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BEAUTY & THE BALLET

Beauty & The Ballet (1933)

Extract from the Blue Danube Ballet shows women in crinoline skirts twirling...

PAVLOVA ... THE INCOMPARABLE!

Pavlova ... The Incomparable! (1931)

Famous ballerina Anna Pavlova is shown as she leaves the stage...

DANCING LESSON

Dancing Lesson (1928)

A woman teaches a young girl some ballet steps in a large garden.

BALLETS RUSSES - FESTIVAL OF NARCISSUS

Ballets Russes - Festival Of Narcissus (1920-1929)

Ballet on open-air stage in mountainous area followed...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 298 - MOHAWK CAMP, MOCK BULLFIGHT and SCHOOLGIRL...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 298 - Mohawk Camp, Mock Bullfight And Schoolgirl... (1960)

Out...

MARGOT FONTEYN INTERVIEWED ABOUT HUSBAND'S WHEREABOUTS

Margot Fonteyn Interviewed About Husband's Whereabouts (1959)

Famous ballet dancer Margot Fonteyn...

WATCH YOUR STEP

Watch Your Step (1922)

Trick photography is used in a film showing a ballerina dancing in a garden.

 

 

WHEN THE HEART IS YOUNG

When The Heart Is Young (1928)

Old fashioned dancing - bare feet and diaphanous dresses, girls float...

RUSSIAN DANCES WITH FRENCH

Russian Dances With French (1961)

Good footage of Rudolph Nureyev dancing with French dancers in...

ZIZI JEANMAIRE AND ROLAND PETIT

Zizi Jeanmaire And Roland Petit (1961)

French entertainers Zizi Jeanmaire and Roland Petit at home...

LONDON FESTIVAL BALLET IN PRAGUE

London Festival Ballet In Prague (1969)

London Festival Ballet performs in Prague.

PAVLOVA

Pavlova (1940-1949)

Anna Pavlova feeding swans in her garden.

FLYING BALLET

Flying Ballet (1951)

Nice footage of flying ballet at the Empress Hall in London.

BALLET NEGRE

Ballet Negre (1946)

Jamaican ballet group Ballet Negre rehearsing for performing in England.

BALLET

Ballet (1932)

Ballerinas dance at the Opera House Ball in Paris.

DANCE DANCE LITTLE GIRLS

Dance Dance Little Girls (1931)

Excellent film showing young dancing girls including a 3 year old doing...

CINDERELLA

Cinderella (1923)

Children from Monkstown Parish School perform Cinderella outdoors. Ireland.

DANCING MYSTERIES

Dancing Mysteries (1933)

An eerie couple dance in a picture frame.

THE DANCE OF THE FAN

The Dance Of The Fan (1934)

The Fallow Twins do a fan dance in the studio - with clothes on!

MARGARET TURNER

Margaret Turner (1937)

Margaret Turner performs a lively tap dancing routine on both tap shoes and ballet...

ANNA MARITA aka ANITA MARITA BALLET

Anna Marita AKA Anita Marita Ballet (1938)

Ballet dancer Anna Marita performing.

PAINTED LOVELIES

Painted Lovelies (1946)

Ballet dresses made from nylon used for parachutes.

JOAN OF ARC BALLET

Joan Of Arc Ballet (1958)

Performance of Joan of Arc ballet in Moscow.

FONTEYN AND NUREYEV IN AUSTRALIA

Fonteyn And Nureyev In Australia (1964)

Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev performing in Australia.

MENIA MARTINEZ

Menia Martinez (1959)

Cuban dancer studies ballet in Russia. Good quality throughout.

WINTER FANTASY

Winter Fantasy (1959)

Winter fantasy ice ballet performance in Moscow, Russia.

JANINE CHARRAT RETURNS TO BALLET AFTER SERIOUS BURN INJURIES aka BALLET DANCER...

Janine Charrat Returns To Ballet After Serious Burn Injuries AKA Ballet Dancer... (1962)

Janine...

COMEDY DANCERS

Comedy Dancers (1914-1918)

Footage of comedy dancers performing in studio.

IGOR MOISEYEV RUSSIAN BALLET MASTER

Igor Moiseyev Russian Ballet Master (1967)

Soviet Ballet Master Igor Moiseyev at work in Moscow

A DUCAL ROMANCE aka A DUCAL ROMANE

A Ducal Romance AKA A Ducal Romane (1933)

The Duke of Leeds and Mlle. M de Malkhazovy marry in Nice,...

AGAINST THE LAW - OF GRAVITY

Against The Law - Of Gravity (1926)

Exhibition dance by Gerardo and Adair - rough and tumble.

REVERIE

Reverie (1932)

An art deco figure on an ashtray comes to life and dances about with a transparent scarf.

THE DANCING LESSON

The Dancing Lesson (1926)

Kathleen Dorian and her daughter Joan dance in a garden.

WHY MEN LEAVE HOME

Why Men Leave Home (1922)

A woman dances in the waves on Blackpool beach - some slow motion footage.

TIPTOE DANCERS

Tiptoe Dancers (1929)

Exhibition dancing by Dick and Edith Barstow - they do some impressive tiptoe...

"When We Were Young" (1930)

Very young girl is taught to dance, two young dancers do a Charleston and a...

TAKE A STEP

Take A Step (1931)

Ballet dancers in odd situations - dancing on high rooftops and holding baby lions.

STEEL TOES

Steel Toes (1932)

Dick and Edith Barstow do a dance routine on points.

STAGE STARS OFF STAGE - GEO. CLARKE AND TINY MITE

Stage Stars Off Stage - Geo. Clarke And Tiny Mite (1926)

A man dances with a young girl as they...

NATIVE WAR DANCE long version

Native War Dance Long Version (1926)

Anna Pavlova visits South Africa and is entertained with a...

NATIVE WAR DANCE short version

Native War Dance Short Version (1926)

Ballerina Anna Pavlova watches a performance of traditional...

BETTY BUCKNELL

Betty Bucknell (1933)

Betty Bucknell does a fast dance on ballet points in the studio.

DAME MARGOT SAFE HOME

Dame Margot Safe Home (1959)

Ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn arrives in London after release from Panama...

RENEE DYMOTT aka RENNE DYMOTT issue title is ONE FOR THE ROAD

Renee Dymott AKA Renne Dymott Issue Title Is One For The Road (1939)

Renee taps dances on tip...

DANCERS issue title is ON THE SPOT

Dancers Issue Title Is On The Spot (1943)

Ballet dancers, including Daria Luna, rehearse for Jack...

KATHERINE DUNHAM

Katherine Dunham (1952)

The Katherine Dunham company perform a West Indian Ballet at the Cambridge...

TEA WITH A BALLERINA

Tea With A Ballerina (1945)

A little girl has tea with ballerina Nina Tarakanova in the dancer's...

WATER BALLET

Water Ballet (1953)

Girls of the Voyagers' Swimming Club practice their water ballet moves in an outdoor...

NEGRO BALLET

Negro Ballet (1948)

Katherine Durham's Negro Ballet performing on stage of Theatre de Paris.

A PARIS BALL

A Paris Ball (1947)

Great item showing stars entertaining fashionable audience at Paris ball.