Dancing Storybook

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Dancing Storybook
Genrechildren's dance
Written byMarian Waldman
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerNeil Harris
Production location Winnipeg
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release1 April (1959-04-01) –
24 June 1959 (1959-06-24)

Dancing Storybook is a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television in 1959.

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Premise

This Winnipeg-produced children's show featured performances from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, who previously performed in CBC's Toes in Tempo series. [1] The series plot involves two youths, Woody (Wally Martin) and Sue (Sheila McKinnon), who look for a patch from their father's magic jacket. [2] Eric Wild, principal conductor of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet at that time, was the series musical director. [3]

Scheduling

The half-hour series aired on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. from 1 April to 24 June 1959.

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References

  1. ↑ "Program Previews". Ottawa Citizen. 28 March 1959. p. TV Guide 9. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Program Previews". Ottawa Citizen. 11 April 1959. p. TV Guide 9.
  3. ↑ Allan, Blaine (1996). "Dancing Storybook". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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