Dancing Championships 1964

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Full title reads: "Albert Hall. Dancing Championships".

Royal Albert Hall, London.

Various shots of couples dancing the Quickstep in competition.

SV Couples No 58 and 51 Bill and Bobby Irvine who are in background.

VS of couples dancing the Waltz.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
54399
Sort Number:
64/034
Time in/Out:
01:12:23:00 / 01:14:04:00
Canister:
64/34
Film ID:
1757.09
Issue Date:
23/04/1964

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