Stream THE SPIRIT MOVES: A History of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900-1986. Part 2: Savoy Ballroom of Harlem, 1950s Online
Produced, directed, edited, and narrated by European filmmaker Mura Dehn, The Spirit Moves: A History of Dark Social Dance on Film, 1900-1986 is a two-hour documentary, now available on a state of three DVDs. Fragment 2: Savoy Ballroom of Harlem, 1950s (30 min.) features footage of dancing by the general public, though the personalities of Al Minns and Leon James also get an appearance. Dances shown include Bebop, Lindy, Shim Sham, Charleston, and an aerial Lindy contest for the Harvest Moon Ball Championships. A seminal appreciation of the evolution of African-American dance in urban America, The Spirit Moves Parts 1, 2, & 3 is a must-have for any serious American dance history DVD collection.
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