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Astonish Me, Graeme Murphy Choreographer (1989)

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Clip description

The principal dancer of the Sydney Dance Company, Paul Mercurio, talks about his early years as a dancer. Extracts from Graeme Murphy’s modern ballet ‘Some Rooms’ are seen. Murphy talks about the sensuality of modern ballet.

Curator’s notes

Paul Mercurio later became the star of the hit film Strictly Ballroom.