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West African dance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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African Dance Video Archive

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West African dance

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Title
West African dance
Collection

African Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1986 (Approximate)
Place: U.S., Senegal
Table of Contents
Dance class taught by sister Takia (ca. 39 min.) / recorded in the studio, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1986 ; musicians, Leon L. Mobley, Leroy Diggs, and unidentified lead drummer ; dances taught include Lenjengo and Dounba (formerly called Mandiani). |||| Dance class [in] African rythm [sic] (ca. 20 min.) / titles on frame ; recorded in Senegal, ca. 1986 ; dances of Senegal taught by sister Tacu (née Camara) (off-camera) ; students are Gail Mobley, Deborah Lotus, and unidentified woman ; musicians not identified ; dances taught, as identified in titles, are Sunu (?), Lamba dance, Mbabass dance, and Wolosodon dance or slaves' dance.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9384
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4458 (former)
Topics
Dance -- Study and teaching
Dance, Black -- United States
Dance -- Africa, West
Dance -- Senegal
Senegal
Genres
Filmed dance
Video recordings
Notes
Content: Title from information provided by donor.
Performers: Courtesy of Leon L. Mobley and the Djimbe West African Dancers and Drummers.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (59 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Compilation of two classes in West African dance.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY95-F564
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12329446
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3133b230-8cc5-0135-b0d0-77af3db0b154
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1986: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "West African dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1986. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9a1293e-a57f-4c45-965e-f97811f630c0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "West African dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 20, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9a1293e-a57f-4c45-965e-f97811f630c0

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1986). West African dance Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b9a1293e-a57f-4c45-965e-f97811f630c0

Wikipedia Citation

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West African dance