The Magic of Dance — Season 1, Episode 6: Out in the Limelight, Home in the Rain
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Margot Fonteyn explores the dancer's life. The rigours of ballet class, the rehearsals and preparation, and finally the moment of judgment when it's out in the limelight and on with the performance. Some of Margot Fonteyn's greatest moments on stage are relived in Salut d'Amour, which Frederick Ashton created for a Gala Birthday Tribute. The series ends with a complete performance of Ashton's ballet Marguerite and Armand, which was inspired by Dumas's tragic love story La Dame aux Camelias. It is performed by the partnership for which it was created - Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.
About The Magic of Dance
Dame Margot Fonteyn acts as tour guide to the British ballet.