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I Went to the Dance

Released Oct 13, 1989 1h 24m Documentary Music List
Reviews 100% Audience Score 250+ Ratings
A history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French southwest Louisiana, including many Cajun and Zydeco greats such as Michael Doucet and Beausoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc and Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard and many others. Read More Read Less

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Dennis Harvey 48 Hills A sampler of bayou talents both famed and strictly local. Sep 19, 2023 Full Review Toba Singer culturevulture.net Go see I Went to the Dance. Besides extending a cat’s paw onto the levee of regional musicology, there’s lots to learn in both French and English about life in Texas and Louisiana farm country. Tapping toes make the 84 minutes fly by. Sep 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member [url="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jai_ete_au_bal/dvd.php?select=4"][img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/25/209725.jpg[/img][/url] Les Blank has really done it here. Great film about the Cajun culture of Louisiana. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French southwest Louisiana, including many Cajun and Zydeco greats such as Michael Doucet and Beausoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc and Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard and many others.
Director
Les Blank, Chris Strachwitz
Producer
Chris Strachwitz
Screenwriter
Ann Savoy
Genre
Documentary, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 1989, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 22, 2003
Runtime
1h 24m