This is a wonderful performance of Gaite
Parisienne by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo broadcast in the US in
1952 on a program called "Omnibus". Some of you may be familiar with
this version, but I was not. We didn't even have a television in 1952,
and I wouldn't have been old enough to appreciate it if we had.
Watch all three parts to get the full
flavor or skip to part 3 (shown here) if you want to just see the main cancan. The
dancing is great, and the camera work is very good too.
Trivia Bonus: Alastair Cooke moderates.
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