| NATIVE WAR DANCE (long version) Anna Pavlova visits South Africa and is entertained with a traditional dance display. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 56666 | |
| Clip Number: | 56666-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1277 | |
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| Location: | Johannesburg, South Africa. | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: African ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ethnic / Cultural LOCATIONS/AFRICA: South Africa, Johannesburg | |
| Description: | MISSING 4/5/2007 Native War Dance in honour of visit of Anna Pavlova. Johannesburg, South Africa. Panning L/S of an exhibition site with a large white marquee, a crowd of Caucasian spectators watch Black South Africans perform a dance in traditional costumes. M/S of a group of people walking past the dancers, including several elegantly dressed women (one of which must be Anna Pavlova, the famous ballerina). M/S, looking from behind, of the dancers. M/S, looking from the side, of the row of dancers. M/S of the dancers, looking over the shoulders of a band of musicians playing traditional African instruments. C/U of Anna Pavlova, watching the performance. More shots of the dance - the performance becomes more acrobatic as the dancers tumbles and flip. Intertitle: "But she ain't seen me Swan Dance" said Blandy when told Pavlova was 'World's greatest Dancer". More of the dancers; one man performs a solo, he wears white feathers attached to his arms. Various M/S of two of the dancers presenting Pavlova with a feathery shield. | |
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