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Dance Black America, April 21-24, 1983 [part 9, April 23]

Title
Dance Black America, April 21-24, 1983 [part 9, April 23] [sound recording] / presented by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and State University of New York.
Publication
1983.

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Additional Authors
  • Pabon, Jorge.
  • Sommer, Sally R.
  • Gottschild, Brenda Dixon.
  • Webb, Margot, 1910-
  • Hillman, George.
  • Strohman, Scoby.
  • Banes, Sally.
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music.
  • State University of New York.
  • Dance Black America (Festival)
Description
2 sound discs (ca. 94 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • Symposium: Tap, Jazz, Social, and Street Dancing: Sally Sommer, Sally Banes, Honi Coles, Brenda Dixon-Stowell, Margot Webb, George Hillman, and Clarence [Scoby] Strohman. 4/23/83.
  • Disc no. 18 (ca. 47 min.). Introduction of panelists by Sommer as moderator; Dixon-Stowell (ca. 9 min.) speaks about the manner in which African American dance forms have reappeared in social dancing in the United States; the restricted performance opportunities and venues within which African American dancers developed their careers; and [using slides as a visual aid] the dance team of Norton and Webb; Sommer speaks briefly with Hillman about his career [demonstration by Hillman of soft-shoe dancing; calling to podium of Fabel (Jorge Pabon)]; Banes (ca. 16 min.) speaks about the dance form known as "breaking" (also known as "rocking") and its development in the 1980s from a type of street or social dancing to a professional form seen in theaters, clubs, films, and television. [Disc no. 18 ends abruptly in middle of Banes's lecture, which continues on disc no. 19.]
  • Disc no. 19 (ca. 47 min.). Conclusion of Banes's lecture; Strohman (ca. 18 min.) speaks about the dancing performed by African Americans he remembers having seen as a child, in movies, vaudeville theaters and on the street; demonstration by Stohman of dance forms with commentary based substantially on his experiences as a spectator and performer [sound volume of commentary is low]; Sommer briefly interviews Fabel [Jorge Pabon], an electric boogie dancer and graffiti artist, who performs in the streets and in theaters [dance demonstration by Fabel and Mr. Freeze, formerly of the Rock Steady Crew; ca. 4 min]; question and answer session (questions almost inaudible); ends abruptly with end of disc no. 19 and continues on disc no. 15: *MGZTL 4-1195, no. 15.]
Donor/Sponsor
  • New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
  • Gift of Patricia Kerr-Ross.
  • Oral History Archive.
Subjects
Note
  • For the souvenir booklet produced in connection with the Dance Black America festival, see *MGS (U.S.) 84-4253. The booklet includes the festival program, articles by festival panelists, a bibliography, and a filmography. For a videorecording made of performances at the festival, see *MGZIA 4-280.
  • Margot Webb, George Hillman, and Clarence Strohman were not listed as panelists in the souvenir booklet. Honi Coles, who was listed as a speaker in the souvenir booklet, was not introduced or identified as a speaker.
  • The last 8 minutes of the question and answer session is out of sequence; it is found on the first 8 minutes of disc no. 15: *MGZTL 4-1195 no. 15.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-1195
OCLC
NYPY02-R16
Title
Dance Black America, April 21-24, 1983 [part 9, April 23] [sound recording] / presented by the Brooklyn Academy of Music and State University of New York.
Imprint
1983.
Funding
Preservation was made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, 2000-2001.
Local Note
Former archival original: *MGZTCO 3-1195 no. 13, sides A and B.
Preservation master: *MGZTP 4-1195 nos. 18 and 19.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 4-1195 nos. 18 and 19.
Sound quality: The cassettes from which the Dance Black America festival were preserved contain gaps, abrupt starts and stops, unrelated material, and material that is out of sequence. In addition, the audibility, especially of questions taken from the audience, is often poor.
Local Subject
Social dancing -- 20th century.
Local Subject
Street dancing.
Added Author
Pabon, Jorge.
Sommer, Sally R.
Gottschild, Brenda Dixon.
Webb, Margot, 1910-
Hillman, George.
Strohman, Scoby.
Banes, Sally.
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
State University of New York.
Dance Black America (Festival)
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-1195
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