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Alive and Kicking gives the audience an intimate, insider's view into the culture of the current swing dance world while shedding light on issues facing modern society.

Genre:

Documentary, History, Music

Actors:

Hilary Alexander, Evita Arce, Kimberly Clever, Sharon Davis, Emelie DecaVita, Rebecka DecaVita, Rusty Frank, Augie Freeman, David Frutos, George Gee, Sommer Gentry, ...»

Director:

Susan Glatzer

Country:

United States, Sweden

Release:

2016

IMDb:

7.2

Quality:

Duration:

88 min

Washington Post

Glatzer captures the visceral charge of moving wildly in tandem with another person, often in improvised bouts that forge strong bonds between partners, if only for a few minutes.

April 06, 2017

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Austin Chronicle

The music, the interviews, the interleavening of stock footage, the way the various modern narratives and backgrounding histories are fitted together: All of this works toward a successful expression of what means a thing because it does have that swing

March 22, 2016

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Los Angeles Times

Glatzer captures the love and support of an intergenerational community, one in which nonagenarians cut the rug alongside up-and-comers.

April 06, 2017

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Cincinnati CityBeat

After the credits roll at the end and the lights come up, you will be overcome by the feverish need to head to the nearest dance floor with a kicking and swinging band.

September 12, 2017

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Village Voice

Although it's been used repeatedly as a movie title, Alive and Kicking perfectly captures the joyous enthusiasm of Susan Glatzer's debut documentary, which presents swing dance as a vibrant, living art form.

April 06, 2017

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Hollywood Reporter

Though its cinematography is nothing to write home about, the action Alive and Kicking captures is so transfixing, one marvels that dancers can keep it up for five years, much less five decades.

April 03, 2017

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Seattle Times

Though it adheres to documentary convention by picking out a few competitive swing dancers and following them throughout the film, "Alive and Kicking" keeps dancing off into other areas, and we just hold its hand and follow.

April 12, 2017

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