Research Catalog

Title

By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Leticia Jay and Bunny Briggs [videorecording]

Publication

1980.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jay, Leticia.
• Briggs, Bunny.
• Goldberg, Jane, 1948-
• Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.
• DHCA.

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. This tape contains segments from two sessions.

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

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.

Performer (note)

• Interviewees: Leticia Jay, Bunny Briggs.
• Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 14, 1980.

Contents

• Conclusion of an interview with Leticia Jay (ca. 15 min.), which began on *MGZIC 9-5752. Jay recalls her career as an exotic dancer, which she sees as a facet of jazz dancing, formerly stressing fantasy rather than actual physical exposure. She describes her wide-ranging studies, which included ballet as well as various ethnic dance forms, and answers questions from workshop participants.
• Interview with Bunny Briggs (ca. 4 min.), preceding his class. He discusses and demonstrates his own style of tap, and defines the terms "continuation" and "attitude dancing." Briggs's class continues on *MGZIC 9-5747 and *MGZIC 9-5745.

Call Number

*MGZIC 9-5750

OCLC

NYPY98-F3089

Title

By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Leticia Jay and Bunny Briggs [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 14, 1980.

Performer

Interviewees: Leticia Jay, Bunny Briggs.

Interviewer: Jane Goldberg.

Local Subject

Dance workshops and workshop performances.

Television. By word of foot.

Exoticism in dance.

Added Author

Jay, Leticia. Interviewee

Briggs, Bunny. Interviewee

Goldberg, Jane, 1948- Interviewer

Changing Times Tap Dancing Company.

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-5750