Ballet for the Young

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1079A
Date Released
9 Feb 1950
Date submitted
Jan 1970
Date submitted
7 Feb 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ballet for the Young. DESCRIPTION: Prima ballerinas start young and they evidently realise this in Munich, where attractive scenes at a junior ballet school were filmed. SHOTLIST: KS. MS kids kneeling in a circle with their heads touching the floor, then bending backwards. Various shots of children being shown several exercises & performing in the cause of tuition. Cut-in CU types of children. Finale - performing a folk dance.
Keywords
Music and dance; Children
Locations
Germany; Munich
Footage sources
British Paramount
Welt Im Film
Card file number
53193
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ballet for the Young', British Movietone News Issue No. 1079A, 9 Feb 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16199 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)