- Title: Dancelines Strong Language
- Date: 10th August 1989
- Summary: IN THE FIRST OF THE NEW SERIES OF DANCELINES, AND THE FIRST OF THE NEW 'DANCE ON 4' SEASON FOR 1988, CHOREOGRAPHER RICHARD ALSTON HAS CREATED A CELEBRATION OF RAW ENERGY, GRACE AND SENSUALITY. ALSTON ORIGINALLY CHOREOGRAPHED THIS PIECE FOR THE THEATRE, WHERE IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PIECES IN THE CURRENT REPERTOIRE OF THE BALLET RAMBERT, WITH WHOM ALSTON PRINCIPALLY WORKS. THE RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY DANCE THIS PIECE. IN THIS VERSION, ALSTON HAS RADICALLY RESTRUCTURED IT FOR TELEVISION, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PETER MUMFORD, USING VIDEO EDITING TECHNIQUES TO CREATE A DANCE THAT WOULD BE UNPERFORMABLE IN A LIVE CONTEXT. THE TRANSMISSION COINCIDES WITH A MAJOR TOUR OF BRITAIN BY THE RAMBERT DANCE COMPANY.
- Description:FOLLOWING ON FROM 'DANCELINES 1' PETER MUMFORD AND TERRY BRAUN COLLABORATE WITH YOLANDE SNAITH; CARYL CHURCHILL,IAN SPINK AND RICHARD ALSTON TO CREATE THREE NEW PIECES OF DANCE FOR TELEVISION.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:DanceLines Productions
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:10/08/1989
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1980s