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Steps of Freedom

  • 2021
  • 1h 13m
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7.4/10
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Steps of Freedom (2021)
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This wonderfully entertaining dance documentary tells the extraordinary story of how Irish dance developed over centuries from a traditional peasant dance to a form that has taken the world ... Read allThis wonderfully entertaining dance documentary tells the extraordinary story of how Irish dance developed over centuries from a traditional peasant dance to a form that has taken the world by storm and is enjoyed by tens of millions. The film shows how Irish dance has both been ... Read allThis wonderfully entertaining dance documentary tells the extraordinary story of how Irish dance developed over centuries from a traditional peasant dance to a form that has taken the world by storm and is enjoyed by tens of millions. The film shows how Irish dance has both been influenced by and influenced the dance of many cultures and how it developed as an express... Read all

  • Director
    • Ruán Magan
  • Stars
    • Morgan Bullock
    • Aoife Whelan
    • Ríonach Uí Ógáin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
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    • Director
      • Ruán Magan
    • Stars
      • Morgan Bullock
      • Aoife Whelan
      • Ríonach Uí Ógáin
    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Morgan Bullock
    • Self, also narrator
    Aoife Whelan
    • Self, Assistant Professor, University College Dublin
    Ríonach Uí Ógáin
    • Self, lecturer in Irish Folklore, University College Dublin
    • (as Ríonach uí Ógáin)
    Kelly Fitzgerald
    • Self, Head of Irish Folklore & Ethnology, University College Dublin
    DeWitt Fleming Jr.
    • Self
    Jonathan Skinner
    • Self, Reader in the Anthropology of Events, University of Surrey
    Leni Sloan
    • Self
    Mick Moloney
    • Self
    Brian Seibert
    • Self, author of 'What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing'
    Steve Cooney
    • Self
    Helen Brennan
    • Self, author of 'The Story of Irish Dance'
    Anne Daye
    • Self, The Historical Dance Society
    Siobhan Manson
    Siobhan Manson
    • Self
    • (as Siobhán Manson)
    Jean Butler
    • Self
    Stephanie Keane
    • Self
    Kevin Whelan
    • Self, Irish Studies Department, University of Notre Dame
    Aoife Mhichael Ní Chonghaile
    • Self
    Edwina Guckian
    • Self
    • Director
      • Ruán Magan
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    2j06968

    A stretch to depict Irish dance as originating from African dance

    African dance is great - but is that REALLY where Irish dance originated from?? That's what this documentary would have you believe from the first 20-30 minutes, without actually providing any evidence! Besides showing the similarities of moving feet (as all cultures do in dance) and some anecdotal history of Irish and and African servants/slaves interacting in the West Indies. The second half then goes on to *ignore* that convoluted beginning and picks up in the 19th century. What was happening in Ireland all this time? I feel like I now need to read the actual history of Irish dance from another source to learn anything.

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    • Release date
      • December 28, 2021 (Ireland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Finland
    • Languages
      • English
      • Irish Gaelic
    • Also known as
      • Irish Dance - Steps of Freedom
    • Filming locations
      • Dingle, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Create One/Wonderland
      • Tyrone Productions
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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