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Spirit Moves Part 2
Savoy Ballroom of Harlem, 1950's
Filmed at the Savoy Ballroom in the 1950's, Part 2 features footage of dancing by the general public. This is important because the 'public' includes Al Minns and Leon James. Part 2 includes Bebop, Lindy, Shim Sham, Charleston, and an aerial Lindy contest for the Harvest Moon Ball Championships.
The Spirit Moves a rare 2-hour film documentary is the most extensive video encyclopedia of African American social dance from 1900 to the 1980s. The Spirit Moves traces the evolution of African American dance in urban America. It was created over a period of thirty years by Mura Dehn, a European filmmaker who recognized and recorded the vital contribution of African American dance to the Jazz scene. She produced, directed, edited, and narrated this valuable film. Shown with its original editing, this DVD contains the only footage of this kind still in existence. The Spirit Moves provides a living history of the men and women who forged American social dance styles into an improvisational art form.
DVD, 30 min., 2008
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Spirit Moves Part 2