Video Archive: Bridge Dancing in 1994

 
Before the Doris Ressl Dance Ensemble launched the annual Dances on the Lakewalk series, its original site-specific event was set at the Aerial Lift Bridge. About 1,000 people gathered on Aug. 19 and 20, 1994, to view “Bridge Dancing,” a 23-minute piece created by Twin Cities choreographer Marylee Hardenbergh. The music was simulcast by KUMD-FM 103.3, now known as WDSE-FM “The North.”

Bridge Dancing returned for an encore in 1996, and the following summer Dances on the Lakewalk was held for the first time.

The bonus footage below is WDSE-TV’s coverage of Bridge Dancing.