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From the Lyceum Ballroom, Strand, London.
(by permission of Mecca Dancing)

Regional Dancing Competition

Old-Time Professionals
The Fylde Waltz and The Latchford Schottische

The Lancers
An interlude of Old-Time Dancing.
Arranged by the Humphreys School of Dancing

Modern Ballroom Demonstration
The Foxtrot by Syd Perkins and Edna Duffield
The Quickstep by Wally Fryer and Violet Barnes

Pot-Pourri
Some popular party dances.

Formation Dancing: Old Time v. Modern
Viewers are invited to select the winning team in a competition between The Constance Grant Modern Formation team from Sheffield and The Southern Old Time Amateur Club Formation team trained by Norah Galloway.

Music for modern dancing played by Oscar Rabin and his Band with David Ede
Music for old-time dancing played by Harry Davidson and his Orchestra
Introduced by McDonald Hobley.

Contributors

Dancer (Modern Ballroom Demonstration - The Foxtrot):
Syd Perkins
Dancer (Modern Ballroom Demonstration - The Foxtrot):
Edna Duffield
Dancer (Modern Ballroom Demonstration - The Foxtrot):
Wally Fryer
Dancer (Modern Ballroom Demonstration - The Foxtrot):
Violet Barnes
Trainer (Formation Dancing):
Norah Galloway
Musicians (Modern dancing):
Oscar Rabin and his Band
Musician (Modern dancing):
David Ede
Musicians (Old-time dancing):
Harry Davidson
Presenter:
McDonald Hobley
Presented for television by:
Alan Chivers

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