Festival of Movement

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1502A
Date Released
20 Mar 1958
Date submitted
17 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1London Greets Queen Mother
  2. 2Regatta in Ghana
  3. 3A-Bomb Dropped
  4. 4Festival of Movement
  5. 5Rugger - Scotland V England
  6. 6The Greatest Sporting Event of the Year the Grand National Only to Be Seen on Your Cinema Screen
  7. *Wales Beat Ireland

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Festival of Movement. DESCRIPTION: At the Empire Pool, Wembley, a Festival of Movement and Dance. One feature was the performance of national dances of foreign lands. Altogether, there were some twelve hundred performers from all parts of England and Wales. Held in aid of the National Recreation Centres, it was the first of its kind to be staged in Britain. SHOTLIST: GV traditional dancing. Closer same. MS dancers. LS mass demonstration of keep fit movement. CU same. Another angle same. 2 MSs girls gymnasts. GV dance in progress. Closer same. CU same. Another same. GV same.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Fundraising; Physical fitness and training
Locations
London; England; Wembley; Empire Pool, Wembley
Card file number
73129
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Davies
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
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