Marathon Dancing (1925)
Item title reads Marathon dancing. Wakemba tribes celebrate native holiday by dancing for twelve hours without rest at annual festival. Africa. M, S of a man with a feathered cap on his head. M, S of similarly dressed Africans with bands around their faces and chests. L, S as they stand in line and beat drums whilst dancing. M, S of one man banging the drum and blowing a whistle, the camera pans down to the drum and up again to them dancing. Various shots as they sway and dance on the spot. Intertitle the halfday dance is a bit hard on the M, S as women dance by moving their shoulders forwards and backwards, the babies jiggle about in pouches on their backs. M, S profile of one lady dancing with her baby on her back. Note: an orange tinted version exists. FILM 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 VISI
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