| SPANISH DANCER Spanish dancer Margarita takes time out to show a little English girl (and us!) how to play the castanets. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6006 | |
| Catalog #: | 36976 | |
| Clip Number: | 36976-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | CP 60 | |
| Timecode: | 01:39:13 - 01:42:49 | |
| Location: | Cork Street, London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1956 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ethnic / Cultural ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Ethnic / Cultural FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural FOOD/RESTAURANTS: Ethnic Food LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | SPANISH DANCER Spanish dancer Margarita takes time out to show a little English girl (and us!) how to play the castanets. Margarita Restaurant, Cork Street, London. Sequence shot with sound of woman doing a slow dance while playing castanets, on the dance floor at a Spanish style nightclub/restaurant; the dancer wears a long white dress which is tight down to the hips and then cascades in masses of ruffles. Patrons sit at tables alongside the dance floor, and a young girl also in Spanish costume sits on the edge of the low small stage with a few musicians. CU man applauding. CU lady applauding. MS Taken through trellis window of what seems to be area for performers. MS (in this room) Two women in Spanish dance costumes (one of them the castanet player in white) sit in room along with a little girl; a small table is covered with cosmetic bottles etc; other costumes hang on the walls. MS Castanet player helps little girl to put on castanets. CU girl's hands having castanets put on them. MCU dancer talks to little girl ; from here it is natural sound of the dancer explaining to the little girl how the castanets work; she demonstrates the sounds. She also points out one of the dresses hanging on the wall. MS Two dancers get up, the castanet dancer grabs another dress off the wall, and they leave the little girl who is practicing playing the castanets. Second dance begins, the 2 women dancers perform together to the end the film with natural sound. | |
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