.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 940566597
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20903438
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 86a2e6c0-3e8b-013b-f21a-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1979: Captured
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company,1979 September 29