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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Cookie Cook and Ernest Brown
- Title
- By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Cookie Cook and Ernest Brown [videorecording]
- Publication
- 1980.
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- Description
- 1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (19 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.
- 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. As an introduction to the class taught by Charles "Cookie" Cook and Ernest "Brownie" Brown (who formed the team of Cook and Brown), Jane Goldberg demonstrates the time step. She, Cook, and Brown then perform "Old man Time," a dance with canes. Cook and Brown demonstrate parts of their act, including Brownie's specialty, falls, and his virtuosic somersaults and splits. They then join in teaching various steps. This class continues on *MGZIC 9-5749.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Jane Goldberg.
- Series Statement
- Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Dance.
- Video.
- Note
- Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
- For the completed documentary on this workshop, see *MGZIC 9-5600 By word of foot I.
- Performer (note)
- Instructors: Charles "Cookie" Cook, Ernest "Brownie" Brown.
- Pianist: Ram Ramirez.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 13, 1980.
- Call Number
- *MGZIC 9-5751
- OCLC
- NYPY98-F3088
- Title
- By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Cookie Cook and Ernest Brown [videorecording]
- Imprint
- 1980.
- Country of Producing Entity
- U.S.
- Series
- Jane Goldberg's Wandering shoes tap(h)istory featuring tip top tapes, tapalogues, tapology and tapperabilia.
- Event
- Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 13, 1980.
- Performer
- Instructors: Charles "Cookie" Cook, Ernest "Brownie" Brown.Pianist: Ram Ramirez.
- Local Subject
- Dance workshops and workshop performances.Television. By word of foot.
- Added Author
- Cook, Charles, 1917-1991. tch, dancer.Brown, Ernest. tch, dancer.Goldberg, Jane, 1948- , dancer.Ramirez, Ram, 1913- MusicianChanging Times Tap Dancing Company.DHCA.
- Research Call Number
- *MGZIC 9-5751