Dance on Video: Media Resources Center UCB (includes film, theater, performance works, art, and dance) About TapFollowing an introduction by Gregory Hines, integrates interviews and performances by veteran tap dancers Steve Condos, Chuck Green, and Jimmy Slyde in this celebration of jazz tap dancing. A film by George T. Nierenberg. Dist.: . 1999. 27 min. Video/C MM394 Alive & Kicking: New Dance & Performance Art from P.S. 122 in New York City"Excerpts from 'The American Chestnut' written and performed by Karen F visual art and video by Karen Finley."--Closing credits. Three tapes, 29 min. each: Alive & Kicking #34, #35, #36. 1997. 87 min. Video/C 6062 All Rapped Up: An Inside Look at the Rap/Dance Music Scene. A critique of the spiritual realities behind the pop/dance and rap music scene from a fundamentalist Christian biblical perspective. A production of Reel to Real Ministries. 135 min. Video/C 3552 All Rapped Up: An Inside Look at the Rap/Dance Music Scene. A critique of the spiritual realities behind the pop/dance and rap music scene from a fundamentalist Christian biblical perspective. A production of Reel to Real Ministries. 135 min. Video/C 3552 America Dances! : A Collector's Edition of Social Dance in Film Includes 60 historical dance film clips from the first part of the 20th century in the United States, recording changing dance trends, expertise, and taste, and reflecting American culture through the years. This dance retrospective spans the panorama from average Americans dancing in newsreels to top quality performers who have left a legacy of dance moves across the ballroom floor. Contents: : from the Cakewalk to the Castle walk. Charity B Foxy Grandpa & Polly C Comedy C Comedy C One step : Everybody's doin' Comic Fox Trot with Mr. & Mrs. Sydney D Airplane W Two S Irene and Vernon Castle : the whirl of life -- : from the Blackbottom to the Lindy Hop. Let's do The B C Charleston and B Cha Charl C B S Raggedy Ann, T Kinkerjeu, Lindy Whirl, Yankee P Old fashioned W Lindy H Lindy Hop -- + : from dance marathons to Lindy Hop / Jitterbug contests. Danc 8 couples remain in grueling 3 mo Exhausted couples drag fatigued fe Tired couples totter on feet over 2,500 Endurance dancers still seek record after 5 Lambeth W Waltz : New York C Waltz, Rumba, Mambo : Harvest Moon B New style Rhumba makes a hit Susie Q Big A Big Apple dance: a Tarheel st From the Minuet to the Big A Big Apple:.Collegiate S 200,000 Jitterbugs go slap happy at Swing J Beach resort has new slant on J A dizzy round of Jitterbug and Ji Lindy Hop : Harvest Moon B Lindy Hop/Jitterbug Jive : New York C Lindy Hop : Harvest Moon B Lindy Hop : Harvest Time in R Lindy Hop : newsreel -- : from romantic dance to acrobatic classics. Waltz : Irene Castle at the world' Adagio : may I have the next trance With you?; Adagio : Cuban P A R R Mexican Jumping B Conga L Rhumba Serenade : mi R Lindy Hop : Lindy Hop : Cottontail (Hot Chocolates); Lindy Hop : boy! what a girl!; Lindy Hop : killer diller. 135 min. DVD 2162; also VHS Video/C 3552 Athleticism in Dance: Acrobatics of the 18th Century (Eye on Dance; 134) Host: Celia I interviewee: Catherine Turocy. Demonstration dance: "The Entre by Apollo" (Kenneth Pierce) -- Esoterica Balletica (Dan Wagoner). Discussion of acrobatics and athletic advances made in dance during the past two centuries including the evolution of dance costume. Dist.: 1984. 29 min. Video/C 4018 Athleticism in Dance: Daring Dancers (Eye on Dance; 135) Demonstration dances: Contact improvisational piece (N. Stark Smith) -- "Autumn song" (B. Salz) -- Excerpt from Paul Taylor Dance commercial -- "Esoterica Balletica": Commentary on contact improvisational dance (Elizabeth Zimmer). Dancers discuss and perform contact improvisation, modern and aerial dance. Dist.: c1984. 29 min. Il Ballarino: The Art of Renaissance Dance. Demonstration of steps -- A dance for two: So Ben Mi Chi Ha Buon Tempo (I Know Who is Having a Good Time) -- A dance for three: Allegrezza d'Amore (The Joys of Love) -- A ance for four couples: La Caccia d'Amore (The Hunt of Love). Authentic Renaissance court dances and the gestures and step vocabulary associated with them are demonstrated and described by noted dance historian and musicologist Julia Sutton from dance manuals of the16th century Itaian masters Fabritio Caroso and Cesare Negri. 1990. 