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The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company

Title
The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company, 1976 September 12 / choreographed and directed by Jerry Ames.
Publication
1976.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Ames, Jerry
  • Burke, Kathy
  • Mast, Cinda
  • Finch, David
  • Summers, Sunny
  • McKay, Gary
  • Urbont, Jack
  • Dolphin, Ben
  • Kuvish, Olga
  • Parisek, Gregory
  • Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company, dancer.
Description
2 streaming video files (47 min.) : sound, black and white.
Uniform Title
  • Tapists (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Happy tap (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Waltz time (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)
  • Improvisation (Choreographic work : Ames)
Alternative Title
Jerry Ames Archive.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Title from original videocassette label ; additional credit information from Dance Division's *MGZB Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company [Programs].
  • Credits for the rest of performance not included on this video: Bistro / music, One of Those Songs ; dancers, Kathy Burke, David Finch -- Elegante / music, 18th Century Drawing Room ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Maid of Rhythm / music, Song of India ; dancer, Kathy Burke -- Softly / music, Tiptoe Through the Tulips ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Steppin' Out / music, Give My Regards to Broadway ; dancers, Entire Company.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Choreography, Jerry Ames ; lighting design, Ben Dolphin ; production manager, Eugene McDougle ; sound, Gregory Parisek ; stage manager, Olga Kuvish.
Source (note)
  • donated by Estate of Jerry Ames
Contents
  • Reel 1 (19 min.). The Tapists (2 min.) / music, Typewriter ; dancers, Kathy Burke, Cinda Mast, Sunny Summers -- Happy Tap (2 min.) / music, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Slip and Slide (3 min.) / music, Sandpaper Ballet ; dancers, Kathy Burke, David Finch, Cinda Mast, Gary McKay, Sunny Summers -- Mood Espagnol (2 min.) / music, Perfidia ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Waltz Time (3 min.) / music, Belle of New York ; dancers, Kathy Burke, Gary McKay -- Swing Time (4 min.) / music, One O'Clock Jump ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- An American Irish Jig (3 min.) / music, The Irish Washerwoman ; dancers, Kathy Burke, Gary McKay, David Finch, Cinda Mast.
  • Reel 2 (28 min.). Sound Footing (5 min.) / music, Big Noise from Winnetka ; dancers, Kathy Burke, David Finch, Gary McKay, Sunny Summers -- Improvisation (23 min.) / music, the fingers & the feet ; music & speaking performed by Jack Urbont ; dancer & speaker, Jerry Ames.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 2094
OCLC
940567790
Title
The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company, 1976 September 12 / choreographed and directed by Jerry Ames.
Production
1976.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Access
Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Choreography, Jerry Ames ; lighting design, Ben Dolphin ; production manager, Eugene McDougle ; sound, Gregory Parisek ; stage manager, Olga Kuvish.
Performer
Dancers, The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company: Jerry Ames, Kathy Burke, Gary McKay, Cinda Mast, David Finch, Sunny Summers ; pianist, Jack Urbont.
Event
Videotaped during performance at Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York, N.Y., 1976 September 12.
Original Version
Original format: 2 open reels ; 1/2 in.
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Added Author
Ames, Jerry, choreographer.
Ames, Jerry, dancer.
Ames, Jerry, director.
Burke, Kathy, dancer.
Mast, Cinda, dancer.
Finch, David, dancer.
Summers, Sunny, dancer.
McKay, Gary, dancer.
Urbont, Jack, performer.
Dolphin, Ben, lighting designer.
Kuvish, Olga, stage manager.
Parisek, Gregory, sound designer.
Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company, dancer.
Ames, Jerry, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Tapists (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Happy tap (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Waltz time (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Swing time (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Slip and slide (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Mood Espagnol (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Sound footing (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): American Irish jig (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Improvisation (Choreographic work : Ames)
Jerry Ames Archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 2094
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