The Magic of Dance
Dame Margot Fonteyn acts as tour guide to the British ballet.
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- Ep 1
1.The Scene Changes
05-11-197959mMargot Fonteyn discusses the role of the male in dance. Her story is illustrated by some of the world's greatest dancers performing some of the era's most enduring dances.
- Ep 2
2.The Ebb and Flow
12-11-197960mDance has almost always moved freely across frontiers. Just as in the 19th century, Italian and French dancers went to Russia to make their names, so in the 20th century, Diaghilev...
- Ep 3
3.What is New?
19-11-197960mIn almost every age the world of dance has produced its own pioneers - leading dancers and choreographers who have experimented with new styles and new forms. Margot Fonteyn looks...
- Ep 4
4.The Romantic Ballet
26-11-197959mMargot Fonteyn traces the story of the Romantic Ballet and its greatest exponents. In 1832, the most famous ballerina in the world was Marie Taglioni. One of the first ballerinas t...
- Ep 5
5.The Magnificent beginning
03-12-197958mThe first real ballet school was founded by King Louis XIV of France in 1669. From Louis's great palace at Versailles, Margot Fonteyn tells the story of Louis's own love of dancing...
- Ep 6
6.Out in the Limelight, Home in the Rain
10-12-197960mMargot Fonteyn explores the dancer's life. The rigours of ballet class, the rehearsals and preparation, and finally the moment of judgment when it's out in the limelight and on wit...
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