The Spirit Moves
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The Spirit Moves

DirectorMura Dehn

8.0 / 10
1987
119 min
DocumentaryMusic

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.

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