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The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company

Title
The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company, 1978 March 19 / choreographed and directed by Jerry Ames ; presented by The Riverside Dance Festival.
Publication
1978.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Ames, Jerry
  • McQueen, Butterfly
  • Burke, Kathy
  • Gehrke, Lucinda
  • Landis, Nancy
  • Lumbard, Dirk
  • McKay, Gary
  • Skinner, Randy
  • Barnes, Rolf
  • Roberts, Ruth
  • Milliken, Glynis
  • Guerro, Jose
  • Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company, dancer.
Description
2 streaming video files (65 min.) : sound, black and white.
Uniform Title
  • Tapists (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Happy tap (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Waltz time (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Shades (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Swing time (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Slip and slide (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Mood Espagnol (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Sound footing (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • American Irish jig (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Currents (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Softly (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Improvisation (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Bistro (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Elegante (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Maid of rhythm (Choreographic work : Ames)
  • Steppin' out (Choreographic work : Ames)
Alternative Title
  • Riverside Dance Festival
  • Jerry Ames Archive.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
Note
  • Title from original videocassette label ; additional credit information from Dance Division's *MGZB Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company [Programs].
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits (note)
  • Choreography, Jerry Ames ; lighting design, Ruth Roberts ; stage manager, Glynis Milliken ; costumes, Jose Guerro.
Source (note)
  • donated by Estate of Jerry Ames
Contents
  • Reel 1 (32 min.). The Tapists (2 min.) / music, Typewriter ; dancers, Kathy Burke, Lucinda Gehrke, Nancy Landis -- Happy Tap (2 min.) / music, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Slip and Slide (3 min.) / music, Sandpaper Ballet ; dancers, Kathy Burke, Lucinda Gehrke, Nancy Landis, Gary McKay, Randy Skinner -- Mood Espagnol (2 min.) / music, Perfidia ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Waltz Time (3 min.) / music, Belle of New York ; dancers, Kathy Burke, Gary Mckay -- Shades (premiere) (3 min.) / music, Rhapsody in Blue ; dancer, Nancy Landis -- Swing Time (4 min.) / music, One O'Clock Jump ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- An American Irish Jig (3 min.) / music, The Irish Washerwoman ; dancers, Kathy Burke, Nancy Landis, Gary McKay, Randy Skinner -- Intermission -- Currents (10 min.) / music, Acapella (Work in Progress) ; dancers, Kathy Burke, Lucinda Gehrke, Nancy Landis, Dirk Lumbard, Gary McKay, Randy Skinner.
  • Reel 2 (34 min.). Improvisation (16 min.) / music, the fingers & the feet ; music performed by Rolf Barnes ; dancer, Jerry Ames ; guest, Butterfly McQueen -- Bistro (3 min.) / music, One of Those Songs ; dancers, Kathy Burke, Gary McKay -- Elegante (3 min.) / music, 18th Century Drawing Room ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Sound Footing (5 min.) / music, Big Noise from Winnetka ; dancers, Kathy Burke, Nancy Landis, Gary McKay, Randy Skinner -- Maid of Rhythm (3 min.) / music, Song of India ; dancer, Kathy Burke -- Softly (3 min.) / music, Tiptoe Through the Tulips ; dancer, Jerry Ames -- Steppin' Out [incomplete, ends abruptly] (2 min.) / music, Give My Regards to Broadway ; dancers, Entire Company.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 2092
OCLC
940566470
Title
The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company, 1978 March 19 / choreographed and directed by Jerry Ames ; presented by The Riverside Dance Festival.
Production
1978.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Access
Patrons can access streaming video online only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Credits
Choreography, Jerry Ames ; lighting design, Ruth Roberts ; stage manager, Glynis Milliken ; costumes, Jose Guerro.
Performer
Dancers, The Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company: Jerry Ames, Kathy Burke, Lucinda Gehrke, Nancy Landis, Dirk Lumbard, Gary McKay, Randy Skinner ; pianist, Rolf Barnes.
Event
Videotaped during performance at Riverside Church theater, New York, N.Y., 1978 March 19.
Original Version
Original format: 2 open reels ; 1/2 in.
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Added Author
Ames, Jerry, choreographer.
Ames, Jerry, dancer.
Ames, Jerry, director.
McQueen, Butterfly, speaker.
Burke, Kathy, dancer.
Gehrke, Lucinda, dancer.
Landis, Nancy, dancer.
Lumbard, Dirk, dancer.
McKay, Gary, dancer.
Skinner, Randy, dancer.
Barnes, Rolf, performer.
Roberts, Ruth, lighting designer.
Milliken, Glynis, stage manager.
Guerro, Jose, costume designer.
Jerry Ames Tap Dance Company, dancer.
Ames, Jerry, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Tapists (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Happy tap (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Waltz time (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Shades (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Swing time (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Slip and slide (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Mood Espagnol (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Sound footing (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): American Irish jig (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Currents (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Softly (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Improvisation (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Bistro (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Elegante (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Maid of rhythm (Choreographic work : Ames)
Container of (work): Steppin' out (Choreographic work : Ames)
Jerry Ames Archive.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 2092
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