Check Your Body at the Door: Underground Club Dancing in New York City - The 92nd Street Y, New York
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Breaking Ground

Check Your Body at the Door: Underground Club Dancing in New York City

Dec 20, 2001


Deborah Jowitt, dance critic for The Village Voice, moderates a screening of the documentary, Check Your Body At The Door (2012). At the time of this recording, the documentary was still considered to be a work in progress. Jowitt speaks with Sally Sommer, a dance historian and the film’s producer, as well as two of the documentary’s featured dancers, Archie Burnett and Brahms “Brava” LaFortune. They discuss the differences between underground and commercial dance clubs, Burnett’s role as the documentary’s narrator, Sommer’s inspiration to document the underground club scene, and each speaker’s introduction to dance. The discussion is followed by questions from the audience.

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