Dancing the Big Apple, 1937 : African- Americans inspire a national craze / Dancetime Publications in association with SavoyStyle presents ; a film by Judy Pritchett.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | [Dallas] : Dancetime Publications, ©2009. |
| Description | 1 online resource (39 min.) |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?DAIV;1630568 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Gee, George, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Hermann, Daniel, narrator. |
| Other author/creator | Pritchett, Judy, director, narrator. |
| Other author/creator | Dancetime Publications. |
| Other author/creator | Jump, Jive, and Wailers (Musical group) |
| Other author/creator | McIntosh County Shouters (Musical group) |
| Other author/creator | SavoyStyle (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Solomon Douglas Swingtet. |
| Variant title | aDancing the Big Apple, 1937 |
| Portion of title | African-Americans inspire a national craze |
| Contents | Dancing the Big Apple -- Big Apple hysteria -- Everybody can do it! -- The Ring shout -- Lance Benishek teaches the Big Apple --Big Apple dance contest. |
| Abstract | It's 1937, and the nation is struggling to recover from the Great Depression, complicated by a new recession. Three white teenagers enter an African-American nightclub called the Big Apple in Columbia, South Carolina. They see a strange circle dance performed to popular swing music ... So begins an exciting encounter of cultural traditions the builds to a massive dance craze involving Americans from every walk of life - including the FDR family in the White House. Viewers take a journey back to Africa, through slavery, and into the fascinating account of the Ring Shout ceremony practiced by African-Americans - sometimes secretly, sometimes openly - for hundreds of years. With taproots deep in history, The Big Apple dance provided just the right medicine in trying times. |
| General note | Previously released on DVD. |
| General note | Special features: instruction; choreography. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (VAST-Academic video online). Available via World Wide Web. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |