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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Honi Coles

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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Honi Coles

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Title
By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Honi Coles
Names
Coles, Honi, 1911-1992 (Teacher)
Coles, Honi, 1911-1992 (Dancer)
Bufalino, Brenda (Dancer)
Goldberg, Jane, 1948- (Director)
Changing Times Tap Dancing Company (Presenter)
Collection

Jane Goldberg Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1980-10-18
Table of Contents
Conclusion (first 8 min. of tape) of Honi Coles's 11:30AM class, which began on *MGZIC 9-5781 and *MGZIC 9-5779. |||| Informal dance performances, including a soft shoe to the song "Taking a chance on love," danced by Honi Coles and Brenda Bufalino, and a solo by Bufalino ; followed by candid footage. |||| Interview with Honi Coles, probably as an introduction to his 1:30PM class. He reminisces about his "class act" with Cholly Atkins, and describes how Ethel Waters inspired his dance to "Taking a chance on love." This session continues on *MGZIC 9-5772.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 7544
Topics
Tap dancing
Tap dancing -- Study and teaching
Dance
Genres
Documentary films
Filmed performances
Filmed dance
Interviews
Motion pictures
Notes
Content: Title provided by Jane Goldberg.
Content: For the completed documentary on this workshop, see *MGZIC 9-5600 By word of foot I.
Performers: Instructor: Honi Coles.
Venue: Videotaped at the Village Gate, New York, on October 18, 1980.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (22 min., 10 sec.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
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 records the conclusion of a morning class taught by Honi Coles and the transitional period leading to the beginning of his afternoon class.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3064
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13873366
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 16d2a140-9a0f-0138-c76b-0de9e9e89b1d
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1911: Creator Born
  • 1980: Created
  • 1992: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Honi Coles" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2fa1937b-d942-432f-a4e9-ce9641c43db0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Honi Coles" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2fa1937b-d942-432f-a4e9-ce9641c43db0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Honi Coles Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2fa1937b-d942-432f-a4e9-ce9641c43db0

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By word of foot I, tap masters pass on their tradition, Honi Coles