Born in jaffa in 1944 in what was then palestine, dance instructor pierre dulaine does more than teach people to coordinate steps and move to the music. After decades abroad, renowned ballroom dancer pierre dulaine returns to his hometown of jaffa, israel, nostalgic for the streets of his youth but dismayed by the strong current of racial animosity that now serves as the norm. Pierre dulaine, an internationally renowned ballroom dancer, takes his program, dancing classrooms, back to his city of birth, jaffa. For generations, jaffa has been a city divided by two communities that continue to grow increasingly apart. Following renowned ballroom dancer pierre dulaine, dancing in j affa falls into many narratives categories, as a film about the healing power of. The fourtime champion ballroom dancer and founder of dancing classrooms envisioned that one day he would return to jaffa, the city of his bir. Pierre dulaine, een gerenommeerd stijldanser, keert terug naar zijn geboortestad jaffa israel om een bewonderenswaardig project op te starten. Returning to his hometown of jaffa for the first time since 1948, when he was a toddler and his family was forced out by the formation of israel, dulaine. Pierre dulaine, yvonne marceau, noor gabai, alaa bubali, lois dana, rachel gueta u. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent dancing in jaffa online on moviefone.
Hilla medalias documentary dancing in j affa follows along as he tries to reach his lofty goals. Pierre dulaine is known for his work on take the lead 2006, dancing in jaffa 20 and mad hot ballroom 2005. Dancing in jaffa, a documentary by hilla medalia the. Worldchampion ballroom dancer pierre dulaine stars in uplifting and gently comic documentary. Dancing in jaffa hilla medalia hilla medalia 2014 renowned ballroom dancer pierre dulaine returns to his native israel and promotes harmony by teaching dance to three ethnically mixed groups of childr. Postscreening, ballroom legend pierre dulaine and film producer diane nabatoff discuss this documented return to dulaines hometown of jaffa. Over a tenweek period, pierre teaches 10yearold palestinianisraeli and jewishisraeli children to dance and compete together. Over a tenweek period, pierre teaches 11yearold palestinianisraeli and jewishisraeli children to dance and compete together. Uplifting dancing in jaffa succeeds despite missteps. Pierre dulaine, yvonne marceau, hilla medalia, diane nabatoff, morgan spurlock, neta zwebnerzaibert, hilla medalia, philip.
Dancing in jaffa film showing followed by comments and dance. Pierre dulaine, fourtime ballroom dancing world champion, is fulfilling a lifelong dream when he takes his program, dancing classrooms, back to his city of birth, jaffa. Fueled by his belief in dancing s power to build selfesteem and social awareness, dulaine brings his popular dancing classrooms program to. Rent dancing in j affa 20 starring pierre dulaine on dvd and bluray. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Pierre dulaine, an internationally renowned ballroom dancer, fulfills a lifelong dream when he takes his program, dancing classrooms, back to his city of birth, jaffa. Dulaine s ballroomready efforts are the subject of the documentary dancing in jaffa, which had a festival run last year and arrives in theaters and on vod on april 11. Zum ersten mal seit seiner kindheit kehrt er nach jaffa zuruck, um hier ein. Over a tenweek period, pierre teaches jewish and palestinian israeli children to dance and compete together. Ifc films adam martin cohen pierre dulaine has cornered the market on dance. Watch dancing in jaffa streaming online hulu free trial.