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This original Ruth Page ballet was conceived in 1941 but not premiered by her company until December 13, 1946 in Mandel Hall at the University of C...

This film appears to be a party scenario, set in a living room.  Some of the guests seem out of place--the woman in an acrobatic couple practi...

"I Mario" (I Ketut Marya) is a famous Balinese dancer who created the kebyar duduk dance in 1925, based on the gong kebyar...

This film represents a demonstration of Khmer classical dances by Cambodian royal court dancers. It was filmed during Ruth Page's tour of ...

This film represents a demonstration of Khmer classical dances by Cambodian royal court dancers. It was filmed during Ruth Page's tour of ...

This brief film represents a peak 'backstage' before a dance performance, presumably during the first U.S. tour of Ruth Page's Chicago ...

Legong is a form of Balinese dance, usually telling a story, performed by prepubescent girls.  This film records a performance by a group of L...

Legong is a form of Balinese dance, usually telling a story, performed by prepubescent girls.  This film follows a group of Legong dancers as ...