On this page you’ll explore a few ways that Little Red Riding Hood has been performed without text – through dance and figure skating.
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In the Tchaikovsky ballet Sleeping Beauty, there is a scene that features many fairy tale characters, including Little Red Riding Hood. Below are three versions of the brief piece showing The Little Red Riding Hood story. Pay close attention to how movement tells the story.
Each of the ballet videos use the same music but slightly different choreography to tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood in less than 90 seconds. How does the movement of the dancer’s body help to tell each version of the story? How does the visual depiction change?
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