Dancing Dedication (1957)

Salisbury, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). SV. Indian girls performing the “Dance of the Lights“ at the opening of Community Hall in Salisbury, Rhodesia. GV. Panning shot of crowds around the foundation stone laying ceremony. SV. Sir Robert Tredgold, Acting Governor-General, being greeted by dignitaries as he arrives. LV. Children of Salisbury Hindu School performing a dance of welcome and scattering rose petals. CU. Children dancing. SCU. Sir Robert Tredgold tapping the stone and pronouncing it laid. LV. Crowds watching the ceremony. CU. Hindu priest breaking a coconut over the stone. SV. Indian girls performing the dance of lights holding small candles in their hands which signify that the new hall will lighten and brighten the way to greater culture. CU. Candles in the girls hands. SV. Girls dancing. (Dupe) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LI