Tuesday, July 29, 2008

A Tribute to Bob

Bob traveled around the world as a member of the Katherine Dunham dance troupe in the 1950's.

Below are a few videos of Ms. Dunham's troupe:

Floyd's Guitar Blues (silent) (We think Bob is the male dancer in this clip.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In1KtD8Wz9g

Charm Dance (silent)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1aMxkMo19E

Carnival of Rhythm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FetuMAGOzBc

Stormy Weather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W23MYjH92co

Cumbia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkVuVagvBAU

Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vyx6ue7K6o

Mambo pt.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W9LA7JTtew

list of additional youtube search results for "katherine dunham"
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=katherine+dunham&page=1

Thank you to James for providing these links.

2 comments:

Ann said...

Susan,

Thanks for sharing these videos. What an amazing life.

Mark Martinez said...

Wow! What a great legacy - how did you get to know this guy? You are so full of art and life and all things wondrous - thanks for sharing!