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The call of the jitterbug

Title
The call of the jitterbug [videorecording] / Green Room Productions ; directed by Jesper Sorensen, Vibeke Winding, and Tana Ross.
Publication
U.S. : Green Room Productions, c1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Jackson, Delilah
  • Dillard, Bill.
  • Parks, Mama Lu
  • Lloyd, George
  • Miller, Norma, 1919-2019.
  • Sullivan, Sugar
  • Manning, Frankie
  • Batiuchok, Margaret
  • Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993.
  • Gibson, Sandra
  • Winding, Vibeke.
  • Ross, Tana.
  • Sorensen, Jesper.
  • Mama Lu Parks' Traditional Jazz Dance Company.
  • Savoy Ballroom (New York, N.Y.)
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videocassette (35 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Documentary on the jitterbug and lindy hop, said to be synonymous by Norma Miller and other dancers active in Harlem in the 1930s. Delilah Jackson, Mama Lu Parks, George Lloyd, Sugar Sullivan-Niles, Frank Manning, Sandra Gibson, and musicians Bill Dillard and Dizzy Gillespie also reminisce about dancing at the Savoy Ballroom and other popular clubs, which are seen in historical film footage. Parks and Manning are shown teaching the dance, which continues to be performed in clubs and on stage. Performers appearing also include Margaret Batiuchok, the Congaroo Dancers, the Mama Lu Parks Dancers, David Thorton Carnes-Butts, Darlene Chandler, Richard Harris, Roe Edward Johonson, and Deborah Youngblood.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Documentaries and factual films and programs.
  • Video.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2952
OCLC
NYPY906005207-F
Title
The call of the jitterbug [videorecording] / Green Room Productions ; directed by Jesper Sorensen, Vibeke Winding, and Tana Ross.
Imprint
U.S. : Green Room Productions, c1988.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Local Subject
Television. The call of the jitterbug.
Social dancing -- 20th century.
Social dancing -- 20th century -- Study and teaching.
Added Author
Jackson, Delilah, dancer.
Dillard, Bill. Musician
Parks, Mama Lu, dancer.
Lloyd, George, dancer.
Miller, Norma, 1919-2019.
Sullivan, Sugar, dancer.
Manning, Frankie, dancer.
Batiuchok, Margaret, dancer.
Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993. Musician
Gibson, Sandra, dancer.
Winding, Vibeke. Director
Ross, Tana. Director
Sorensen, Jesper. Director
Mama Lu Parks' Traditional Jazz Dance Company.
Savoy Ballroom (New York, N.Y.)
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-2952
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