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Russian Circus Thrills On Ice

Russian Circus Thrills On Ice
Clip: 425582_1_1
Year Shot: 1966 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1755
Original Film: 039-101-05
HD: N/A
Location: Holland, The Netherlands
Timecode: 00:31:14 - 00:32:53

The world famous Russian State Circus-on-Ice performs in Holland. A Russian skater, Tanya, thrills the crowd by balancing, on skates in the middle of a thin pole. A skating bear provides plenty of laughs and a whirling folk tale finale. Young women wearing ice skates suspended by a neck device spin and hang by their necks. A Russian ice skater jumps from a platform onto a trampoline and executes a Corkscrew over a female skater being held in the air. An audience of all ages applauds. Two ice skating men hold a thin pole for a female Russian skater to perform tricks on. She does a hand stand and some flips all while balancing on the pole in her skates. The men holding the pole skate around the arena at the same time. CU a cute little girl with a ballet bun in her hair sucks her finger watching the performances. A huge brown bear wearing an apron and ice skates, skates to the center of the arena to wash clothes. An old woman and child laugh at the spectacle. The bear and his trainer waltz around the ice holding each other. Wide shot as the audience applauds. The ice skating troop takes to the ice doing a Russian Folk dance. They skate in multiple rings bringing the show to a close.