33 min. Video/C 2022 Ballet and SexA lecture by Joan Acocella, senior critic for Dance Magazine and dance critic for the New Yorker concerning the representation of the female body and sexuality in ballet. Recorded by Educational Technology Services, University of California, Berkeley on February 22, 2005. 81 min. Video/C MM489 Ballet Class A ballet dancer demonstrates the movements of each ballet exercise accompanied by commentary from the instructor about what techniques each exercise is designed to develop. Developed by Phoebe Meyers. Barre exercises -- plies -- tendus from 1st -- tendus from 5th -- pas de cheval -- decages -- Ronds de jambe -- frappes -- fondus -- stretch exercises -- developpes -- grand battements -- center exercises -- coordination -- adacio -- pirouettes -- small jumps -- petit allegro (slow tempo) -- petit allegro (fast tempo) -- pique turns -- grand allegro -- ending combination -- reverence. 1984. 21 min. Video/C 5585 Ballet, the Art of DanceLooks at the rigorous education of students at the prestigious School of American Ballet in New York City, interspersed with archival film footage of the history of the development of a ballet as an art form. Includes interviews and commentary by faculty, advanced students of the Academy, and academics. Supplementary short issued with: The Adventures of young Indiana Jones. 2007. 33 min. DVD X234 Ballet Vocabulary A ballet dancer demonstrates the movements of each ballet exercise accompanied by commentary from the instructor defining the terms and techniques of each exercise. Developed by Phoebe Meyers. Plies -- tendus from 1st -- tendus from 3rd -- pas de cheval -- degages -- Rond de jambe (a terre en l'air) -- fondu -- frappe -- developpe -- grand battement -- positions of feet and arms -- clissade -- pas de bourree -- chasse -- pas de basque -- changement -- echappe -- sissonne -- jete -- pas de chat -- ballonne -- assemble -- pirouette -- pique turns and soutenu -- chasse -- grand jete. 1984. 26 min. Video/C 5586 Baroque Dance, An introduction to the social and theatrical dancing of the baroque period, a high point of stylistic richness and excellence in the history of Western dance. Dance notation is included. Originally produced in 1977; sponsored by the Dept. of Dance, University of California, Los Angeles. 23 min. Video/C MM714 Barcelona in 48 Hours A film composed of a collection of black and white still photographs, taken over a period of 48 hours in Barcelona. The film is both an impressionistic portrait of a contemporary dance artist and a meditation on movement of the body, through dancing and traveling. The raw material of hundreds and hundreds of photographs was edited to create a story and dream-like movement. Performed by David Zambrano and Mat Woorter, with appearances by Dietmar Diesner, Pepe Ferrer, Simone Forti, Jennifer Monson, Alex Rendon, Judith Sanchez. A film by Anja Hitzenberger and Edward Ratliff. Presented at the International Latino Film Festival held in the San Francisco Bay Area. c2002. 27 min. Video/C MM1255 The Berkeley Morris Dancers. Performance of a Morris dancer's group, videotaped live on campus by the Education Television Office. Video/C 69 Beyond the Mainstream (Postmodern Dances) Explores the non-traditional modern dance trends through interviews with and excerpts from the work of choreographers Trisha Brown, David Gordon, Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainier and Kei Takei. DVD 2340; also VHS Video/C 975 Broadway..A History of the Musical! Narrated by Ron Husmann. Five volumes. Brush and Barre: The Life and Work of Toulouse-LautrecDocuments the development of a multimedia dance theater work, based on the life and work of Toulouse-Lautrec, choreographed by Linda Fowler at UCLA. Intercuts rehearsals of the work, views of Toulouse-Lautrec's paintings and graphics, and old photographs depicting Lautrec's life, visual style and philosophy. Concludes with a performance of the work. 1979. 