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DANCE BRITANNIA
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This three-part series tracks the hugely important place of dance in the UK's culture, using rare and unseen archive material to tell the definitive story of popular dance in Britain in the 20th century.
From the Lambeth Walk to the rave scene, Dance Britannia shows the moves, but also examines the social significance of dance in Britain, touching on ideas of sex and romance, class and race, and economics and social aspiration.
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EPISODE 1
The first programme sets the scene of a Britain still divided by class lines, exploring the perception of dance as a dangerous source of panic and moral danger through its sexualisation of youth.
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EPISODE 2
In the new culture of greater freedom, rock 'n' roll excited the young and alarmed the establishment, as young people defined their own dance styles, and increasingly, their own way of life.
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EPISODE 3
From the Northern Soul scene of the 1980s and the rave culture of the 90s, to the Bhangra dance clubs of multi-cultural Britain, the story of British dance styles comes full circle in the final programme, as more traditional forms of dance once again become mainstream.
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