Karen Bennecke requests; > I am currently writing my thesis on gender differences in the dance musical > of the classical Hollywood period. I would need to know whether there are > any dance numbers in any of the Shirley Temple films in which she dances > alone (i.e. without Bill Robinson or other partners) and spontaneously, > just to express her emotions of the moment - i.e., a dance in an informal > setting that is not intended as a performance (even if there should be > people around who may be casually watching). So far it has been impossible > for me to find any of Shirley Temple's movies in Berlin, so it would be a > great help if somebody could tell me whether dance numbers of that kind > exist at all in her films and if so, in which. You might try The Shirley Temple Fan Page at: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/8038/ It includes lyrics to many of the songs, which might allow you to infer the circumstances of the dance numbers, and there are a number of links on the list that might lead to more specific information. Don Larsson ---------------------- Donald Larsson, Mankato State U (MN) [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.