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If only for an hour, original interviews. Danny Dare, Sammy Lewis

Title: If only for an hour, original interviews. Danny Dare, Sammy Lewis [videorecording] / produced and directed by Jane Levy Reed and Peggy Heller.
Publication: 1976.

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Description

1 videocassette (U-matic, NTSC) (36 min.) : sd., col.; 3/4 in.

Summary

Unedited footage for the documentary If only for an hour. For the completed program, see: *MGZIC 9-7 If only for an hour.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Jane Levy Reed.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Contents

Interview with Danny Dare (ca. 13 min.) / Continuing the interview begun on *MGZIC 9-6238 cassette one, Dare discusses the African-American influence on dance. He demonstrates the "English-style" way of performing an Irish reel, and contrasting examples of African-American steps and dances: the camel walk, a typical exit, the Shorty George. Continuing the demonstration, he performs Russian steps, the Charleston, a traveling time-step and a cartwheel. He talks about dancing schools in Hollywood (particularly Ethel Meglin's school), fan dancing, Broadway shows as a source of film performers, and choreographing for film.
Interview with Sammy Lewis (ca. 23 min.) / Lewis recalls his beginnings as a young dancer in New York, reminiscing about the team of Buck and Bubbles, and describing his own work on the team of Lewis and Brown. He looks back upon his performing career, which included dancing in movie theaters, his partnership with his wife Patty, and working with choreographer Ned Wayburn. He discusses moving to California in 1936, where he opened the club Slapsy Maxie's; displays and describes photographs in his scrapbook; and demonstrates the time-step.

Call Number

*MGZIC 9-6238 cassette two

OCLC

NYPY00-F549

Title

If only for an hour, original interviews. Danny Dare, Sammy Lewis [videorecording] / produced and directed by Jane Levy Reed and Peggy Heller.

Imprint

1976.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Performer

Interviewers: Jane Levy Reed, Peggy Heller.

Local Subject

Motion pictures. If only for an hour.

Added Author

Dare, Danny. ive, dancer.

Lewis, Sammy. ive, dancer.

Reed, Jane Levy. Interviewer. Producer. Director

Heller, Peggy. Interviewer. Producer. Director

DHCA.

Research Call Number

*MGZIC 9-6238 cassette two