Bödälä - Dance the Rhythm (2010)
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A journey from Swiss Bödelen to tap, flamenco, and Irish dance explores how footwork becomes artistic expression.
The story
Beginning with Bödelen in Central Switzerland, the film travels through tap dancing, flamenco, and Irish dance. It considers how the rhythmic stamping of shoes connects with ritual folk dances and how show and competitive forms emerge from dances of the people. Along the way, the film meets dancers who use the rhythm of their feet to express joy, desire, and sorrow.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Bödälä – Dance the Rhythm is a film about people who make their feet an archaic and powerful instrument of artistic expression. Starting with Bödelen in Central Switzerland, the film sets off on a journey through tap dancing, flamenco, and Irish dance. The rhythmic stamping of shoes recalls ritual folk dances. Show and competitive dances emerge from the “dance of the people.” The film meets dancers who express joy, desire, and sorrow through the rhythm of their feet.
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