59 min. Video/C MM803 Burn the FloorFilmed at its World Premiere, and starring 44 of the world's champion ballroom and Latin dancers, this documentary film is an explosive journey through all types of competition dance. It takes the viewer on a roller coaster ride from the elegance and beauty of its opening waltz through the emotion and heat of "Passionata" to the cool sexy modern beats of the contemporary finale, "Would you like to dance with me." Feature presentation (ca. 97 min.). Chapters: 1, Opening titles -- 2, Fantasy waltz -- 3, Urban heat -- 4, Jump, jive and wail -- 5, Boogie woogie bugle boy -- 6, Sing, sing, sing -- 7, Cheek to cheek -- 8, Top hat, white tie and tails -- 9, Passionata I -- 10, Passionata II -- 11, Passionata III -- 12, Finale (hot) -- 13, Finale (Jump, jive and wail) -- 14, End titles. Bonus materials: "Burn the floor: a breathtaking journey" (ca. 30 min.): Documentary on the making of the show, from its inception to opening night, as seen through the eyes of its creative staff, performers and others. 1999. Cavalcade of Dance The dance-team of Veloz and Yolanda recreate their versions of various dances covering about three decades of the 20th century including the tango, the Charleston, black-bottom, jitterbugging and the rhumba. Music heard and danced to was" "Victory Waltz," "Darktown Strutter's Ball," "Mi Hijo," "Lamento Esclavo," "Dengosa" and "Jeepers Creepers." Directed by Jean Negulesco. 1943. 11 min. Included on DVD 6275 Chulas Fronteras. Features music and culture of Mexican-Americans living in southern Texas, showing food preparation, family life, dances, fieldwork,and other social activities. Dist.: DVD 3456; vhs Video/C 1304 Choreography: Creating Vincent Paterson's Dance Sequences for the Film "Dancer in the Dark." Supplementary material included on DVD 1087 Club MThis short film is a digital fusion of computer animation with Latin and hip-hop dance styles. Spontaneous and choreographed movement work in tandem with animated costumes, props and backdrops to enhance the club dynamic. Special lighting effects reveal striking, multimedia visual patterns. Simultaneously, lighting provides a distinctive sense of place for "virtual" dancers (within the video) who frequent CLUB M. The video includes performance work from about 40 ASU Herberger College Dance alumni and undergraduates, in addition to four community members from Open Dance Studio in Phoenix, Ariz. A film by Muriel Magenta. 4 min. 2009. DVD X1806 [Contact Improvisation] Chute & Fall After Newton Chute: "Edit of the first Contact Improvisation demonstrations/installation in N.Y.C. at the John Weber Gallery in 1972. Performers from N.Y.C., University of Rochester, Oberlin College, and Bennington College" Fall after Newton: "A sweeping look at 11 years of practice of Contact Improvisation by Nancy Stark Smith and initiator, Steve Paxton. The progression ... shows one strand of the development of this mulifaceted duet dance form" Chute: performers, narration, Steve Paxton. Fall after Newton: performers, Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark S narration, Steve Paxton. [Contact Improvisation] M Peripheral V Soft Pallet. A series of separately filmed clips. Seven dancers perform various improvisatory dance movements and sequences before a live audience. Magnesium is often referred to as the seminal work for Contact Improvisation. Peripheral vision: Performers, Steve Christiansen, Steve Paxton, Nita Little, Nancy Stark Smith, Karen R commentary, Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith, Steve Christiansen. Soft pallet: Performers, Annette LaRoque, David Woodberry, Steve Paxton, Mary Fulkerson, Nancy Stark Smith, Danny Lepkoff. Magnesium: performed at Oberlin College, Ohio, Jan. 1972. Peripheral vision: edit of a performance at Firehouse Theater, San Francisco, Calif., 1973. Soft pallet: selections from a performance at L'Attico Gallery, Rome, Italy, 1973. [Contact Improvisation] Contact at 10th & 2nd Document of the 11th anniversary of Contact Improvisation performance at St. Mark's Church in N.Y.C. with dancers from England, Canada and the U.S. Performers, Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith, Kirstie Simson, David Appel, Peter Ryan, Alan Ptashek, Robin Feld. Filmed at St. Mark's Church, New York, N.Y., in 1983. Dance and Human History. Introduces the work of Alan Lomax and his colleagues in developing choreometrics, a cross-cultural method of studying the relationship of dance style to social structure. Shows how the group, including Forrestine Pauley and Irmgard Bartenieff, analyzed dance films from all over the world and established a connection between patterns of movement and patterns of culture. c1974. 