Record

Performance TitleWomen's League of Health and Beauty - Golden Jubilee 1980
Performance Date29 March 1980
Performance DaySaturday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersTeachers and members from England, Canada, Ireland, Scotalnd, New Zealand, Wales and South Africa

Prunella Stack - speaker
Secondary PerformersFreda Lewis - percussion,
Cicely Harris,
Barbara Furniss,
Bess Knowles - piano
Orchestra or BandThe Trevor Anthony Quartet
Set List'Entrance March', teachers and members from Britain and Overseas,
Speech (Prunella Stack),
Basix Bagot Stack Exercise Sequences (Mrs Bagot Stack),
Junior League (Children from the Midlands, Pam Pickup),
'Lazy Feeling' Margaret McAllister (London Suburban Members),
'Salute from Canada', Diana Kropinska, Andre Gagnon (Members from British Columbia),
Wales: 'Swinging Movement', Joan St.Lo, Peggy St.Lo (Members from the Welsh Centres),
'Chopin Triad', Margaret McAllister
Music: 'Opus 28, No.21 in B Flat Major', 'No.4 in E Minor', 'No.19 in E Flat Major', Margaret Peggie (Teachers, London and South-East Members),
'Dimensions' (Members from the North-West, Denise McDowall),
'Rhythmic Variations' (Freda Lewis, members of the South West - following the principles of Medau Rhythmic Movement in the use of the ball, hoop and club as aids to movement training),
'Tribute' (Prunella Stack),
'The First Sixteen', Jean Michel Jarre,
'Thirties Members', music from the '30's,
'The War Years', mus. March from 'Things to Come', Sir Arthur Bliss
The League's Teachers, mus. arr. Barbara Furniss
INTERVAL
'Rhythm and Design', Lynn Wallwork, Richard Rodgers, arr. Barbara Furniss (Midlands Members),
New Zealand, Nina Kirkby,
'South Pacific Swings', Kay Hudson, Maori tunes for entrance and exit (members from eight Auckland centres),
'Precision' (Joan St.Lo, members from Yorkshire and the North-East, Peggy St.Lo),
South Africa: 'La Playa' (Betty O'Donoghue, members from Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria ),
'Harmony', mus. 'Valse in F Minor' by Scriabine, Barbara Keys (London Suburban Members),
'Work Out', Joan St.Lo, mus. 'L'embarquement pour Cythere', Poulenc (Peggy St.Lo, members from the Home Counties and South-East),
'Beguine' , (Joan St.Lo and teachers from the United Kingdom, Peggy St.Lo),
Scotland - Joan St.Lo and exercises for strength, control and balance' (Peggy St.Lo, members from the Scottish Centres),
'Swinging Agility', (Joan St.Lo and Members from the South and West, Peggy St.Lo),
Finale - mus. :'Health and Beauty Parade', Barbara Furniss,
'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem)
Related Archival MaterialMemorabilia - Plate (RAHE/8/3/48)
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/8/3/48Women's League of Health and Beauty - Golden Jubilee 198029 March 1980
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Yfatcs_L_XairWomen's League of Health and Beauty - Golden Jubilee 19802
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/392Women's League of Health and Beauty (Fitness League); 1930-; British women's fitness organisation
DS/UK/3611Stack; Prunella (1914-2010); OBE; British fitness exponent, teacher
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