Underplayed Gems

Dance of the Hours (1940)

Dance of the Hours poster
Directed by
T. Hee, Norm Ferguson
Country
United States
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How it feels

This is an animated short from 1940 that was part of Fantasia. It features hippos, elephants, ostriches, and alligators performing a ballet. The animals compete in a graceful dance that ends in a happy mess.

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What happens

La Danse des heures est un court métrage d'animation américain réalisé par Walt Disney Productions comme une séquence de Fantasia (1940) basée sur la Danse des heures, ballet tiré de l'opéra La Gioconda d'Amilcare Ponchielli. Le ballet est ici dansé par des hippopotames, des éléphants, des autruches et des alligators qui rivalisent de grâce et de virtuosité mais qui finissent dans un joyeux fracas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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