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Great Performances  Dance In America: Wolf Trap's Face of America

Artists from across the nation explore setting their work on the natural stage. Details

 
 

Program: Great Performances

Episode: Dance In America: Wolf Trap's Face of America

The 90-minute program showcases aerial dancers off the cliffs of Yosemite National Park, synchronized swimmers underwater at Coral Reef National Monument, and follows some of the country's most exciting young dancers to Mammoth Cave, Wright Brothers National Memorial, the remains of a sugar cane plantation at Virgin Islands National Park, and the sacred terrain of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

Duration: (1:24:31)
Premiere Date: 04/21/2009
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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