Friday, October 28, 2011

Week of October 28: Villella In His Dancing Prime

By Sylvia Gurinsky

Watch, in between World Series Game 7, tonight's edition of PBS' Fall Arts Festival. It features the Miami City Ballet, directed for its first quarter-century by Edward Villella, who starred for the New York City Ballet. Villella will retire as artistic director after next season.

During the 1960s in particular, Villella was a frequent presence on television. He dances about 3:30 into this clip from a Perry Como 1969 holiday special. Enjoy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ9wSmHvlx8


See you next week. Until then, Happy Viewing!

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