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Season 1 – The Magic of Dance

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The Magic of Dance — Season 1

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Margot Fonteyn

Host

Rudolf Nureyev

Guest

Marie Rambert

Guest

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Guest

Sammy Davis Jr.

Guest

Susanne Kirnbauer

Guest

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Nov 5, 1979 The Scene Changes Dame Margot Fonteyn describes the world of dance, the rise in importance of male dancers and other aspects of her lengthy ballet career. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 12, 1979 The Ebb and Flow Archival film footage and interviews with prominent dancers explore the transitory influence of dance throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, especially the effects of Diaghilev and George Balanchine. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 19, 1979 What Is New? Performances by Suzanne Kirnbauer, the London Contemporary Dance Theatre and Fonteyn and Baryshnikov highlight an in-depth look at the pioneers of various dance forms. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 26, 1979 The Romantic Ballet Performance excerpts from "La Sylphide" and "Coppelia" by the Royal Danish Ballet highlight the story of romance in dance and its greatest interpreters. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 3, 1979 The Magnificent Beginnings Dame Margot Fonteyn reviews the history of ballet from the first school established by King Louis XIV of France in 1669. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 10, 1979 Out in the Limelight, Home in the Rain A review of a dancer's stringent schedule is combined with a Royal Ballet performance of Ashton's ballet "Marguerite and Armand" featuring Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. Details
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The Magic of Dance — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Patricia Foy
Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Nov 5, 1979