World Dances, The Pt. 1 of 4

The World Dances Pt. 1 of 4 Festival Pictures Presents, Prod./Dir. Brooke L. Peters Technicolor feature w/ various dancers & groups: Carolina Cotton; Merle Travis; Antonio & Luisa Triana; Aura San Juan; Ruth St. Denis Dancers; Robert Lee House; George & Katrine Tatar; Barry O’Hara; Rima Rudina; Sy Melano; Dvora Isralow; Bob Osgood; Ramon Talavera; Richard Dehr; Konstantin Hopher & Jane Mueller; Lourdes Chavez; Pauline Farrell; George Dalvos; Festival Choir cond by Mervin L. Gallagher. international dances & customs brought to America by immigrants. 10:02:00 Choir singing in outdoor setting w/ international flags in BG Cathedral Choir of the First Congregational Church, director Melvin L Gallagher. 10:02:43 Commentator George Fenneman introduces festival w/ speech re contribution of immigrants & their traditions to US life esp. songs & dances. 10:03:54 Top shot pan across Stockholm harbor on sunny day; Swedish villagers at country wedding in traditional costume; dancers perform celebration dance in colorful costumes in same outdoor setting as choir - flags visible in BG. Andrew Wendell’s Vasa Folk Dance Group. 10:07:26 Brief top shot Budapest (?), Hungary w/ cathedral; MCU woman dressed as gypsy playing violin - camera pulls back as tune gets faster. CUs. Couple dance Hungarian dance in traditional costume, others in BG clapping Kato-Tatar & Hungarian Women’s Group. 10:11:22 Pan across Tyrolean Mountains of Bavaria; man blowing huge alpine horn calling people to village festival - two young girls in Heidi outfits run by; top shot alpine village in green valley. Back in dance arena, dancers perform regional German dance in traditional costumes of lederhosen & aprons; thigh slapping, heel slapping etc. William Reordan’s Mountain Folk Dance Group. 10:15:10 G. Fenneman in office set - talks of tribal marriage rituals of Africa; CU hands playing African drum; Black women in pink robes & drummer chanting; man dances solo & removes his headdress & jewellry in preparation for new wife - drumming gets more frenzied - dancer waves machetes & spins around. Costumes look very inauthentic. Robert Lee House w/ Louis Brown on Congo drums. 10:18:59 Ireland scenes of castle & countryside. Man wearing puff-sleeved shirt & green striped waistcoat sings ‘Irish’ song to woman in medieval wench dress; Irish dancers perform as man plays accordion. Edward Masterson’s Irish Rovers Folk Dance Group. Good vibrant colour. Tacky / Kitsch; Oddities; Stereotypes; Folk Dancing; Folk Music; US World View;