40 min. DVD 8420 [preservation copy]; vhs Video/C 1137 Dance and Social Consciousness in the 30's and 40's (Eye on D 117). Demonstration dances: "I ain't got no home in the world anymore" (Woodie Gutherie, composer) -- Balag in a popular style. Performers: Host: Celia Ipiotis and Barry L interviewees: Anna Sokolow and Sophie Maslow. Dancers who began their careers in the 1930's and 1940's discuss promotion of social and political comment through dance. c1984. 29 min. Video/C 4017 Dance for Camera Presents award winning dance films from around the world selected from the Dance Camera West Festival held in 2002 in Los Angeles. Reines d'un jour (S Pascal Magnin) -- Measure (USA ; Gaelen Hanson, Danya Hanson) -- Rest in peace (Netherlands/UK ; Annick Vroom) -- Village trilogy (C Laura Taler) -- Cornered (C Michael Downing) -- Contrecoup (S Pascal Magnin). 2003. 95 min. DVD 1602 Dance for Camera 2 Contents: Boy / directed by Peter Anderson and Rosemary L performed by Tom Evans (6 min., UK) -- Burst / directed by Reynir L choreographed by Katrin H performed by Kata Johnson and Elias Knudsen (5 min., Iceland) -- Cargo / directed and choreographed by Kelly H performed by Joe Jurd (4 min., Canada) -- Case studies from the Groat Center for Sleep Disorders / directed by Mitchell R choreographed by Ashley Roland/Jamey Hampton (BodyVox) ; performed by Mitchell Rose, Leslie Braverman, Eric Oglesbee, Ashley Roland, Jamey Hampton -- Horses never lie / directed by Kathi P choreographed and performed by Caroline Richardson (5 min., Canada) -- Motion control / devised and choreographed by Liz Aggiss and Billy C directed by David A performed by Liz Aggiss (8 min., UK) -- The duchess / directed by Eric K choreographed by Shinichi Iova-K performed by Cassandra Terman, Shinichi Iova-Koga, Paige Sorvillo, Leigh Evans, Tanya Calamoneri, Haruko Nishimura, Joshua Kohl, Allen Willner (15 min., US) . Boy, considered a dance film classic, turns an ordinary boy into a superhero as he moves with stealth and grace through a dramatic coastal landscape, responding to this empty universe, manipulating it and conjuring up his own imaginary world. In Burst, a couple's intimate dance in the bedroom is interrupted by a sudden and unexpec the water may be cool, but this couple burns up the screen. Cargo presents one man's pit stop on the road of life, where he pauses to rest and contemplate whether to sometimes dark, sometimes funny and always sexy, the performer fills the interior of a 1969 Buick Skylark with his physical and emotional self. Case Studies is a faux-scientific investigation of ASDICT (Adult Sleep Disorder Induced by Childhood Trauma) in which we're privileged to see rare archival footage from the renowned (but fictitious) Groat Center for Sleep Disorders. The sensual film Horses never die delves into the mythic conc issues of birth, development, and renewal are ignited through movement. Motion control takes one glamorous and ageing dancer, traps her in the real world, then smashes into her private reality, and tries to control her movement, she already has you beaten in this bizarre journey of entrapment. The Duchess is a psychological portrait of a lonely and demented aristocrat, who is filled with long repressed memories and conjured demons. 2005. 50 min. DVD 9140 Dance Therapy: The Power of MovementTherapists: Joan Chodorow, Jane Downes, Susan Sandel, Barbara Estrin, Sharon Chaiklin. Shows five different dance therapists working with a variety of patients, young and old, healthy and disturbed to use their bodies to better understand their feelings and foster positive growth and change. 1982. 29 min. Video/C MM877 Dancing Across BordersA young man from Cambodia is given a chance to fulfill his dreams when he is brought to the United States to audition for the prestigious School of American Ballet. A film by Anne Bass. 2010. 88 min. Dancetime!: 500 Years of Social Dance: 1, 15th-19th Centuries A presentation of the history of popular dance forms. This first of two segments features dance forms, period costumes and dance music from the 15th through 19th centuries from the courts of Italy, France, England and the grand ballrooms of America. 1998. 47 min. Video/C 5358 Dancetime!: 500 Years of Social Dance: 2, 20th Century A presentation of the history of popular dance forms. This second of two segments features dance forms, period costumes and dance music from twentieth century America from the "animal dances" of the 1910's through the hip hop of the 1990's. 1998. 