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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
May I have the pleasure?
Additional title: May I have the pleasure (Television program)
Names
Quirey, Belinda (Conceptor)
Smedley, Ronald (Producer)
London Contemporary Dance Theatre (Dancer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1976
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 8726
Topics
Social dancing
Genres
Filmed dance
Motion pictures
Documentary films
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Subtitle: The story of popular dance for a thousand years. Excerpts of a five-part series produced by the BBC television entitled, May I have the pleasure? Producer: Ronald Smedley. Series devised by Belinda Quirey. Narrator: Martin Jarvis.
Creation/production credits: Some dances staged by Karen Rabinowitz. Music: arranged by Jonathan Cohen. Costumes: Pat Fisher. Some sections performed by members of the London Contemporary Dance Theatre.
Performers: Dances performed (in excerpts) include: Basse danse, Galliard, Courante, Loure, Gigue, Parson's farewell, Minuet, The Scotch measure, Waltz, Ländler, Le pantalon, Polka, Schottische, The Boston, Tango, One-step, Bunny Hug, Kangaroo, Grizzly bear, Turkey trot, Fox trot, Twist, Robot, Cha-cha.
Content: Brief film excerpts show Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Rudolph Valentino, and Irene and Vernon Castle dancing.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (82 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary account of social dancing from the early Renaissance to the 1970's. Includes film sequences from newsreels and motion pictures, historical prints, demonstrations of dances of different eras, and brief discussions on social dance.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY847040879-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12160723
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 281982d0-88c7-0138-a292-53b6644cff78
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "May I have the pleasure?" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f1c81f9-2f53-47de-ad3a-3a5c8ef2f4a6

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "May I have the pleasure?" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f1c81f9-2f53-47de-ad3a-3a5c8ef2f4a6

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). May I have the pleasure? Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2f1c81f9-2f53-47de-ad3a-3a5c8ef2f4a6

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May I have the pleasure?