| TIPTOE DANCERS Exhibition dancing by Dick and Edith Barstow - they do some impressive tiptoe dancing. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6731 | |
| Catalog #: | 429915 | |
| Clip Number: | 429915-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 99 | |
| Timecode: | 01:20:57 - 01:23:42 | |
| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1929 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ballet ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Unusual ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK | |
| Description: | TIPTOE DANCERS Dick and Edith Barstow, the "Tip-Toe Dancers". CU Dick Barstow's feet standing a point in toe shoes, on top of what looks like a black box. MLS Barstow. LS same as he jumps down from what turns out to have been a grand piano and lands on his toes. He starts into a strange dance, incorporating cossack style kicks and moves that look a bit like break dancing! Meanwhile Edith Barstow dances around in tiny steps in BG. Dick walks around on his toes while in a sitting position w/ knees bent; he lowers himself to knees, then gets directly up on his toes. More jumping. MCU Dick's feet as he jumps up and down always landing on his toes. LS Dick hops in Chuck B. style over to Edith and they begin their pas de deux. This starts out looking almost like ballet but quickly progresses into something more bizarre. MCU Edith jumping up and down & landing on her toes. LS slow-motion: she continues the jumps while he does a weird shimmy in BG.MLS slo-mo Dick does more jumps "à la russe". MS Edith holds onto Dick's rt. foot stuck out to knee-level; he hops a few times then jumps on his left foot over the other leg, in a half-turn. LS the couple waltz around the stage, then exit in grand show-stopper style. These people must have almost some of the most messed up feet in the world. stunts, theatrical, stunts, tricks, skills, acrobatics | |
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