The World Dances
Cast & Crew
Brooke L. Peters
George Fenneman
Cathedral Choir Of The First Congregational Church
Melvin L. Gallagher
Bob Osgood's Square Dance Group
Audrey Share's English Folk Dance Group
Film Details
Synopsis
Narrator George Fenneman introduces elaborately costumed performers from many nations as they perform dances from their natives countries. Among the folk dances represented are the American square dance, the Hangarian Czardas and the Irish reel. Robert Lee House dances an African ritual dance, the Ruth St. Denis Dancers perform an exotic Armenian Wedding Fantasy and the Lucas Philippine Folk Dancers demonstrate a Bamboo Pole dance. Interspersed between the dance scenes are stock shots of the represented nations.
Director
Brooke L. Peters
Cast
George Fenneman
Cathedral Choir Of The First Congregational Church
Melvin L. Gallagher
Bob Osgood's Square Dance Group
Audrey Share's English Folk Dance Group
Mlle. Etienne's French Folk Dance Group
Pauline Farrell
Phyllis Bloom's Village Folk Dance Group
Sy Melano
Edward Masterson's Irish Rovers Folk Dance Group
Bunny O'hara
Andrew Wendell's Vasa Folk Dance Group
Andrew H. Wendall
The Trianas And The Spanish Mountain Girls
Mrs. Fujima Kansuma's Japanese Folk Dance Group
Ramon Talavera's Cuban Folk Dance Group
And Dacito Mego
Barry Denovitz' Israeli Folk Dance Group
Ely Shapiro
Jean Macdougall's Scottish Folk Dance Group
Margaret Montgomery
William Jones Scottish Bagpipe Trio
Lucille Zaikis Lithuanian Folk Dance Group
Florence Korsak
William Reordan's Mountain Folk Dance Group
Ernest Muster
Lourdes Chavez
Louis Gonzalez
Pat Lugo
Lucas Philippine Folk Dancers
Andre Lucas
Robert Lee House
Louis Brown
Konstantin Hopfer
Jane Mueller
Valentina Melentjew
Edmund Szablowski's Gandy Dancers
Kato-tatar
George Tatar
Katrine Tatar
Roma Rudina
Hungarian Women's Group
Marie Johnson's Norwegian National Folk Dance Grou
Mary Simmons
Dorothy Stafford
Karoun Tootikian
Ruth St. Denis Dancers
Erik Ward
James Dietrich
Diane Carroll
Alexandria Kappas
Crew
Alex Alexander
Diane Carroll
W. M. Connell
W. Merle Connell
Albert J. Gabaig
Melvin L. Gallagher
Daniel Hall
J. Donald Patton
Brooke L. Peters
Chet L. Swital
Michael Terr
W. H. Wilmarth
Film Details
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
A brief written prologue notes that the dances were filmed at an "amphitheater in the Golden West," but does not specify the exact location. According to the New York Times review, the dances were filmed in California, primarily in Long Beach. Narrator George Fenneman appears onscreen, in an office setting, at the beginning and at numerous points throughout the film. Most dancing segments are introduced by Fenneman's on or offscreen narration and stock footage of the countries from which the dances emanated. There is a title card that reads "Intermission" following the Armenian dancers.
A number of folk songs from various countries were performed, both onscreen or on the soundtrack, but the titles and composers of most songs were not identifiable. During most of the national dances, flags from the respective countries are displayed next to an American flag. At the end of the film, a brief montage of moments in dances presented are shown, including shots of Ramon Talavera's Cuban Folk Dance Group, which is credited in the end credits but not otherwise seen in the print viewed.
