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Ballet for Beginners: Act 1 of Giselle

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The second of three programmes designed for viewers who would like to know more about the art of ballet.
with Domini Callaghan, David Paltenghi, Michel de Lutry, Angela Bayley, Jack Spurgeon, Yvonne Cartier, Harry Haythorne, John Bleasdale, Margarita Tate,
Marjorie Woodhams, Hazel Wiscombe, Sonya Hana, Selena Wylie, Ann Lydekker, Wendy Hilton, Margaret Kovac, Marguerite Stephan, Kyra Valentine.
The explanations are given by Felicity Gray who also prepared the script.
At the piano, Tom McCall

Contributors

Dancer:
Domini Callaghan
Dancer:
David Paltenghi
Dancer/ballet re-created for television by:
Michel de Lutry
Dancer:
Angela Bayley
Dancer:
Jack Spurgeon
Dancer:
Yvonne Cartier
Dancer:
Harry Haythorne
Dancer:
John Bleasdale
Dancer:
Margarita Tate
Dancer:
Marjorie Woodhams
Dancer:
Hazel Wiscombe
Dancer:
Sonya Hana
Dancer:
Selena Wylie
Dancer:
Ann Lydekker
Dancer:
Wendy Hilton
Dancer:
Margaret Kovac
Dancer:
Marguerite Stephan
Dancer:
Kyra Valentine
Presenter/scriptwriter:
Felicity Gray
Artistic adviser:
Madame Tamara Karsavina
Orchestra conducted by:
Eric Robinson
Pianist:
Tom McCall
Producer:
Philip Bate

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