Sue's Leg: Remembering the Thirties--Twyla Tharp and Dancers

Series: Dance in America Series

Duration: 60

Year Published: 1976

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Presents Twyla Tharp, one of the nation's most talked about young choreographers, and her company as they perform her creation Sue's Leg using some of the music of the late jazz great Fats Waller. Juxtaposes this formal choreography against a collage of film scenes from the 1930s to show the richness and variety of American popular dancing which has heavily influenced Tharp's style. Includes film clips from movies, dance marathons, harvest moon balls, dancing schools, celebrity appearances, and such period fads as art-deco ballet., Presents Twyla Tharp, one of the nation's most talked about young choreographers, and her company as they perform her creation Sue's Leg using some of the music of the late jazz great Fats Waller. Juxtaposes this formal choreography against a collage of film scenes from the 1930s to show the richness and variety of American popular dancing which has heavily influenced Tharp's style. Includes film clips from movies, dance marathons, harvest moon balls, dancing schools, celebrity appearances, and such period fads as art-deco ballet.

Complete Record: Presents Twyla Tharp, one of the nation's most talked about young choreographers, and her company as they perform her creation Sue's Leg using some of the music of the late jazz great Fats Waller. Juxtaposes this formal choreography against a collage of film scenes from the 1930s to show the richness and variety of American popular dancing which has heavily influenced Tharp's style. Includes film clips from movies, dance marathons, harvest moon balls, dancing schools, celebrity appearances, and such period fads as art-deco ballet., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.