| Level | Item |
| Ref No | JR/D/2 |
| Title | Joan Russell Teaching Primary School Children |
| Date | 2006 |
| Extent | 1 digital versatile disc (DVD) |
| Description | This DVD contains footage transferred from five Super 8 film reels and one Regular 8 film reel. The first five films show Joan Russell teaching at Henwick Grove Primary School, Worcester, using Modern Educational Dance with the youngest children ('infants') and the older children ('juniors'). The sixth film shows children from Grove Primary School, Malvern, dancing short pieces using Modern Educational Dance.
o Film JR/R/999 (counter 0-6): Henwick Infants, 1974, theme of hands and feet
o Film reel JR/R/1003 (counter 6-17): Henwick Juniors, Autumn 1975
o Film reel JR/R/1005 (counter 17-23): Henwick Infants, Autumn 1975
o Film reel JR/R/1002 (counter 24-34): Henwick Infants, on the playground and in a dance lesson with Joan Russell (early 1970s)
o Film reel JR/R/1001 (counter 34-43): Henwick Infants, November 1980 (at the end is a brief clip of teenagers dancing in couples)
o Film reel JR/R/1000 (counter 44-54): Grove Primary School, Malvern - Group Dance by Junior Children, Age 10-11: Children are seen first in the playground, then inside dancing in quartets and trios, and then outside on the playing field dancing in groups, quartets and trios. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | The lesson of the fifth film reel (Henwick Infants, November 1980) was also filmed on video in black and white, from a different camera angle and with different cuts, see video JR/J/1034. It has somewhat clearer sound. |
| Physical Description | 54 minutes total. Colour, silent expect for Henwick Infants, November 1980, which has sound. This DVD was made from the DVcam master, which in turn was made from the original films (transferred in 2006). |
| Format | DVD |
| Category | Education: Primary, Nursery |