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May I Have the Pleasure?

on BBC One London

The story of popular dancing A series of five programmes
1: The Roots of the Matter
How did our social dancing begin; why did we dance to the waltz, the foxtrot and the hustle - and what happened before the waltz?
The first programme in this series traces the origins of western dancing from the ancient carole through to the dances of medieval times and four great dances of Queen Elizabeth's Court - particularly the galliard, for which we were famous throughout Europe. Narrated by MARTIN JARVIS Dancers VAL MITCHELL
JACKI BARRON , KAREN RABINOWITZ JANE GIBSON , ANTHONY ELLIS
MICHAEL LANDER , GRAHAM TURNER ROBERT NORTH, MICHAEL HOLMES
Music arranged by JONATHAN COHEN Series devised by BELINDA QUlREY
Producer RONALD SMEDLEY
Book (same title), £1.60, from bookshops

Contributors

Dancers:
Martin Jarvis
Dancers:
Val Mitchell
Dancers:
Jacki Barron
Dancers:
Karen Rabinowitz
Unknown:
Jane Gibson
Unknown:
Anthony Ellis
Unknown:
Michael Lander
Unknown:
Graham Turner
Unknown:
Michael Holmes
Arranged By:
Jonathan Cohen
Producer:
Ronald Smedley

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