Something for the Kiddies - Tripping the Light Fantastic
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- NoS Summary - Children dance in Hyde Park - Scottish Country Dancing possibly.
British Pathe synopsis: "Blithely tripping - lightly dancing - the joy of youth in fingers and toes." L/S of large groups of children dancing in formation in Hyde Park. Audience of mums and dads seen in the foreground. The children do reels. High angle shot of the kids dancing. "None of your serious ballroom styles for these youngsters - youth is too joyous for starched shirts and unwieldy dresses -" Low angle shot of girls dancing. M/S of the band. More shots of the girls dancing - they aren’t in uniform but in short summer dresses. The dancing continues. C/U of young toddler watching the dancing. High angle panning shot of the girls dancing then bowing. - Keywords
- Music and dance; Children
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- London; Hyde Park; England
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- British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP193 Used for synopsis
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How to cite this record
'Something for the Kiddies - Tripping the Light Fantastic', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 478, 31 Jul 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/332492 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)