Dance Movies

A woman in a white gown performs a skirt dance, using her arms to produce circles and other patterns within the folds of her costume. Her legs and...

An aspiring Peruvian-Australian performer is partnered with her ex-boyfriend in a community Marinera dance competition.

Four dancers perform in a violent, wild and organic landscape. A metaphor for what unites human with the biosphere.

At the heart of their deteriorating intimate relationship, a dancer seeks to break free from the grip of his unfaithful choreographer.

This short animation draws on advanced digital technologies to offer a new vision of dance in cinema. With motion capture (MoCap) and particle...

Popeye and Olive compete as partners in a dance contest. Naturally, Bluto butts in.

Amazing and iridiscent film animated in loose matter (colored salts) directly under the camera by Aleksandra Korejwo. Produced by Acme Filmworks...

Joan Denise Moriarty doggedly followed her dream of bringing ballet to every corner of Ireland. A pioneer of early 20th century Irish dance, she...

A short dance film about a mother’s relationship to her pregnancy, as she deals with fear and hope about bringing a black baby boy into the...

A man spends the day frolicking. What is there not to be happy about?

Focuses on the dancer, choreographer, and composer Ernest Berk (1909-1993), who at the time the film was made was 81 years old. Using choreography...

In the homogenous world of Liberty High School, Justin Meyers has a dark secret: he's straight. In this parallel universe where gay is the norm,...

This short documentary describes the process and inspiration behind the creation and performance of a new Cuban ballet based on Afro-Cuban traditions...

Live from the Bolshoi Theatre, this 1978 remake of the two-act classical Christmas ballet blends Tchaikovsky's beloved melodies with superb dancing....

Five dancers explore shadeism/colourism in the Black community through a series of personal interviews, performance pieces, and dance vignettes...

One night during the first lockdown, a boy wonders around the desert city landscapes, doing freaky things.

While most of Ken Russell's documentaries for the BBC's Monitor arts strand focused on a single creative figure, he would also occasionally make more...