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Dancing the 20th century
- Title
- Dancing the 20th century [videorecording] / [presented by] Dance Through Time ; artistic director, Carol Téten.
- Publication
- Kentfield, Calif. : Dancetime Publications, [199-?]
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (102 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
- Summary
- Three-part performance of 20th-century social dances. Most of the dances are announced through dialogues spoken by the dancers.
- Subjects
- Break dancing
- Lambeth walk (Dance)
- Cakewalk (Dance)
- Castle walk (Dance)
- Dance
- Jitterbug (Dance)
- Maxixe (Dance)
- Shag (Dance)
- Apache dancers
- Hesitation (Dance)
- Two-step (Dance)
- Disco dancing
- Tango (Dance)
- Rock and roll dancing
- Dance marathons > United States > History
- Big apple (Dance)
- Rumba (Dance)
- Video
- One step (Dance)
- Latin dancing
- Social dancing > 20th century > History
- Conga (Dance)
- Ballroom dancing > History
- Twist (Dance)
- Mambo (Dance)
- Charleston (Dance)
- Ballroom dancing > 20th century
- Swing (Dance)
- Samba (Dance)
- Black bottom (Dance)
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Latin dancing.
- Note
- Title and list of dances from accompanying data sheet (see *MGZR Dance Through Time (Company) [clippings]).
- Event (note)
- Videotaped in performance.
- Contents
- From elegance to jazz, 1900-1910: Cakewalk quadrilles -- Two step. 1910-1920: One step/Animal dances -- The Castle walk -- Pavlova['s social dances, as published] in Ladies Home Journal -- Hesitation waltz -- Maxixe --Apache. 1920-1930: Valentino's tango -- Charleston.
- From jazz to Latin, 1930-1940: Black bottom -- Shag -- Dance marathon -- Jitterbug -- Movie musical [dancing] -- Lambeth walk -- Big apple -- Conga.
- From Latin to rock--and beyond, 1940-1950: Rhumba -- Samba. 1950-1960: Mambo -- Swing -- Rock 'n' roll. 1960-1970: Twist -- Mod -- Psychedelic. 1970-1980: Latin disco -- Disco. 1980's: Break -- Punk -- Finale.
- Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-4730
- OCLC
- 46467183
- NYPY00-F988
- Title
- Dancing the 20th century [videorecording] / [presented by] Dance Through Time ; artistic director, Carol Téten.
- Imprint
- Kentfield, Calif. : Dancetime Publications, [199-?]
- Event
- Videotaped in performance.
- Performer
- Danced by Dance Through Time.
- Local Subject
- Social dancing -- 20th century -- History.
- Added Author
- Pavlova, Anna, 1881-1931, choreographer.Valentino, Rudolph, 1895-1926.Téten, Carol. DirectorDance Through Time (Company)Dancetime Publications.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIA 4-4730