Sue's Leg: Remembering the Thirties (1976)
1976 · Short film · 32 min
Synopsis
Choreographer Twyla Tharp and her company perform her creation entitled Sue's leg, to the music of the late jazz artist, Fats Waller. Interspersed with the choreography is a collage of film scenes from the 1930's showing American popular dancing which influenced Tharp's style
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★★★★ · Just watched the first reel- great footage! · kerriganm · 2017-08-18
Luckily for us, this is a great catalog of dances and performers from the 30s, with only brief and occasional clips of Twyla Tharp's group- the comparisons do not favor the latter, unfortunately. A slow-motion jitterbug is nothing particular to watch. But what a stockpile of footage! Fred Astaire, Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Bojangles Robinson, square dancing, exhibition dancing, endurance dancing, tap dancing, jitterbugging... The 30s was indeed a decade when everyone danced, and well.
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