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Senegal’s urban dancers immortalised in entrancing documentary film

By Reuters
09 July 2019   |   11:35 am
"The Call of Dance", or "L'Appel a la Danse" in the original French, is a celebration of dance in Senegal. It is a visually arresting documentary film on the country's vibrant dance scene and the first in a series that will look at dance across the world. It zooms in on Dakar's urban dance passing through the traditional rhythms, sounds and socio-cultural moments of Senegalese life.

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