Steps to Supremacy

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1770A
Date Released
9 May 1963
Date submitted
7 May 1963
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Steps to Supremacy. DESCRIPTION: The World Ballroom Championships in London. Competing couples from sixteen countries for the Professional ‘Modern’ title. Winners were Bill and Bobbie Irvine, already the reigning World Champions. The World Latin-American title was retained by Walter Laird and Lorraine Reynolds. Mr Marples presented the trophies. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV dance floor. MS couple No 53 (Wim Voeten and Jeanne Assmann - Holland) dancing quickstep. GV dance floor. MS couple No 44 (Bob Burgess and Doreen Freeman - UK) dancing quickstep. MS couple No 55 (Bill and Bobbie Irvine - UK) dancing quickstep. GV dance floor. MS couple No 59 (P van Reenen and R Meister - South Africa) dancing Latin-American dance. MS same. MS couple No 50 (Desmond McDonald and Evelyn Raff - South Africa) dancing Latin-American dance. MS couple No 60 (Walter Laird and Lorraine Reynolds) doing likewise. GV couple No 55 receiving trophy from Mr Ernest Marples. GV dance floor. GV couple No 60 receive trophy from Mr Marples. Winners in Modern Dance: No 55 - Bill and Bobbie Irvine. Winners in Latin-American Championships: No 60 - Walter Laird and Lorraine Reynolds.
Keywords
Politics and government; Music and dance; Competitions; Performing arts
Locations
London; Royal Albert Hall
Card file number
86518
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
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'Steps to Supremacy', British Movietone News Issue No. 1770A, 9 May 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25089 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)