Voices of British Ballet

Voices of British Ballet tells the story of dance in Britain through conversations with the people that built its history. Choreographers, dancers, designers, producers and composers describe their part in the development of the artform from the beginning of the twentieth century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (67)

Mon May 18th Felicity Sands Widdrington
Mon May 11th Barbara Vernon
Mon May 4th Celebrating Ninette de Valois - a conversation with Giannadrea Poesio

Voices of British Ballet

May 18, 2026
14 minutes
13 MB

The fate of many a dancer is discussed at the end of the interview featured in this episode. Adventures are recounted with unaffected humour and a deliciously 1930s delivery. In this interview with Patricia Linton, founder and director of Voices of British Ballet, Felicity Sands-Widdrington talks about becoming a Bluebell Girl in Paris and being stuck in prison when World War Two broke out, before getting back to London via Switzerland and France. The interview was recorded in 2003. Felicity Sands (later Felicity Sands-Widdrington) was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, in 1917. She took ballet classes in Perth...

Voices of British Ballet

Felicity Sands Widdrington

Voices of British Ballet

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