Dance, Dance, Dance TV Series, NBC

Original Performance on September 1, 1978

1978  Dance, Dance, Dance was a ten-part series on NBC-TV, Washington, DC, about professions in dance, 30-minutes each program, produced by Sandra Butler and narrated by Maida Withers, dance specialist (dancer, choreographer, teacher, filmmaker).  The series was shown in Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, DC.

Each weekly show featured a different and unique topic with specialists participating “live” in the diverse television programs.  The diverse shows included the fields of management and dance, dance therapy, choreography and dancers, teaching, dance as exercise, etc. All the current professions in Dance developing as the field and culture grew and changed.

Sandra Butler told Maida she had taken the original taped copies to her home when she left employment at NBC-TV (channel 4) in Washington, DC.  Maida learned through a telephone call to Sandra, that there had been a fire in her home that destroyed all of her records taken from NBC, include this dance series.

At the time of this show, these professions were newly developing fields for employment in dance. It was an exciting public endeavor.


Artists and Collaborators
Producer of Series
Narrator and Topic Consultant