An analysis of the classic ballet "Swan Lake", in performance and commentary by Maria Tallchief and Nicolas Magallanes. Tallchief and Magallanes introduce the characters, and present highlights of the ballet, interspersed with explanations of how certain techniques indicate various human emotions and motivations. The ballet excerpts use the choreography of Marius Petipa as revised by George Balanchine
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Originally telecast by WCBS-TV on the series Camera three in 1956
