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(BALLET IN THE MAKING) 1932

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No title. L/S of group of young girls ballet dancing in a hall (paper records state that this is the Mayfair School of Dancing). Other girls watch the display. The girls are probably preteens.

"Well, they catch 'em young" M/S of two young girls being given ballet lessons in front of a mirror. We see the teacher's reflection as well as the girls'. They carry out various ballet exercises. "- develop these graceful toe steps and dainty arm movements" Older girls perform a routine whilst the younger ones watch. Various shots of the dancing display.

"- and start them whirling - " Six girls do lots of pirouettes. "The supply is inexhaustible, for dancing attracts both old and young - " Group of girls dance from the back of the room to the front. "And these "buds" blossom forth into flowers of the Ballet." The girls dance around a lake.

Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue number 600.

Issue Date: 01/12/1932 Sound: Mute
Time in: 01:21:58:00 Time out: 01:24:08:00
Canister: EP 250 Film ID: 970.10
Sort number: EP 250 Tape: *PM0970*
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