Research Catalog

Title

By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, John Bubbles [videorecording]

Publication

October 17, 1980.

Details

Additional Authors

• Bubbles, John W.
• Goldberg, Jane, 1948-
• Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
• DHCA.

Description

• 1 streaming video file (22 min., 31 sec.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
• 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (23 min.) : sd., col. ;

Summary

Part of the documentation of the week-long tap dancing workshop By word of foot I, presented by the Changing Times Tap Dancing Company on October 13-18, 1980. In the third "Cocktail hour with John Bubbles," a conversation with Jane Goldberg, John Bubbles discusses various aspects of his long career as a tap dancer, including his work in motion pictures and television, how he developed and improved his style of dancing, the contrast between "uptown" (African-American) and "downtown" (white) dancers in the heyday of tap, how he learned the sand dance, and other topics. This session continues on *MGZIC 9-5761 and *MGZIC 9-5760.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Jane Goldberg.

Series Statement

Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.

Subject

• Tap dancing
• Dance > Anecdotes

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Interviews.
• Video.

Note

• Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
• For the completed documentary on this workshop, see *MGZIC 9-5600 By word of foot I.

Access (note)

• Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Performer (note)

• Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.
• Interviewee: John Bubbles.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 17, 1980.

Call Number

*MGZIDF 7532

OCLC

NYPY98-F3076

Title

By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, John Bubbles [videorecording]

Imprint

October 17, 1980.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.

Performer

Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.

Interviewee: John Bubbles.

Event

Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 17, 1980.

Restricted Access

Patrons can access streaming video file online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Local Note

Former call number: *MGZIC 9-5763.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Local Subject

Dance workshops and workshop performances.

Television. By word of foot.

Added Author

Bubbles, John W. Interviewee

Goldberg, Jane, 1948- Interviewer

Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDF 7532