The Story Behind the "Stair Dance"
Clip: Season 47 Episode 6 | 1m 54s
Learn all of the magical details that went into creating the famous “stair dance”.
Award-winning director, choreographer, and performer Randy Skinner worked with the set designer to make this elaborate, magical and yet potentially dangerous dance work in style!
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
The Story Behind the "Stair Dance"
Clip: Season 47 Episode 6 | 1m 54s
Award-winning director, choreographer, and performer Randy Skinner worked with the set designer to make this elaborate, magical and yet potentially dangerous dance work in style!
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