49 min. Video/C 5358 This 8-part series probes the traditions of dance in communities around the world and from the latest hip-hop in Morocco to a ballet class in Russia and a modern dance rehearsal in New York. Explores the art of communication called dance. Produced by Geoff Dunlop and Jane A telescript by Gerald Jonas & Rhoda G story by Rhoda G host and narrator, Raoul Trujillo. c1993. 58 min. ea. The Power of Dance. This program examines the work of ballet legend Jacques D'Amboise at his N.Y. National Dance Institute. Includes interviews with Russian dancers, Indian gurus, American song-and-dance men, and other international dancers. Video/C 2914 Lord of Dance. This program examines the role of dance in religious ritual. Examples include Hindu dances in India, Yoruba dances in Nigeria, Christian church dances in Europe. Folk dances that stem from religious ritual where angels and people danced to glorify God. Video/C 2915 Sex and Social Dance. This program examines the male and female roles in dancing in three different societies: USA, Morocco, and Cook Islands of Polynesia. Includes archival film footage. Video/C 2916 Dance at Court. 4 This program examines court dances in several different societies: England, Japan, Ghana, Java, France, and Russia. Imperial families nurtured court dance as an art form during peacetime. Video/C 2917 New Worlds, New Forms. This program examines the heritage that enslaved Africans brought to North and South America via dance. From the Samba in Rio to the Lindy -hop in Harlem, cultural collisions have shaped the popular dances of today. Video/C 2918 Dance Centerstage. This program examines classical theater dances in Russia and Japan. Ballet, based on 17th century court dances of Louis XIV, was developed in St. Petersburg. The Kabuki emerged from the streets of Kyoto. Video/C 2919 The Individual and Tradition. This program presents the history of choreography based on the creativity of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Martha Graham, Katherine Dunham, George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Eiko and Koma, Sardono Kusumo, and Garth Fagan. Includes examples of contemporary choreography from the USA and Japan, as well as archival film footage. Video/C 2920 Dancing in One World. . This program was made with dancers from the Pacific Rim Area including the United States (Afro-Americans, American Indians, and Hawaiians), Polynesia, Australia, and Indonesia. These dancers also took part in the Los Angeles Festival. Includes archival film footage. Video/C 2921 Dancing From the Inside Out: Three Stories From AXIS Dance Troupe A provactive and moving film which tells the stories of three professional dancers who use wheelchairs for beautiful dance sequences, the film weaves together these three personal journies to selfhood, their ongoing challenges and victories, and their work with AXIS Dance Troupe integrating disabled and non-disabled dance. 1994. 28 min. Video/C 5803 Del Mero Corazon (Straight From the Heart). Producer, Chris S director, photographer, and special editing, Les Blank. A lyrical journey through the musings of the heart in the Mexican-American Nortena music tradition. Various performers are shown in dancehalls and cantinas, presenting songs of passion and death, hurt and humor, and the pleasures and torn dreams of love. Dist.: 28 min. DVD 3456; vhs Video/C1303 Ethnic Dance Around the World Presents examples of ethnic dances from the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia and stresses their social and cultural motivations. Includes festival dances, celebration dances, courtship dances, and dances for recreation. Helps viewers understand why people dance, why dancing and music in many parts of the world are very different, and the role of religion in ethnic dancing. 1983. 24 min. Video/C 6548 Every Little StepThis documentary follows the plight of real-life dancers as they struggle through auditions for the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line". Also investigates the history of the show and the creative minds behind the original and current incarnations. Special features: Commentary with directors Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern and composer Marvin H "Donna McKechnie : in conversation" a new interview with John Breglio, Bob Avian and Baayork L Deleted scenes. Produced and directed by James D. Stern & Adam Del Deo. 2008. 