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The 1985 United States Ballroom Championships (Videotape)

Title
The 1985 United States Ballroom Championships (Videotape)
Publication
1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Monte, John.
  • Dustin, Rufus
  • Savoy, Sharon
  • Montez, Ron
  • Curtis, Liz
  • Mavor, Roy.
  • United States Ballroom Championships.
  • Brigham Young University Dance Team.
  • See-Do Productions.
  • American Ballroom Company.
Description
1 cassette. 98 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Excerpts from the 1985 United States Ballroom Championships, held at the Sheraton Hotel in Bar Harbour, Florida. Margaret May Lider interviews John Monte, president of the American Ballroom Company and organizer of the event; judges Bobbie Irvine and Marcel de Ryk; team captains Ronald Williams (U.S.), Shigemi "Woody" Kojima (Japan), and Bill Irvine (Europe); and others. Selected competitors for the Pro/Am Grand Championship, the Amateur Grand Championship, and the Professional Grand Championship are seen, followed by the Marguerite Hanlon and John Ford International Professional Team Match, with teams from Japan, Europe (Denmark, Norway, and England), Canada, and the U.S. Noncompetitive performances include a duet by former champions Rufus Dustin and Sharon Savoy; "Boogie woogie bugle boy," danced by the Brigham Young University Dance Team; and a duet by Ronald Montez and Elizabeth Curtis, marking their retirement from competitive dancing. Dances performed by competitors include the fox-trot, pasodoble, cha-cha-cha, swing, quickstep, bolero, waltz, Viennese waltz, rumba, tango, and jive.
Subject
  • Foxtrot (Dance)
  • Paso doble (Dance)
  • Cha-cha (Dance)
  • Swing (Dance)
  • Quickstep (Dance)
  • Bolero (Dance)
  • Viennese waltz (Dance)
  • Rumba (Dance)
  • Tango (Dance)
  • Jive (Dance)
Note
  • Presented by the American Ballroom Company. Produced by Spectrum Television Productions, Inc. in association with Cultural Communications Associates, Inc. Producer/host: Margaret May Lider. Director: Billy E. Byron. Master of ceremonies: Roy Mavor.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-923
OCLC
NYPY906006247-F
Title
The 1985 United States Ballroom Championships (Videotape)
Imprint
1985.
Local Subject
Exhibition ballroom dancing -- 1950-
Exhibition ballroom dancing -- Competitions.
Television. United States Ballroom Championships.
Added Author
Monte, John. Interviewee
Dustin, Rufus, dancer.
Savoy, Sharon, dancer.
Montez, Ron, dancer.
Curtis, Liz, dancer.
Mavor, Roy.
United States Ballroom Championships.
Brigham Young University Dance Team.
See-Do Productions.
American Ballroom Company.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-923
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