Robert Helpmann and Frederick Ashton as ugly sisters in "Cinderella". Chor. Sir Frederick Ashton | Passionballet

Robert Helpmann, Heather Ripley, Adrian Hall & Sally Ann Howes in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) Helpmann began his career on stage in Australia before joining the Vic-Wells Ballet (later The Royal Ballet) in London, where he became one of its leading male dancers and choreographers. | Old Hollywood

"El francés es el lenguaje del ballet" 🩰 dice Sir Robert Helpmann (1909 - 1986) en el histórico video que vemos a continuación. Luis XIV, el llamado Rey Sol, creó en 1661 la Académie Royale de la Dance, la primera escuela de baile que permitió dar un paso al frente en la regularización de la práctica de la danza, la codificación de sus pasos y el desarrollo de sus técnicas. Conforme pasaron los años, el progreso y evolución del ballet profesional dio lugar a numerosas escuelas (danesa, italiana

Take a birthday bow, Robert Helpmann... Before terrifying families as CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG's Child Snatcher, you creeped us out in THE TALES OF HOFFMANN: scnl.co/TheTalesOfHoffman | Vintage Classics

Moira Shearer and Robert Helpmann in The Red Shoes, 1948 Robert Helpmann was an Australian ballet dancer & actor. His most notable screen roles were as The Child Catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and as Ivan Boleslawsky in The Red Shoes. | Old Movies