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'''Betsy Bird''' was a full-body dancing bird who was created especially for dancer Betsy Baytos. |
'''Betsy Bird''' was a full-body dancing bird who was created especially for dancer Betsy Baytos. |
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| − | She appeared in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 505: James Coburn|episode 505]], performing "[[The Varsity Drag]]" and "[[Bird Walk]]". |
+ | She appeared in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 505: James Coburn|episode 505]], performing "[[The Varsity Drag]]" and "[[Bird Walk]]", with James Coburn. |
| − | According to Jim Henson, |
+ | According to Jim Henson, although the performance itelf was wonderful in its extreme, the costume's material seemed to hide Betsy Baytos' eccentric dancing movement, instead of emphasizing them. The Betsy Bird however, was again successfully featured during the 'Muppets first 'live' performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, in a pas de deus, backed by flying seagulls. |
| − | Although |
+ | Although the Betsy Bird was used only once on the show, Betsy continued to puppeteer on the show for the entire season. The Betsy Bird can also be seen dancing on stage in [[Here Come the Puppets!]] |
==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 05:36, 18 July 2014
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Behind-the-scenes with Betsy.
Template:Designer Betsy Bird was a full-body dancing bird who was created especially for dancer Betsy Baytos.
She appeared in The Muppet Show episode 505, performing "The Varsity Drag" and "Bird Walk", with James Coburn.
According to Jim Henson, although the performance itelf was wonderful in its extreme, the costume's material seemed to hide Betsy Baytos' eccentric dancing movement, instead of emphasizing them. The Betsy Bird however, was again successfully featured during the 'Muppets first 'live' performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, in a pas de deus, backed by flying seagulls.
Although the Betsy Bird was used only once on the show, Betsy continued to puppeteer on the show for the entire season. The Betsy Bird can also be seen dancing on stage in Here Come the Puppets!