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Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean, a young man who leads a dance crew called 'The Mob'. When a wealthy business man threatens to develop The Mob's historic neighborhood and displace thousands-of people, they all work together to turn their performance art into protest art, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause.
42) Christmas dance
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It's Christmas and besties BeezBee the bee, Peanut the giraffe, and Brooklyn the lion want to give their friend Santa the best Christmas gift ever! But what should they give Santa? He already has all the gifts one could possibly imagine and more! Santa reveals the best gift he could wish for is being with his all friends for an unforgettable Christmas time!
43) Five dances
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"The classic tale of finding success and romance in the big city is given a contemporary, and unconventional, spin in Alan Brown's new film Five Dances. Collaborating with internationally renowned choreographer Jonah Bokaer, Brown has taken five gifted New York dancers, and fashioned a story about Chip (Ryan Steele in his first film role), an extraordinarily talented 18 year-old recently arrived from Kansas who joins a small downtown modern dance...
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"Gene Kelly brings his remarkable talents as star, director and choreographer to this glittering gala of music, dance and pantomime--and the result is a lush, one-of-a-kind musical flight of fancy. In Circus, a clown (Kelly) in a small carnival troupe is hopelessly in love with the show's high-wire walker. Ring around the rosy is a satiric tale about a bracelet which travels from the wrist of one fickle lover to another. Sinbad the sailor blends live...
49) Test
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Set in the free spirited San Francisco of 1985, young Frankie confronts the challenges of being an understudy in a modern dance company and his evolving relationship with fellow dancer Todd.
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Contains Act 1 and Act 2.
Kizomba is one of the most popular genres of dance and music originating in Angola. It mixes influences of traditional semba with Angolan merengue and Kilapanda (traditional Angolan music). On this basis, Kizomba music emerged as a more modern music genre with a sensual touch mixed with African rhythm. Unlike semba, kizomba music is characterised by a slower and usually very romantic rhythm, sung generally in Portuguese....
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That's entertainment!: Jack Haley Jr.'s celebratory compilation film featuring some 125 studio stars in sequences from nearly 100 MGM musicals, commemorating the 50th anniversary of MGM.
That's entertainment, part II: Legends Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire host this celebration of show-stopping music, dance and comedy with a cast of superstars.
That's entertainment! III.: A collection of popular dance and song numbers from nearly 100 MGM musicals including...
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On December 29, 30 and 31, 2011, the Merce Cunningham Dance Company presented six valedictory performances at Park Avenue Armory before disbanding. The event marked the conclusion of the Company's Legacy Tour and the culmination of nearly 60 years of innovation. Disc 3 includes recent and archival excerpts from each of the repertory works featured on the Legacy Tour.
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John Cranko's mastery of the art of the pas de deux finds its climax in one of the most successful full length ballets of the twentieth century. Set to sweeping music by Tchaikovsky, it tells Alexander Pushkin's tragic love story of the world-weary aristocrat and the naive country girl in a superbly nuanced way.
55) Dirty dancing
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An innocent young girl is introduced to the sensuality of dance when she meets the dance instructor at her resort hotel.
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Zoe, a struggling young dancer, gets the opportunity to fulfill her dreams when she convinces Michael, a wealthy nightclub owner, to open a new club with a disco theme. However, as Zoe gets closer to realizing her professional ambitions, her personal life begins to crumble as her dancer boyfriend, Chris, grows jealous of Michael, and her nemesis, Malika, attempts to steal Chris away. Can Zoe overcome the drama and become the dancer she has always...
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Irish dance has captured the hearts, minds and "soles" of countless men, women and children. Marvel at the intricate dance steps. Watch as future Irish dance stars practice for competitions and learn the rich history that has propelled Irish dance into the international spotlight.
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Ernestine Stodelle, a former member of the Humphrey-Weidman Company, coaches Sarita Smith-Childs in Doris Humphrey's Two ecstatic themes, a solo in two parts, Circular descent and Pointed ascent. Analyzing the choreography section by section, she clarifies and refines its details, with attention to shape, timing, dynamics, and motivation. The sections are preceded by video clips showing the choreography in performance, and key concepts are identified...
59) ABCD2
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A motley group of dancers from Mumbai court notoriety before they can actually taste fame. Does the shamefaced group find their rightful place in the world of hip hop?
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Ernestine Stodelle, a former dancer with the Doris Humphrey Concert Group and the Humphrey-Weidman Company, describes basic principles of Humphrey technique, including falls, turns, breath rhythm, successional flow, leaps, circular swings, and leverage. Her discussion is illustrated by still photographs by Barbara Morgan, b & w archival footage of Humphrey and members of her company, reconstructions of Humphrey's works, and contemporary choreography...