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Cactus Swing

Based on a song by the Great Western Orchestra, this animated short traces the adventures of Pete, the North West Mounted Police officer who is awakened in the badlands by a varmint band and witnesses a cactus line dance.
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Based on a song by the Great Western Orchestra, this animated short traces the adventures of Pete, the North West Mounted Police officer who is awakened in the badlands by a varmint band and witnesses a cactus line dance.

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  • director
    Beth Portman
    Susan Crandall
  • producer
    Susan Crandall
    Jerry Krepakevich
  • executive producer
    Graydon McCrea
  • animation camera
    Tom Brydon
    Alvin Chong
    Keith Milne
  • editing
    Gerald K. Wilson
  • re-recording
    Paul Sharpe
  • animation
    Beth Portman
  • music
    Guy Jude Côté

Education

Ages 7 to 11
School subjects
Arts Education - Dance Geography - Physical Geography/Geology
All grades can participate in forming groups and making up a line dance of their own to present in front of the class. From grades 4 to 6, research badlands in the United States and Canada. Ask students if they notice any differences or similarities. Students can create a diorama of the badlands.

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