93 min. DVD X2346 Forbidden City, U.S.A. "The Forbidden City" was a San Francisco nightclub of the 1930's and 40's featuring Chinese American entertainers. This documentary contains rare film clips from the old club acts, new prints from 35 mm. nitrate negatives, music from vintage 78 records and contemporary interviews, with performers and club owner Charlie Low, tracing the history of this era. Directed, written and produced by Arthur Dong. 56 min. DVD 6278; vhs Video/C 1775 Journal of American History v77, n3 (Dec, (2 pages). Glances at the Past: Performance of the Minuet (Eye on Dance; 59) Contents: Video excerpt from: "The Art of dancing, an introduction to Baroque dance" (New York Baroque Dance Company, 9 min.) -- Panel discussion by performers from "The Art of dancing" (C. Turocy, A. Jacoby, R. Tolle, 13 min.) -- "Esoterica Balletica" (Betty Low, 4 min.). Performers: Host: Celia I interviewees: Catherine Turocy, Ann Jacoby and Roger Tolle. The staff from the performance of "Art of dancing" compare and contrast dance styles of the 18th century, particularly the Minuet. Concludes with commentary by Betty Low on the history of ballet. Dist.: c1982. 27 min. Video/C 4016 Goddess Dancers of Cambodia: Classical Khmer BalletThe Royal Dancers of Cambodia, once one of the finest Asian troupes in the world, perform two works from their classical repertoire.... These dancers, all women, had just made a successful tour of the United States when this program was made. Soon thereafter the political upheavals in Cambodia virtually destroyed that country. These 'apsaras' or 'goddess dancers' were all either driven into exile or killed. Original American tour of 1971 arranged by Mel Howard and Ninon Tallon Karlweis. Produced and directed by Merrill Brockway. 27 min. Video/C 8169 HabitsCreated in a direct cinema style, this film follows students, choreographers and ballet masters at the State School of Dance in Athens, through the arduous construction of a dancer. With the camera serving as an unobtrusive presence, the work gathers momentum as it reaches the climax of performance. The effort is to show every facet of the State School of Dance realistically, from the day to day grind in the classroom and rehearsal studio to the adrenaline-laced rigors of performance. 2005. Producer/director, Gerasimos Rigas. Music plays a central role in the daily life of the Hassidic community. Filmed within the Hassidic community, we are treated to beautiful Hassidic melodies as sung in prayer, at celebrations and at many other significant events in the day to day life of Hassidic Jews. Dist.: 1994. 28 min. Video/C 5612 He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'. Jacques d'Amboise, principal dancer of the New York City Ballet, teaches children dance during school hours in fourteen schools in the metropolitan area. Tells the story of the children's experiences, from auditions, through the teaching process, culminating in an event at Madison Square Garden in which 1,000 children participate and celebrities perform with them. Dist.: . 1983. 48 min. Video/C 751 How Do I Look?A documentary capturing the Harlem "Ball" traditions that originated in the 70's, an historically off shot from the Harlem "Drag Balls" from the 20's. Because of the loss of hundreds of members of the "Ball" community to the HIV epidemic, this film records an important aspect of the history and legacy of the event. Focuses primarily on the icon and legends Pepper Labeija, Willi Ninja, Tracy Africa, Kevin Omni and Octavia St. Laurent, who took their talents outside the "Ball" community successfully and opened many doors for their community. Produced and directed by Wolfgang Busch. c2006. 80 min. In Heaven There is No Beer?A film by Les Blank. Shows Polish-American polka musicians and polka dancers performing at festivals, dance halls, and small beer halls in the eastern and midwestern parts of the United States. Features the music of Eddie Blazoncyck and the Versatones, the Dick Pillar Orchestra, Renata and Girls, Girls, Girls, and the Mrozinski Brothers. Dist.: c1984. 51 min. DVD 4970; vhs Video/C 2111 Irish Dance: See It! Feel It! Love It! Irish choreographers and dance instructors discuss the origins and history of Irish folk dancing and its current popularity around the world with commentary on Riverdance. Includes demonstrations of types of Irish dancing, dance competitions and winners of competitions, dance costumes and construction of dance shoes, dance music and traditions with dances demonstrated by members of various dance schools in England, Ireland, the United States, and Australia. 