10 JANUARY 1976, Page 20

opectabur January 10,1975

some of the tinsel worn to tat. But every year they import a fresh crop of children, and every year it wins through on -simple childish charm. It is a pity that when Festival Ballet's lack of technique obliges their dancers to leave out the difficult bits they do not even try to compensate for the omissions in the sincere, artistic way that Fonteyn does.