The Dancing Lesson 1926

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A "dance poem" by Miss Kathleen Dorian.

A mother and daughter in ballet tutus pick flowers on a riverbank. The mother teaches the daughter some ballet steps in a clearing. The little girl points her legs and dances around copying her mother. They do pirouettes and prance around. More shots...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
14865
Sort Number:
EP 081
Time in/Out:
01:53:26:00 / 01:56:10:00
Canister:
EP 081
Film ID:
866.28
Issue Date:
15/07/1926

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