Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Sims, Sandman.
2. Yoken, David.
3. Ramirez, Ram, 1913-
4. Hines, Gregory
5. Goldberg, Jane, 1948-
6. Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
7. DHCA.

Description

1. 1 streaming video file (20 min., 53 sec.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

1. 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.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Jane Goldberg.

Series statement

1. Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.

Subject

1. Dance
2. Tap dancing
3. Interviews
4. Dance > Anecdotes
5. Dance workshops and workshop performances
6. Tap dancing > Study and teaching
7. Television > By word of foot
8. Video

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Interviews.
3. Video.

Contents

1. 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.
2. Candid footage (ca. 2 min.).
3. 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.

Call number

1. *MGZIDF 7537

Note

1. Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
2. For the completed documentary on this workshop, see *MGZIC 9-5600 By word of foot I.

Access (note)

1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Performer (note)

1. Instructors: Sandman Sims, Gregory Hines.
2. Musicians: David Yoken (percussion), Ram Ramirez (piano).
3. Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 17, 1980.

Title

1. By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Sandman Sims and Gregory Hines [videorecording]

Imprint

1. October 17, 1980.

Country of producing entity

1. U.S.

Series

1. Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.

Performer

1. Instructors: Sandman Sims, Gregory Hines.
2. Musicians: David Yoken (percussion), Ram Ramirez (piano).
3. Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.

Event

1. Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 17, 1980.

Restricted access

1. Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Local note

1. Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5768.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Local subject

1. Dance workshops and workshop performances.
2. Television. By word of foot.

Added author

1. Sims, Sandman. Teacher
2. Yoken, David. Musician
3. Ramirez, Ram, 1913- Musician
4. Hines, Gregory, interviewee.
5. Goldberg, Jane, 1948- Director
6. Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
7. DHCA.

Research call number

1. *MGZIDF 7537