Ice Dancing

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
836
Date Released
1975
Filmed
Dec 1974
Length of issue (in feet)
190
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ice Dancing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: As a sport, ice dancing combines the ultimate in visual beauty with a breathtaking technique. It is now to be included in the 1976 Winter Olympics. Penny Croucher visits Queen’s Ice Skating Club in London and meets one of the world’s top ice dance pairs, Janet Thompson and Warren Maxwell. Penny gets her skates on for a few tips from the trainer of world champions, Gladys Hogg, and joins in the fun with skaters aged nine to ninety.
Researcher Comments
NB: Information drawn from the Australian version
Keywords
Music and dance; Winter sports
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 936/836
Credits:
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Presenter
Penny Croucher

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Film Archive

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