Shao Ping the acrobat (China)

Graceful trapeze acts and skillful tumbling are part of the the workaday world for Shao Ping, a 16-year-old acrobat of Shanghai. A member of Acrobatic Team no. 3, Shao Ping practices 5 hours a day, but finds time for her family and friends in the busy metropolis of Shanghai. She and her best friend work on new routines for the team's tour of Japan and take part in an acrobatic show telecast to all China.

Credits

(Sunrise Films of Toronto); Deepa & Paul Saltzman

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikipedia — List of Coronet Films — title, year, creator, length, color, credits
  3. Wikidata · Q140357536 ↗ — country