In this delightful performance collaboration, Blumberg highlights the tap skills of dancers Charles ‘Cookie’ Cook, Brenda Bufalino and Kevin Ramsey. Focusing on the performers’ movements from the knee down, Blumberg uses slow motion to isolate such tap techniques as the ‘toe stab,’ ‘flam with pull-back,’ and ‘trenches.’ The syncopated tapping forms a rhythmic counterpart to the dancers’ demonstration of the essentials of their art.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1000083
Language
English
Audience classification
unclassified
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Object Types
Artwork
Materials
Single channel moving image, colour and audio
Holdings
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan