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Scope and Contents A phone interview with Baayork Lee conducted by David Lewis Hammarstrom on June 27, 2003. Baayork was an ensemble dancer in the 1958 Rogers and Hammerstein production of "Flower Drum Song."Asked to share memories of rehearsals or shows, she recalls working closely with choreographer Carole Haney on some of the dance numbers, understudying and unexpectedly going on as “Fan Tan Fannie” for one performance, and watching and learning dance steps on the side. She also offers her views...