The Dancing Class (film)

The Dancing Class
Directed byTom Cowan
Produced byTom Cowan
StarringSylvia Palvolgyi
CinematographyNigel Buesst
Tom Cowan
Edited byJohn Richardson
Music byGeorge Dreyfus
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
12 min
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget£200[1]

The Dancing Class is a 1964 Australian documentary film made by Tom Cowan. It looks at a ballet class in part focussing on 17 year old dancer Sylvia Palvolgyi.[1] It was filmed in Robert Pomie's ballet studio and featured music composed by George Dreyfus.[2] Cowan shot the film while also working as a camera assistant at the ABC.[3] The film won the 1963 Australian Film Institute Gold Award for Best Documentary.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Film Wins an Oscar Award", The Age, 2 June 1964
  2. ^ "Award-winning Films as Pointer to Achievement", The Age, 11 June 1964
  3. ^ "Program Two. Tom Cowan's "Office Picnic"", Filmnews, 2 June 1964
  4. ^ "Winners & Nominees".
  5. ^ "Documentaries win Praise Of Film Judges", The Sydney Morning Herald, 19 May 1964