Movies: Dancing

In 1963 and 1964, Andy Warhol captured dancer-choreographers Lucinda Childs, Yvonne Rainer, and Freddy Herko, and Village Voice dance critic Jill Johnston with his Bolex—performing in lofts, on rooftops, and at Judson....

Maurice Béjart answers an interview about choreographic creation; it shows ballets and improvisations. The film was screened for the 1970 Directors' Fortnight, at the Cannes Festival....

Turf dancers combine abrupt, angular movements with graceful footwork. This short film is an episode of the award winning Youtube series If Cities Could Dance, featuring dancers across the country representing their city’s signature moves....

New Century 2003 Ultraman Legend: THE KING'S JUBILEE is a short movie that was simultaneously shown alongside Ultraman Cosmos Vs Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle. It features all the Ultras who had been introduced up to and including Ultraman Justi...

An overconfident young man tries to woo a woman by showing off his dance moves....

At an abandoned cinema, an undying desire unravels. A surreal, lustful dance to the music of Public Memory....

Twice every day, rain hail or shine. That's how often the dancers at Donhuan Lu gather to exercise in the plaza. The music and the moves are hard to pass by, and the personalities are even more captivating! "Happy Dance" is a short exploration of the...

A journey through the preparation and hardworking process of ballet dancers and musicians for a unique spectacle in Tokio that Béjart choreographed with the Ninth symphony of Beethoven. Béjart ballet dances with Tokio ballet and the Philharmonic Orch...

Documentary about the selling off of remnants from legendary Manchester nightclub The Hacienda....

The Father is dead, and chaos has taken his place. Blood will pour in the battle for the territories he held....

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A documentary on social dancing in Sweden and the culture surrounding it....

Andrea and Krisztina Marics are 28-year-old identical twins with a teaching degree that have lived together since birth. They work together at a touring circus, doing joint artistic performances. After a long circus tour abroad, Andrea leaves the clo...

A place to be at night in São Paulo....

A far-out trip through two hours of psychedelic clips from 1960's hippie flicks....

TV movie about dance rites in the Philippines...

A lonely cute alien traveling through space is forced to land on Earth when the spacecraft malfunctions and by chance. The very friendly and dancing-loving alien takes up her sleeves to explore the planet, find friends and her funny and fun adventure...

Stepping is a dance form that can be found across the country at virtually every college with a substantial African American enrollment. Stepping is performed informally during parties as well as more formally during organized step shows. This film e...

Two dancers in an animated short, drawn by hand. Beautifully animated in 1250 drawings....

In Afghanistan, "batchas" are young male prostitutes who live under the protection of a master in a house where they are trained to dance dressed as girls for a men's audience. Veteran dancer Saman starts worrying when he sees Bijane, the new recruit...