The Magic of Dance(1979)
Documentary
First Air Date: 1979-11-05
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 9.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Dame Margot Fonteyn acts as tour guide to the British ballet.
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Season 1
Episodes: 6E01
The Scene Changes
Air Date: 1979-11-05
Margot Fonteyn discusses the role of the male in dance. Her story is illustrated by some of the world's greatest danc...
E02
The Ebb and Flow
Air Date: 1979-11-12
Dance has almost always moved freely across frontiers. Just as in the 19th century, Italian and French dancers went t...
E03
What is New?
Air Date: 1979-11-19
In almost every age the world of dance has produced its own pioneers - leading dancers and choreographers who have ex...
E04
The Romantic Ballet
Air Date: 1979-11-26
Margot Fonteyn traces the story of the Romantic Ballet and its greatest exponents. In 1832, the most famous ballerina...
E05
The Magnificent beginning
Air Date: 1979-12-03
The first real ballet school was founded by King Louis XIV of France in 1669. From Louis's great palace at Versailles...
E06
Out in the Limelight, Home in the Rain
Air Date: 1979-12-10
Margot Fonteyn explores the dancer's life. The rigours of ballet class, the rehearsals and preparation, and finally t...
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