Valborg Borchsenius and Hans Beck in Tarantella from Napoli. Royal Danish Ballet. Filmed May 1903. ELFELT FILM 1903. Filmed in studio with Denmark's first film camera.
Another interesting fact: Hans Christian Andersen was born in the same year as Bournonville. He wanted to be a ballet dancer too. He went to the Royal Ballet school when he was 14. (bet he saw the handsome and already brilliant dancer Auguste there.) But he was hopeless as a dancer! (an ugly duckling. But a beautiful swan as a storyteller.)
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pediatrapaola 1 year ago
Another interesting fact: Hans Christian Andersen was born in the same year as Bournonville. He wanted to be a ballet dancer too. He went to the Royal Ballet school when he was 14. (bet he saw the handsome and already brilliant dancer Auguste there.) But he was hopeless as a dancer! (an ugly duckling. But a beautiful swan as a storyteller.)
ellandelachapelle 1 year ago
Bournonville died in 1879. When Beck was 18 and Borchsenius 7! (both of them already dancing.)
ellandelachapelle 1 year ago
It is fantastic to se this old piece of film. Thank you.
viehentze 3 years ago
Amazing dance history!
Thank you!
jkircher314 3 years ago