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Spirit Moves

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Spirit Moves is a documentary series from 1987 by Mura Dehn.

There’s a lot of information on Wikipedia

The clips include a lot of the original dancers from the Savoy Ballroom, including Frankie Manning, Willa Mae Ricker, Al Minns, Leon Games, and Esther Washington.

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Spirit Moves - YouTube Video

From Part 2 of The Spirit Moves documentary by Mura Dehn from 1987.

This clip includes The Tranky doo, The California Routine, and The Big Apple.

Cake Walk from Spirit Moves - YouTube Video

The Cake Walk, danced by Leon James, Al Minns, Pepsi Bethel and others.

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THE SPIRIT MOVES DISC1 - YouTube Video

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Tranky Doo - YouTube Video

The Tranky Doo perfomed by Al Minns, Pepsi Bethel, and Leon James to the Dipsy Doodle. This is one of the clips popularizing doing it to the Dipsy Doodle instead of Tuxedo Junction.

It comes from Spirit Moves