The Richmond Ballet's first Studio Series of the 2006-2007 season offered up several agreeable surprises: an interesting program, a world premiere and an enlarged company.

Think of dance on film and what comes to mind is a single camera planted squarely in front of a stage full of ballet dancers. But dance and film or video can interact in far more interesting ways than that.

White Satin Ballet Slipper Ballet for Beginners "Briefly looks at the history of ballet, the life of a professional dancer, white satin ballet slipper and what a beginner needs to know about ballet classes. Full-color photographs of children in class...