1997. Video/C 5718 J'ai Ete au Bal (I Went to the Dance).A film by Les Blank. Looks at the Cajun-zydeco countryside, its people and their dance halls blended with wonderful performances of the music and the recollections of its musicians. Features historical sequences about Joe Falcon, Amede Ardoin, Iry LeJeune, Harry Choates and others. Dist.: c1989. 84 min. DVD 3455; also VHS Video/C 1829 Brassieur, C. Ray. "J'ai Ete au Bal (I Went to the Dance): The Cajun and Zydeco Music of Louisiana." (movie reviews) Ethnomusicology v37, n1 (Wntr, (3 pages). Lindahl, Carl. "J'ai Ete au Bal (I Went to the Dance): The Cajun and Zydeco Music of Louisiana." (movie reviews) Journal of American Folklore v106, n422 (Fall, (58 pages). Whitehead, Kevin. "J'ai Ete au Bal." (video recording reviews) Down Beat v58, n4 (April, 1991):61. Jazz Tap Ensemble U. S. A. Jordu -- Spoon River -- Ice breaker boggie -- Kickin' it -- After hours -- Playin' for keeps -- Tone poem -- Jam with Honi. The Jazz Tap Ensemble perform eight contemporary pieces of original choreography, integrating spoons, wood blocks, harmonica, body music and other instruments. 1998. 35 min. Video/C 6674 The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance: The Americas, Canada and the United States Canada and the United States (Canada:Fr Canada: Native and A USA: African American Secular traditions) (59:18)-- v. 2. The United States: European traditions in the NewWorld (58:46) -- v. 3. The United States: Sacred traditions (43:02) -- v. 4. The Caribbean (58:40)-- v. 5. Central andSouth America: Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala,Guyana) (53:46) -- v. 6. Central and South America: Mexico,Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela (55:03). Video/C 4497 The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance: The Americas, Volume 2: European traditions in the New World. European traditions in the New World. Contents: Pop goes the weasel -- The lakes of Champlain -- OldSmokey -- John Brown's dream -- Chicken reel -- Square, hook &broom dances -- The wind that shakes the Barley (and others)-- Old grey mule -- Alabama jubilee -- Daybreak blues --Pickin' girl -- John Henry -- Cincinnati rag -- Black waters-- Marlboro cowboy -- The Jew in Jerusalem -- Kilakila 'o Eke-- Oh Madeleine -- J'ete au bal (I went to the ball) -- ChereBassette -- Think of me once a day -- Fandango -- Polka &conjunto -- Voy a sacarme la espina (I'm gonna take the thornout of me) -- Soft rain -- Salsa. Video/C 4498 The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways Video Anthology of Music and Dance: The Americas, Volume 3: Sacred Traditions African American sacred traditions: Take me to thewater/Glory, glory H Y Rock-a-L My mother' I belon Roll J Precious L My God ca Jesus is Can't nobody dome like J European & other sacred traditions: Holo maipele mai Kahikina -- We are gathering at the river/God' Beautiful hills of G Lord, Man I'm working on a building. Video/C 4499 Laban for Actors: The 8 Effort AactionsPresentation of a workshop for actors in the use of part of Rudolf von Laban's system on movement to add variety and clarity to their physical work. c1997. 32 min. Video/C 8203 Leicester International Dance Festival, 1991Edited footage from Opera sportif, a ballet performed at the 2nd Leicester International Dance Festival on Apr. 5-6, 1991, Leicester, England. Performed on a gym floor before an audience. Features a sports motif. Besides the female dancers, the cast includes volunteer athletes from the community in their sports' uniforms, with choreography incorporating movements of their sports. With voice-over narration. Accompanies the Leicester International Dance Festival issue of Choreography and dance, vol. 3, pt. 1. Video/C 8880 Lemonade Suite. Interpretation of several works by the poet using two other forms of expression, music and dance, to bring the word to life. 1982. 