The Magic of Dance (1979), Episode 6: Out in the Limelight, Home in the Rain

Margot Fonteyn explores the dancer s life. The rigours of ballet class, the rehearsals and preparation, and finally the moment of judgment when it s out in the limelight and on with the performance. Some of Margot Fonteyn s greatest moments on stage are relived in Salut d Amour, which Frederick Ashton created for a Gala Birthday Tribute. The series ends with a complete performance of Ashton s ballet Marguerite and Armand, which was inspired by Dumas s tragic love story La Dame aux Camelias. It is performed by the partnership for which it was created Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev