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Dance Craze

Dance Craze

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 10, 1981

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Music, Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

Dance Craze

Production Companies

Chrysalis Records, Osiris Films

Director

Joe Massot

Description

Rocksteady to both a visual and musical documentary of the big shots of the English 2-Tone movement of the late 1970s that has the exhaustive, high-energy performances exploding onto stage. Jump, shout, twist and crawl and dance to the tunes of Ska and its anthems of its rough riders and three-minute heroes captivated in the moment of a generation of England's concrete jungles and razor blade alleys. No longer on your radio but now on stage, together, with the likes of Madness, The Specials and The Beat et al, this concert footage of an era is a must-see, rare and fascinating look into a once vibrant youth culture of working-class England and its musical dance craze.