25 min. Video/C 533 A Life Apart: Hasidism in AmericaA life apart relates the story of the creation of the Hasidic post-Holocaust communities in the United States with particular emphasis on New York City. Seven years in the making, this extraordinarily intimate film takes the viewer into the depths of the Hasidim's joyous, sometimes harsh, and often beautiful world. From mystical tales to mesmerizing music, Rebbes to Holocaust survivors, it reveals an insular world few outsiders have seen. A film by Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky. 1997. 95 min. Video/C 6020 Lord of the Dance Performer: Performers: Michael Flatley, Bernadette Flynn, Daire Nolan, Gillian Norris, Helen Egan, Anne B Lord of the Dance O conductor and orchestrator, Anne D the Lord of the Dance Troupe. Michael Flatley takes to the stage in a stunning Celtic dance spectacular which re-tells Irish folk legend in a dazzling and updated style. 1997. 93 min. Video/C 9365 The Magic of Dance Dame Margot Fonteyn offers a look at the world of ballet. In Pt.1. Fonteyn explores dance from the dominance of the ballerina in the 1930's to theemergence of the great male dancers of the 1960's and the 1970's. Pt.2. explores the movement of dance across national frontiers from Italian and French dancers going to Russia in the 19th century to the coming of the Ballets Russes to Western Europe. Pt.3. looks at some of the pioneers in dance and choreography who have experimented with new styles and new forms. Pt.4. traces the Romantic ballet from the first ballerinas to dance on their toes through new dance styles to the revival of the romantic age early in the 20th century. In Pt.5 Fonteyn traces the ballet from its beginnings as courtly dance in the court of Louis XIV to the worldwide phenomenon of ballet today. In Pt.6 Fonteyn explores the dancer's life: the rigors of ballet class, the rehearsals, the preparation, the performance. Includes a complete performance of "Marguerite and Armand" performed by Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. in. 6 videocassettes, 312 min. Video/C 391 Medicine Fiddle. Film explores fiddling and step dancing representative of the mixed Native American and European culture which spread westward across Canada and northern United States with the French fur traders. Features interviews with fiddlers and dancers who share their recollections and discuss their art. Includes historical footage and fiddling and dancing performances. Produced and directed by Michael Loukinen. c1991. Video/C MM725 Mirror Dance (La danza del espejo)Tells the story of Margarita and Ramona de Sa&. Born identical twins, the sisters grew up to become acclaimed ballerinas with the National Ballet of Cuba. Once inserparable, their relationship deteriorated as one sister left for America while the other embraced the Cuban Revolution. Mirror Dance is the story of two women forever linked by birth and dance but struggling to overcome a deep rift between sisters and nations alike. Presented at the International Latino Film Festival held in the San Francisco Bay Area. Directed by Frances McElroy & Mar韆 Teresa Rodr韌uez. 2005. Monkey Dance. Film presents the lives of three Cambodian-American teenagers who come of age in the United States while holding on to some aspects of their Cambodian culture such as Cambodian dance. Directed, shot, and edited by Julie Mallozzi. 2004. 64 min. DVD 4260 New Dance. 9 person precision ball passing / choreographed by Charles Moulton, performed by Mia Babalis, Peggy Baker, Kathy Casey...[et al.] (8 min.) -- Michael Moschen solos / performed by Michael Moschen (16 min.) -- Towards a minimal choreography / choreographed by Michael Moschen, performed by Michael Schwartz (1 Three choreographies: the first is 5 men and 4 women passing yello the second is a man doing hand tricks with glass balls, glass sticks, the third shows a man rollerskating in different directions. Performers: Mia Babalis, Peggy Baker, Kathy Casey, Michael Moschen, michael Schwartz. c1986. 25 min. Video/C 4687

Palm Play: a Choreometric Teaching Film Demonstrates palm presentation patterns used by dancers throughout the world and discusses the distribution of these patterns in various geographic regions as well as the correlation with subsistence cultures. Originally produced in 1977 by the Choreometrics Project, located at the Dept. of Anthropology and the Bureau of Applied Social Research at Columbia University. Directed by Alan Lomax and Forrestine Paulay. 29 min. Video/C MM895 Panorama: A Multimedia HappeningDirected by Lisa Wymore of UC Berkeley抯 Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS), Panorama, will use large