Call Me Dancer/Then Comes the Body (short)

DOCTOBER, OFFICIAL SELECTION. Making it in the elite and highly selective world of dance is challenging for anyone—for a street dancer from Mumbai, it is next to impossible. However, 21-year-old Manish is determined to not only make it as a dancer, but to also continue to help support his family by doing so. When he accidentally walks into an inner-city dance studio and meets Yehuda, a curmudgeonly 70-year-old Israeli dance master, Manish realizes that there may be a path to a future in dance, and the unlikely duo embark on a journey that will change the lives of both student and teacher in this vibrant, dynamic documentary. Playing with Short: THEN COMES THE BODY (14 min) A viral video of students dancing in the rain brings attention to an unusual dance studio outside Lagos, Nigeria. Join the students and teachers of Leap of Dance Academy as they prepare for the world stage.Call Me Dancer/Then Comes the Body (short) showing at: October 28, 3:25 pm

Location: Pickford Film Center1318 Bay St, Bellingham, WA, 982253

2024-10-28T15:25:00-07:00PT1H39M2024-10-28T17:19:00-07:00152

Manish Chauhan

Yehouda Maor

Pip Gilmour

Leslie Shampaine

Priya Ramasubban

Cynthia Kane

Leslie Shampaine

Call Me Dancer/Then Comes the Body (short)"