On this day: The Borovansky Ballet closed its doors in 1961

Jan Melvin and Joan Boler in the Dance of the Hours in Borovansky Ballet’s Coppélia. Though the company may have folded, it gave way to today’s Australian Ballet.

I would love to know what these costumes looked like in colour. I know the dance as the Waltz of the Hours, but no matter what you call it, it’s my favourite part of the entire ballet (which has three acts).

Jan Melvin and Joan Boler in the Dance of the Hours in Borovansky Ballet's Coppélia

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