Children’s Dancing Class (1958)

Chelsea, London. M/S of a spacious white room with red curtains and red chairs around the edge. In the centre of the room a group of toddlers dressed as bumble bees are kneeling on the floor around an older girl dressed as a fairy. The children get up and pretend to fly around the room. Various shots of the children jumping and prancing around the room. C/U of one of children, Cookie Brusa, aged two, racing maniacally around the room. M/S of the children dancing - the older fairy is noticeably more poised and graceful than the toddlers. C/U of the dancing instructor and principle of this very select dancing school, Violet Ballantine, conducting. Various shots of the children dancing. C/U of the children’s bare feet. C/U of one of the smaller children, Elisabeth Blaker, looking confused. Various shots of the bumble bees gathering to kneel around the fairy. Exterior. M/S of a palm tree on a tropical beach. Interior. M/S of a group of slightly older girls dancing in a line around the danci