The Spirit Moves

1h 59m
DocumentaryMusic
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A History of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900–1986 is a documentary film by Mura Dehn chronicling the evolution of African-American social dance throughout most of the 20th century. In its original form it consists of nearly six hours of rare archival footage shot over the course of thirty years.

Cast

Frankie Manning
Self - Dancer
Willa Mae Ricker
Self - Dancer

Crew

Mura Dehn
Director, Producer
Carol Teten
Producer

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