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ballet party music ?

posted 18 years ago by sunder-4
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Can anyone identify the melody (balalaika ?) during the ballet party (Watson dancing with ballerinas :) )

[–] viy46 18 years ago

Watson dances with balerinas to one of the pieces from the ballet (Swan Lake) called the dance of the little swans. Only in the ballet they only have 4 dancers, I believe. The moves from the ballet's choreography are somewhat replicated by Watson and the ballerinas. Hope this helps

[–] rsgre 17 years ago

According to the notes of an old Angel brand record, Rozsa Conducts Rozsa, the composer wrote the music for the behind the stage dance scene. I have the new Tadlow Music score CD, but no mention is made of it at all. Watching the DVD again, I was struck by how much detail and care are given to that scene. Unfortunately, the scene is overplayed a bit too much, and falls somewhat flat in the end. Works for the older crowd maybe, but the younger crowd just thinks it's too silly. Might have more...

RSGRE

[–] liscarkat (18388) 4 years ago

"works for the older crowd"

That doesn't even mean anything. Really dumb.

[–] TheLurkingFox 16 years ago

It's the "Russian Dance" from Swan Lake, Act II.

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