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Cast

Frankie Manning

Frankie Manning

Self - Dancer

Willa Mae Ricker

Willa Mae Ricker

Self - Dancer

Crew

Mura Dehn

Mura Dehn

Director

Mura Dehn

Mura Dehn

Producer

Carol Teten

Carol Teten

Producer

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The Spirit Moves

19870.0 / 10119 min
Documentary, Music

Overview

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.