Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance
2014·1 seasons · 3 episodes·Series
Documentary
Synopsis
Len Goodman and Lucy Worsley uncover the British love affair with dancing, exploring the nation's favourite dances from the 17th to the 20th centuries.
Episodes
Season 11E1The Devil's Work?A look at how dancing went from being frowned upon as dangerous and debauched in the 17th century to being celebrated as an essential social skill in the 18th.59m2E2Revolution on the Dance FloorHow Britain's dance floors were revolutionised in the 19th century as the slow, stately dances of an earlier era were replaced with faster, freer ones.59m3E3The Shock of the NewLen Goodman and Lucy Worsley show how the first few decades of the 20th century saw the most rapid and revolutionary change in the history of British dance.59m
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