Toes in Tempo explained

Genre:children's dance
Presenter:Shirley Knight (1957)
Benjamin Harkarvy (1958)
Narrated:Shirley Knight
Country:Canada
Language:English
Channel:CBC Television
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:23
Location:Winnipeg
Runtime:30 minutes

Toes in Tempo was a Canadian children's dance television series which aired on CBC Television in 1957 and 1958.

Premise

This ballet-based series for children featured members of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, particularly its solo dancers Sonja Taverner and Paddy McIntyre. Excerpts from well-known ballet pieces were featured as were demonstrations of ballet techniques.[1] [2]

Scheduling

This half-hour series aired on Tuesdays at 5 p.m.. Its first season of ten episodes aired from 23 April to 25 June 1957 hosted by Shirley Knight.[3] The second season aired 13 episodes on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. from 2 April to 25 June 1958 and was hosted by Benjamin Harkarvy.[4] [5] That season began with an episode featuring a performance of "The Emperor's Clothes".

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toes In Tempo . Blaine . Allan . . 1996 . 11 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924012750/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Tid.html . 24 September 2015 . dmy-all .
  2. News: Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 2 April 1958 . 13 . 11 January 2015.
  3. News: Today's TV Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 23 April 1957 . 11 . 11 January 2015.
  4. News: Today's TV Previews . The Gazette . Montreal . 30 April 1958 . 13 . 11 January 2015 .
  5. News: Television Programs . The Gazette . Montreal . 25 June 1958 . 15 . 11 January 2015.

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