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Dance visions : Alvin Ailey American Dance Center

Title
Dance visions : Alvin Ailey American Dance Center [videorecording] / presented by New York University Video [and] Cara Productions ; director, Helen Roberts ; produced by Mara Peets and Helen Roberts.
Publication
c1981.

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Additional Authors
  • Jefferson, Denise.
  • Jones, Janet.
  • Hall, Brian.
  • Ransom, Lucinda.
  • Figueroa, William.
  • Sallid, Otis.
  • Raines, Walter.
  • Forsythe, Ana Marie, 1944-
  • Yarborough, Lavinia Williams.
  • Roberts, Helen.
  • Peets, Mara.
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.
  • New York University.
  • Cara Productions.
  • DHCA.
Description
1 videodisc (NTSC) (28 min.) : sd., b&w; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Interview with Denise Jefferson, scholarship adviser to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, who discusses the school's courses in a variety of dance techniques, offered to children and adults. The program is profusely illustrated with pre-recorded footage of classes at the school. Janet Jones, a scholarship student, provides a student's perspective of the school.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Mara Peets.
Alternative Title
Alvin Ailey American Dance Center
Subject
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Center
  • Dance for children > Study and teaching
  • Dance > Study and teaching
  • Modern dance > Study and teaching
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Interviews.
  • Educational/cultural films and programs.
Funding (note)
  • This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-806
OCLC
NYPY95-F659
Title
Dance visions : Alvin Ailey American Dance Center [videorecording] / presented by New York University Video [and] Cara Productions ; director, Helen Roberts ; produced by Mara Peets and Helen Roberts.
Imprint
c1981.
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Performer
Host, Ida Pecorini.
Guests, Denise Jefferson and Janet Jones, with Brian Hall.
Instructors at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, appearing in pre-recorded footage: Lucinda Ransom and William Figueroa (children's dance, level I), Figueroa and Denise Browne (children's dance, level II), Otis Sallid (adults' jazz), Walter Raines (adults' ballet), Denise Jefferson (modern dance), Ana Marie Forsythe (Horton technique), Lavinia Williams (Dunham technique).
Funding
This videorecording was preserved with support provided in part by Save America's Treasures through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
System Details
DVD.
Local Note
Former classmark: *MGZIC 9-4801.
Added Author
Jefferson, Denise. Interviewee. Teacher
Jones, Janet. Interviewee
Hall, Brian. int
Ransom, Lucinda. Teacher
Figueroa, William. Teacher
Sallid, Otis. Teacher
Raines, Walter. Teacher
Forsythe, Ana Marie, 1944- Teacher
Yarborough, Lavinia Williams. Teacher
Roberts, Helen. Producer. Director
Peets, Mara. Producer
Alvin Ailey American Dance Center.
New York University.
Cara Productions.
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-806
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