Dance Films

New England Fiddles

New England Fiddles

New England Fiddles

This 1984 film by John Bishop and Nicholas Hawes presents seven of the finest traditional musicians as they play in their homes and at dances and contests, passing their styles to…

Two Homes, One Heart

Two Homes, One Heart

Two Homes, One Heart

Sikhs in Northern California celebrate special events with Giddha and Bhangra, songs and dances from their native land, Punjab, India.

Flight of the Dove

Flight of the Dove

Flight of the Dove

A portrait of the Portuguese-American dairy-farming community in the Chino Valley of southern California. This is one of the first films ever to document the experiences and…

Plenty of Good Women Dancers

Plenty of Good Women Dancers

Plenty of Good Women Dancers

“Plenty of Good Women Dancers” features exceptional Philadelphia African American women tap dancers whose active careers spanned the 1920s-1950s.

Jazz Parades

Alan Lomax's overview of the Jazz scene in New Orleans with interviews and performances by Majestic Band, the Preservation Hall Band (Willie Humphrey, James "Sing" Miller, Emanuel…

Steppin‘

Introduces viewers to the step show, an exciting dance style popular today among black fraternities and sororities. In addition to many rousing, crowd-pleasing performances, the…

Medicine Fiddle

Medicine Fiddle

1991 | 1h 21mins

Medicine Fiddle

1991 | 1h 21mins

Fiddlers and dancers from Native and Metis families of the northern United States and Canada carry on the musical traditions passed down from early settlers. The film weaves…

Style Wars

1983 | 1h 9mins

1983 | 1h 9mins

New York's legendary Kings of Graffiti own a special place in the hip hop pantheon. Style Wars is regarded by many as the definitive document of the emerging hip hop culture, an…

Every Island has its Own Songs

Every Island has its Own Songs

Every Island has its Own Songs

Nikitas Tsimouris (1924 - 2001) brought the complex music of the tsabouna, a type of Greek bagpipe, to Tarpon Springs. In 1991, Tsimouris became the first Floridian to receive a…

Step It Up and Go

Step It Up and Go

Step It Up and Go

Traces the development of blues music in the Carolinas through interviews with musicians and still photographs.

Sitting On Top of the World at the Fiddlers‘ Convention

Sitting On Top of the World at the Fiddlers‘ Convention

Sitting On Top of the World at the Fiddlers‘ Convention

The fiddlers' convention at Union Grove is the oldest bluegrass music festival of the U.S., held on the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. This film…

Miami Indian Powwow

Miami Indian Powwow

Miami Indian Powwow

The powwow has become one of the most recognizable forms of Native American celebration today, and occurs in virtually every state in the U.S. But despite the many similarities…

Stepping

This film explores the tradition of African American stepping, primarily among college men and women. Dance forms, chants, songs and social functions of this tradition serve as…

Charlie‘s Place

Charlie‘s Place

Charlie‘s Place

Charlie’s Place, tells the story of an African American nightclub in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina that was a significant stop on the Chitlin’ Circuit in the segregated South. The…

Clog Dance (British Film Institute Youtube site)

Clog Dance (British Film Institute Youtube site)

Clog Dance (British Film Institute Youtube site)

“An impromptu expression of enjoyment” - the revival of clog dancing in Portmadog, North Wales England and of the craft of clog-making.

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