Ballet Negre (1946)

Location unknown. Various shots of Jamaican ballet group Ballet Negre rehearsing in England for their first season in England. Black men and women performing a modern dance to native Jamaican music and drums. Various shots of the black Jamaican dancers in traditional dress dancing to drums - impressive. Some great shots of the faces of people as they dance, and shadows of the bodies moving slowly to the music. FILM ID:1394.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the Brit