| BOHEMIAN DANCING - Latest Craze | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 45 |
| Catalog #: | 36241 | |
| Clip Number: | 36241-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 285 | |
| Timecode: | 00:10:53 - 00:12:52 | |
| Location: | Tollington Park (north London), England | |
| Year Shot: | 1960 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/TEENAGERS: Recreation ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Social FASHION: Casual Wear FASHION: Shoes & Boots LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 312218 Color Pathe Pictorial from 1960, of 'wacky' teenage dance party in North London with kids wearing a variety of odd "Bohemian"/Beatnik clothing, girls dancing with girls, bloomers and battered straw hats and sunglasses; etc. The narrator defends 'the youth of today' as being not actually subversive, just silly. Which is quite true; it's a demented and sort of sad rebellion. CU of boy and girl chatting, pan to sign: "Bohemian special Sat: 7th May". DJ (50ish) puts record on turntable, CU record (Capitol). Teens dancing in the small club/hall - -CUs/ MSs of the dancers, from various angles. CUs of dancing feet (some without shoes); Some of the other shots incl: . CU of girl's butt wiggling with patch sewn on it: picture of Elvis Presley (not obvious who it is) and the words "STUCK ON YOU" Really geeky guys. CU their feet tapping. CU of a girl's feet tapping. CUs "the new pointed shoes" (male and female) ; MCU smiling girl sits at table drinking from pop bottle. CU of battered straw hat on girl's bobbing head . Shot of Japanese (female) dancer. CUs MSs of couple slow-dancing. CU turntable again. DETAILED DESCRIPTION WITH NAMES OF DANCERS: Low angle s. as Mr. Owen places and L.P. on record player CU record on turn table he lowers needle on to record. Big CU of the record turning on turn-table. MS showing the teenagers dancing. Low angle s. showing some of their weird trousers one girl is wearing a long pair of bloomers. CU Patricia Best dancing. MS showing them dancing. CU of Diane Harris dancing with another girl. MS showing Margaret Pearce dancing with partner we pan down to show their peculiar trousers. CU Margaret Pearce's behind shaking, with sign on it "Stuck on You". . MS as they dance. CU of another girl with pig-tails we pan off of her to show Margaret Humphreys dancing with her. MS showing various dancers CU two straight-looking boys looking on. CU their feet tapping. CU of a girl's feet tapping. CU of Janet Perry talking to Patrick Burgess MS showing couples dancing. CU record going around (change of tempo) High angle s. showing couples dancing. CU of hat on Judy Clayton's head bobbing up and down. Low angle s. showing various types of foot wear. CU feet tapping | |
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