"Silver Skates", Belita's first movie includes close to 45 minutes of skating. Belita and Eugene Turner are the featured skaters. Eugene is smooth and elegant with long sweeping edges, simple jumps and spins. Belita is truly a dancer on the ice with great extension, rhythm and execution. Her numbers stylistically range from ballet to modern to jazz. Some of her moves include the headless spin, battement rond de jambe, interesting moves that take her into the ice, chaines, split half lutz and a series of multiple axels. Together Belita & Eugene skate two duets that truly approach Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers on the ice.
Also included in the film is a complete act by Frick and Frack, a young boy and girl who solo and partner together and large ensemble and precision numbers.
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