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Murray-Will, Ewan: Ballet Russes in Australia (c.1939)

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clip Dancing on the beach education content clip 3

Original classification rating: not rated. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

Filmed in slow motion, two women and a man (Paul Petroff) make human formations on the shoreline of the beach. A woman dressed in black swimwear runs towards Petroff and leaps into his arms. He holds her over his head before lowering her down. She gracefully arches back before circling outwards and balances herself against his weight where the two hold a pose.