- Directed by
- Hegedus, Chris, American, born 1952
- Pennebaker, D.A., American, 1925 - 2019
- Narrated by
- Holder, Geoffrey, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014
- Subject of
- DeLoatch, Gary, American, 1953 - 1993
- Green, Chuck, American, 1919 - 1997
- Perryman, Al, American, born 1945
- Pomare, Eleo, Colombian American, 1937 - 2008
- Rock Steady Crew, American, founded 1977
- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American, founded 1958
- Wood, Donna Jean, American, born 1954
- Garth Fagan Dance, American, founded 1970
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- polyester film
- Dimensions
- Duration (Reel 1): 31 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1150 Feet
- Duration (Reel 2): 43 Minutes
- Length (Film): 1550 Feet
- Caption
- This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
- Description
- A documentary film with the title Dance Black America. It consists of two (2) reels of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound.
- The film features on-stage performances at a three-day festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) celebrating Black dance. The performers include The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (featuring Donna Wood and Gary DeLoatch), Garth Fagan’s Bucket Dance Theater, Mama Lu Park’s Jazz Dancers, The Charles Moore Dance Theater, The Chuck Davis Dance Co., Eleo Pomare, Chuck Green, The Magnificent Force, The Jazzy Jumpers, Al Perryman, Leon Jackson, Halifu Osumare, Dejan’s Olympia Brass Band of New Orleans, Rudy Stevenson Band, Ruth Brisbane, and BISS Harmonizers. There is also archival footage and a few of the dancers discuss their experience dancing.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Topic
- Dance
- Film
- Modern dance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.72.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




