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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Title
Dance on: Cy Ledgin
Names
Ledgin, Cy (Interviewee)
Mahoney, Billie (Producer)
Kelly, Ann (Director)
Dance Films Association (Associated name)
Collection

Dance On Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1993-06-16
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4986
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3981 (former)
Topics
Rooney, Pat, 1880-1962
Donahue, Jack, 1892-1930
Leonard, Eddie, 1875-1941
Tap dancing
Dancers -- Aging
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Statement of responsibility: produced by Billie Mahoney in association with Dance Films Association, inc. ; director, Ann Kelly.
Venue: Program from the public access cable television program Dance on: with Billie Mahoney. Recorded in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 16, 1993. Produced through the facilities of American Cablevision of Kansas City, Missouri.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (29 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Brooklyn-born tap dancer Cy Ledgin, nearing his ninetieth birthday, looks back over his life and career. He recalls the dancing of Pat Rooney, Joe Frisco, Eddie Leonard, Gus Stewart, and Jack Donahue, all active early in this century, who taught him dances despite his lack of formal training. He discusses his dance schools and students, and his continuing participation in tap dancing, to which he attributes his longevity.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY936061225-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12175362
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fcba1420-804d-0135-060c-45c6419baaa8
Rights Statement
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  • 1993: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance on: Cy Ledgin" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1993. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c7e622f-2178-45f0-b9ef-3fe89cb6a45b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dance on: Cy Ledgin" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c7e622f-2178-45f0-b9ef-3fe89cb6a45b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1993). Dance on: Cy Ledgin Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1c7e622f-2178-45f0-b9ef-3fe89cb6a45b

Wikipedia Citation

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Dance on: Cy Ledgin