A Season of Thankfulness... For Our Dancers | ETV Classics

December 12, 2025
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South Carolina ETV (SCETV) and the ETV Endowment showcase and support the arts through its programming, and we are proud to offer these treasures from the ETV Tape Vault. View our latest stories and scroll down to find those that we have presented in the recent past, as we highlight A Season of Thankfulness... For Our Dancers!

We are grateful for all of the artists appearing in these ETV productions, and for the support that enabled us to bring the programs into being. The generosity of time, talent and skill are a gift for generations to come.

We hope that you will enjoy viewing these programs as much as we did, while putting this collection together for you!

 

Beauty and The Beast (2002)

This Columbia City Ballet production of Beauty and the Beast was staged and choreographed by William Starrett with music composed and performed by Thomas Semanski. Dancing the roles of Beauty: Mariclare Miranda; and the Beast/Prince: Peter Kozak.

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Ballerina from Beauty and the Beast.

Carmina Burana (1979)

Based on a medieval collection of poems, this ballet was performed to Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Árpád A. Darázs conducts the Columbia Philharmonic and directs the combined voices of the Columbia Choral Society, University of South Carolina Concert Choir, R.H. Fulmer, and Northside Middle School Choirs. 

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Ballet Carmina Burana.

Coppelia (1980)

We are delighted to present to you Coppelia, a comic ballet in three acts performed by the Columbia City Ballet under the artistic direction of Ann Brodie. Filmed at the Township and Manning High School in 1980, were you there? The curtain opens on the town square of a small Eastern European Village several hundred years ago...

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Coppelia. Dancers on Stage.

Giselle (1983)

In this two-act ballet, we meet Giselle, a lovely maiden with a weak heart, who is courted by Count Albrecht who has disguised himself as a peasant youth. Alone with Giselle, he swore his eternal love for her. But wait! There is betrayal! Watch here to learn the timeless tale of Giselle, Albrecht, and the dangers of unfulfilled love.

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Giselle Ballet. Albrecht and Giselle.

Cinderella (1974)

Sidney Palmer directed and produced this ballet in three acts by Serge Prokofiev. This stunning production was performed by the Columbia City Ballet. You won't want to miss watching this beautifully danced and timeless production!

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Experience in Music - Cinderella (1974).

La Sylphide

It is early morning in a Scottish manor house on the wedding day of young James, who sits dozing by the fire when a Sylphide dances through his dream. Performed by the Columbia City Ballet, this production has it all! A witch, harpies, sylphs, sparkling reels, magical sets, and broken hearts, you will find it here in this enchanting ballet.

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Ballet La Sylphide.

Romeo & Juliet (1985)

This stunning full-length ballet, produced and directed for television by Sidney J. Palmer is a visual delight! William Starrett and Mariclare Miranda were Romeo and Juliet, and there were several guest performers rounding out the troupe of the Columbia City Ballet.   

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Ballet Romeo & Juliet (1985).

Restaging Martha Graham's Sketches from Chronicle (2008)

The USC Dance company is presenting “Sketches from Chronicle” and it requires not only learning a new dance but a new language, as well. Janet Eilber, Director of The Martha Graham Center, talks about the process of the performance. 

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USC Students Restaging Martha Graham ballet.

Sleeping Beauty

The King and Queen celebrate the christening of their daughter, Princess Aurora. Catalabutte, the court Master of Ceremonies responsible for compiling the guest list has forgotten to invite the wicket fairy, Carabose, and so the story begins.

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We Invite You To Explore More of our Dance Collection

For more dazzling performances from other dancers in our archives, look no further! ETV is so very proud of these productions and thankful for everyone who made these endeavors possible.

Connie Robinette
Connie Robinette
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