Reference & Special Interest

This narrated 30 min. ballet is a delightful intro to both the story, the music of Prokofiev, and ballet.

Get inspired by NYC 5th graders from high poverty districts as they are taught  foxtrot, tango, rumba, meregue for a competition and grow into poised and motivated young people.  

Russia's famed troupe is trained in classical ballet, folk dancing and acrobatics.

The Royal Ballet with choreography by Christopher Wheeldon, and score by Joby Talbot.

Discover the fiery heart and art of flamenco plus historical footage of the legendary Carmen Amaya.

Discover the history of this world mecca for dance artists and their audiences. Narrated by Bill Jones.

When Jewish and Palestinian grade schoolers meet in a ballroom dance class in Jaffa, Israel, sparks fly. Pierre Dulaine is challenged to teach not just dance but the arts of communication and teamwork.

 4 jewels from The Royal Ballet: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Nutcracker, Peter and the Wolf, and Tales of Beatrix Potter.

250 kids from 25 nations come together to rehearse and dance Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring in a concert with the Berlin Philharmonic.

Witness both epic ballets recreated by The Marinsky Balllet.

A charming one-act ballet interpretation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream set to the music of Felix Mendelssohn and staged by Anthony Dowell with the American Ballet Theater.

Princess Grace of Monaco narrates this Oscar-nominated documentary on the famed Russian Kirov School.

Music has the power to overcome fear, prejudice, animosity and build understanding through a common artful purpose. Upper elementary children in NYC and Jaffa learn to dance TOGETHER, and enjoy it and each other.

Bolshoi Ballets and the story of the ballet Petrushka illus. by John Collier.

The Dorseys, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman—stories of these kings of swing.

This spicy gumbo serves up the musical legends and legacy of this most musical of cities

This documentary traces the history of Swing from the 1920's to its current revival. 

An Introduction to the Powwow, a colorful, authentic intro to native American music.

Based on Prokofiev's ballet, performed by the Berlin Comic Opera Ballet. 31 min.

Ballet, mime, acrobatics and theater combine with magnificent sets combine with music by Viktor Kalabis for Lewsi Carroll's classic story.