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Dance Philadelphia Dance

Presented by Scribe Video Center at Scribe Video Center

May 14, 2010

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Cuban Pete Dances Philadelphia (2007, 27 min) by Barry Dornfeld. This documentary profiles Pedro Aguilar, considered the "the greatest mambo dancer ever." Known as “Cuban Pete”, Aguilar began dancing in the late 1940s in New York, and rode the mambo craze through the '50s and '60s. This documentary takes you on the journey of him choreographing, rehearsing and performing several shows during his residence with the School of Dance at The University of the Arts. It also draws on historic footage, still photographs and scenes of Aguilar’s interviews about his life and his experience translating this art form to a contemporary setting. Sadly Cuban Pete passed away on January 14, 2009. Plenty of Good Women Dancers (2001, 53 min), by Germaine Ingram, Debora Kodish & Barry Dornfeld. This documentary features exceptional local African American women tap dancers whose careers spanned the 1920s-1950s. Restricted to few roles, often unnamed and uncredited, these women have largely remained anonymous within (and outside) of the entertainment industry and sometimes even within the communities in which they reside.