A TIME TO DANCE (9 films)

Duration: 29 min

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Produced by WGBH-TV. Kinescopes

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Titles are: A CHOREOGRAPHER AT WORK. Demonstrates the various elements which the choreographer must handle: rhythm, use of space, and theme. Presents excerpts from several dances. CLASSICAL BALLET. Presents a brief history of classical ballet and demonstrates the essential positions and steps every student must learn. DANCE: A REFLECTION OF OUR TIMES. Discusses the use of dance as a social commentary and relates it to the critical statements of artists in other fields. ETHNIC DANCE: ROUNDTRIP TO TRINIDAD. Explores the significance of ethnic dance in the field of formal dance. Presents a variety of West Indian dances. GREAT PERFORMANCE IN DANCE. Discusses and illustrates the importance of the dancer as the creator of a dance and of an interplay between choreographer and dancer. INVENTION IN DANCE. Discusses and illustrates the techniques used to express the medium of modern dance including the use of electronic music, and a new concept of how to use dancers themselves. THE LANGUAGE OF DANCE. Explains how movement is the language of the dance, introduces the basic element of emotion and shows how it is used. MODERN BALLET. Discusses and illustrates new trends and developments in ballet which began in the 1940's. A TIME TO DANCE. Discusses and illustrates the three major forms of dance—ethnic, ballet, and modern.

Complete Record: Source: NET Interest level: c-ad Price: ea $125, rent ea $5.25 Format: sd b&w

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)