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1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"After narrowing down hundreds of Broadway hopefuls, Zach leads a select group of dancers on the tryout of their lives. In an audition twist, Zach asks each performer personal and intimate questions--with results that powerfully affect not only the young performers, but the hardened stage veteran as well"--Container.
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1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Iconic ballerina Misty Copeland made history when she became the first African-American woman to be named principal dancer of the legendary American Ballet Theater. Get the incredible, behind-the-scenes story of how she overcame outmoded ballet culture stereotypes and near career-ending injuries to become one of the most revered dancers of her generation.
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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At a time when dancing is forbidden, Afshin and some friends, including the beautiful Elaheh, risk their lives to form an underground dance company. Inspired by banned online videos of timeless legends like Michael Jackson and Rudolf Nureyev, Afshin and Elaheh embrace their passion for dance - and for one another.
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1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Meet the Silver Belles, five tap dancers who met as Harlem chorus girls in the 1930s. During the Harlem Renaissance they performed with legendary band leaders like Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington at the famed Apollo Theater and Cotton Club, and have rich stories to tell us about the history they made, illuminated by a trove of archival film and photos.
7) Nureyev
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Biography of dancer Rudolf Nureyev with extensive archive material and extracts from ballet performances. Mentor Ninette de Valois, partner Margot Fonteyn, choreographer Roland Petit, dancer Sylvie Guillem and others comment on truth and legends surrounding Nureyev.
8) Celtic tiger
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1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Michael Flatley's live spectacular. With incredibly powerful music, unbelievable costumes, and breathtaking special effects, Celtic Tiger is an epic masterpiece that fuses the spirit and history of Ireland with dance and music.
10) Match
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1 videodisc (92 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Toby is an eccentric, pot-smoking Manhattan ballet instructor whose quiet life is interrupted by the arrival of a young couple from Seattle, presumably there to interview him about his colorful life as a dancer in the 1960's. As Tobi spins salacious tales from his former career, an ulterior motive for the couple's visit emerges, forcing the trio to confront a secret that may connect them all. Driven by Stewart's tour-de-force performance, it moves...
11) Limelight
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2 videodiscs (141 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Set in 1914 London, the film stars Chaplin as an aging music hall comic who's convinced he can no longer move people to laughter. But he gets a final opportunity to shine when he saves a young, equally desperate ballet dancer from suicide, then guides her to triumph on the stage.
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Nine-year-old Isabelle is an inspired dancer with a flair for fashion design. She's thrilled to be studying ballet at a prestigious performing arts school but her classmates are so talented, and she can't help feeling that she's always in the shadow of her 'perfect' older sister Jade. So when her idol, a famous ballerina, encourages her to audition for a professional ballet, Isabelle isn't sure she can land the role.
13) Shake the dust
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Documentary that tells the stories of break dancers from conflicted third-world communities around the globe.
14) Dance-off
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A tongue-in-cheek family comedy set in the world of competition dancing starring talented dancers and choreographers from "So You Think You Can Dance!" Two rival studios pick their stars Jasmine and Brandon to compete against each other for a $25,000 prize. Jasmine and Brandon have history. They were dance partners and mutual crushes as children. But Brandon quickly moved away not allowed to say goodbye to the heartbroken Jasmine. Luckily, both kept...
16) I am a dancer
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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One of the greatest ballet dancers of his generation, Rudolph Nureyev is at the height of his powers in this intimate 1972 documentary portrait, which offers an unprecedented look at the training and dedication behind his electrifying art. Providing a unique glimpse into Nureyev's personality, preparation, and techniques, it includes excerpts from his performances in the classical ballets La Sylphide with Carla Fracci and Sleeping Beauty with Lynn...
17) Carmen
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1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A young dancer is forced to flee the Mexican desert when her mother is murdered. She joins up with a soldier recovering from PTSD and the two begin a passionate love affair in this evocative drama.
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1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean, a young man who leads a dance crew called 'The Mob'. When a wealthy businessman threatens to develop The Mob's historic neighborhood and displace thousands of people, they all work together to turn their performance art into protest art, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause.
20) Frank & Penelope
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected as EVERYTHING is now worth dying for.
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