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Director: Michael Waldman
Blast!Films production for BBC 2

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Darcey Bussell, one of Britain’s greatest living dancers, steps into the shoes of her Hollywood heroes to celebrate the enduring legacy of classic dance musicals.
Darcey pays homage to Fred Astaire in an interpretation of Puttin’ on the Ritz, plays Ginger Rogers in a rendition of Cheek to Cheek, pays tribute to the exuberant Good Morning from Singin’ in the Rain, and stars in a new routine inspired by Girl Hunt Ballet from The Band Wagon.
Darcey works with leading choreographer Kim Gavin and expert conductor John Wilson, who has painstakingly reconstructed the original scores, as she discovers how dance in the movies reached a pinnacle of perfection and reveals how the legacy of the golden age lives on.