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Festival of American Folklife. African-American hand dancing from Washington, D.C.

Title
Festival of American Folklife. African-American hand dancing from Washington, D.C. [videorecording]
Publication
1993.

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Additional Authors
  • Friedland, Lee Ellen.
  • Frye, Robert.
  • Watkins, Howard
  • Bradford, Lawrence
  • Green, Leroy
  • Jefferson, Cynthia
  • Shelton, Luvenia
  • Robinson, Addie
  • Barber, Florence K.
  • Shelton, Cynthia
  • Ware, Lee
  • Cheeks, Kenny
  • Love, Sam.
  • Chen, Vivien.
  • Lewett, Linda.
  • Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.
  • Festival of American Folklife (1993 : Smithsonian Institution)
Description
1 videocassette. 106 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
Unedited footage of a two-camera shoot of a demonstration with audience participation, presented on the American Social Dance program of the Festival of American Folklife.
Donor/Sponsor
  • nea
  • nys
Subjects
Note
  • Videotaped in performance for the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image and the Smithsonian Institution by Sam Love of the Public Production Group, with the assistance of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts, at the 27th annual Festival of American Folklife on the National Mall in Washington, D. C., on July 1-5, 1993. [Video] producer: Linda Lewett. Festival presented by the Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies of the Smithsonian Institution. Director, Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies: Richard Kurin. Festival director: Diana Parker. Curator, American Social Dance program: Vivien Ta-Ying Chen.
Contents
CONTENTS: African-American hand dancing from Washington, D. C. (approx. 63 min.). Recorded on July 3, 1993, by camera one. Presenter: LeeEllen Friedland. Disc jockey: Robert "Captain Fly" Frye. Dancers: Howard Watkins, Lawrence Bradford, Leroy Green, Cynthia Jefferson, Luvenia Shelton, Addie Robinson, Florence [Kat] Barber, Cynthia Shelton, Lee Ware, Kenny Cheeks. Demonstration of and instruction in African-American hand dancing, including versions of the bop, walk, cha-cha-cha, and electric slide/madison. -- African-American hand dancing from Washington, D.C. (approx. 43 min.). Recorded on July 3, 1993, by camera two. See credits above.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1759
OCLC
NYPY946049598-F
Title
Festival of American Folklife. African-American hand dancing from Washington, D.C. [videorecording]
Imprint
1993.
Local Subject
Television. Festival of American Folklife.
Social dancing -- 20th century.
Hand dancing, African-American.
Added Author
Friedland, Lee Ellen. Producer
Frye, Robert. Performer
Watkins, Howard, dancer.
Bradford, Lawrence, dancer.
Green, Leroy, dancer.
Jefferson, Cynthia, dancer.
Shelton, Luvenia, dancer.
Robinson, Addie, dancer.
Barber, Florence K., dancer.
Shelton, Cynthia, dancer.
Ware, Lee, dancer.
Cheeks, Kenny, dancer.
Love, Sam.
Chen, Vivien. Curator
Lewett, Linda. Producer
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.
Festival of American Folklife (1993 : Smithsonian Institution)
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-1759
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