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Title: In Short, He's Hot
Description: Feature article on Kansas City native Columbus Short who is an actor, dancer, and choreographer. His latest movie is "Stomp the Yard". He lives in Los Angeles but he still has relatives who live in the Kansas City area.
Date: 2007-01-11
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Celebrate KC's Own 'Two Step'
Description: Article describing the film A Conversation in Dance: A Two-Step Documentary, which chronicles the Kansas City version of the two-step. The dance, which is known as "steppin" in Chicago and "hand dancing" in Dallas, retains a local flavor in the African-American community of Kansas City.
Date: 2004-08-24
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Janice L. Green, Winner of Talent; Beauty Pageant
Description: Photo and story about Janice Louise Green, or Janice Green, "winner of a beauty and talent pageant" and contestant at the national level. She was an African American "product of the Mabel Williams dancing school," and "daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Burroughs, of 2611 Flora Ave."
Date: 1952-08-28
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Tatiana Dokoudovska, KC's Doyenne of Dance, Dies at 84
Description: Article and obituary reporting the death of Tatiana Dokoudovska, who died at age 84 on September 21, 2005. Dokoudovska was born in Beausoleil, France in 1921, came to Kansas City in 1954, and eventually founded the Kansas City Ballet.
Date: 2005-09-22
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Leni Wylliams
Description: Compilation of oral history interview transcriptions conducted with friends and colleagues of Leni Wylliams. Wylliams was an award-winning dancer, choreographer, and preformed with and directed modern dance and ballet companies around the world. While serving as a visiting professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, he was found dead in his home on September 13, 1996 at the age of 35. This file contains transcriptions of interviews with 18 individuals associated with Wylliams remembering his life and career. Also included is a transcription of an interview with Wylliams conducted a year before his death.
Object Type: Manuscript

Title: Four Girls Performing on Stage
Description: Four young girls in costume performing on stage in front of an oriental backdrop.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Dancer Posing
Description: Unidentified dancer on stage posing in front of an oriental backdrop.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Tap Dancers in Costume
Description: Eight costumed girls lined up in a row. They are wearing hats with large plumes and holding toy guns and appear to be on a stage.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Negative

Title: T. J. Turner's
Description: Advertising card for T. J. Turner showing an African American woman in a pink dress dancing. Front of card says: "Bargains in Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry, at T. J. Turner's." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card: 528 Main Street, Kansas City.
Date: 1885~
Object Type: Advertising Card

Title: Woman in Costume Jumping
Description: Young woman in a dance costume shown in a jumping pose. She appears to be inside a studio.
Date: 1920~
Object Type: Negative

Title: Louise Brooks
Description: Brief profile of silent film actress and historian, Louise Brooks. Brooks was born in Cherryvale, Kansas, and lived in Wichita before departing for New York to be a dancer at age 15 in 1921.
Date: 2005
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Quirky Quixotic
Description: Pictures and article about Quixotic Fusion, a Kansas City based aerial arts and dance group founded by composer and artistic director Anthony Magliano. A recent performance was given in conjunction with the Kansas City Symphony, an "elaborate production 'Symphonic Quixotic'."
Date: 2011-08
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kansas City Ballet: The First Fifty Years
Description: "This fifty-year retrospective of the Kansas City Ballet captures the glorious moments of performance by the company along with the story of its extraordinary journey to becoming a dynamic force in the world of dance" (book jacket). The book contains a foreword by Jacques d'Amboise and details the contributions of artistic directors Tatiana Dokoudovska, Todd Bolender, and William Whitener. Illustrated with many photographs.
Date: 2007
Object Type: Book

Title: Cobras Alum Say Smith Deserves His Respect
Description: Article summarizes Arthur Willie Smith's founding of and involvement with the Marching Cobras drill team. The author states that Smith was raised in Prescott, Arkansas, and relocated to Kansas City in 1969, at which point he established his dance group. Former and current members of the Marching Cobras organization are interviewed and discuss Smith's work and future plans for the group.
Date: 2014-01-31
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Performing Strong 45 Years, Marching Cobras Perfecting Those Dance Steps with Style
Description: Article recognizes that February 14, 2014, will be the 45th anniversary of the Marching Cobras drill team. The author states that the group's first performance took place on February 14, 1969. Members of the Marching Cobras' organizational staff, including the group's founder, Willie Arthur Smith, are interviewed and discuss the group's history and hopes for the future.
Date: 2014-01-31
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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