Ballrooms and Disco
From the collection of
Ella
- 1986
Ballrooms and Disco (Good Evening Ulster)
Can ballroom dancing make a comeback?
Eamonn Holmes reports for Good Evening Ulster on the decline of ballrooms across Northern Ireland. Over footage of some the exteriors and signage of the classic and most fondly-remembered dancehalls, Holmes informs us that just 16 years earlier there were 25 of them around the country but in 1986 there are just three. A combination of licensing laws surrounding the sale of alcohol and the Troubles has taken its toll, and we see inside a replacement for the ballrooms, a Belfast disco - 1986 style!
A representative of the Ballroom Association sets out how he would like to see ballrooms and discos co-exist going forward, and there is also discussion of one of the big casualties of the decline in venues, local showbands.
Good Evening Ulster was the weekday tea-time local news round-up for Ulster Television throughout much of the 1980s and helped to launch the careers of household names such as Gloria Hunniford and Eamonn Holmes.
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Performing Arts: Dance
Next up in our Performing Arts series...
Continuing our exploration of the world of performing arts, this collection delves into the universal language of dance.
Since the origins of dance are intrinsically linked to self expression, spiritual connection and social interaction, there is a long and fascinating history of movement beyond the stage. This collection invites us to reflect on the multifaceted nature of dance: that which is innate and exists on a fundamental level in each of us, that which is taught and studied as choreography or technique, and all manifestations in between.
Each work in this collection is an energetic, vibrant display of dance in its many forms - from show rehearsals and live performances, to traditional festivals and flash mobs. Don't forget your dancing shoes as we journey through the wonders of movement!
25 videos in this collection
1
Ella
2
A Total Obsession
3
Steel 'n' Skin
4
A Dance Fellowship
5
Sri Lankan Kandyan Dance Troop at Sidmouth
6
Flash Dancers from LS11 to Millennium Square
7
Movement and Meaning 5: A Lesson in Gender
8
The Dancer's Cookbook
9
Furry Dancing
10
Morris Dancing in Portrush
11
50th Anniversary AUGB in Bradford
12
Ballrooms and Disco
13
The Yorkshire Disco Dancing Championships
14
Wheelchair Dancers
15
The Arts, Rehearsal to Performance
16
The House of Bones
17
Urban Exchange
18
Passing Phase
19
Valerie Clemson Young
20
Tower Hamlets Arts Project: South Asian Dance
21
Morris Dancers invade Horsham
22
Sounds Good [28/03/1985]
23
Sounds Good [04/04/1985]
24
Sounds Good [11/04/1985]
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