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Dancing Cheek to Cheek: An Intimate History of Dance

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1 Season · 3 Episodes · Premiered April 28, 2017 · Ended December 1, 2014

Lucy Worsley and Len Goodman take to the floor to reveal the untold story of British Dance. Over three episodes, they'll show how Britain's favourite popular dances from over the centuries offer a fascinating window into British society and our relationships with one another.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

3 episodes
E01
The Devil's Work?
Mon, Nov 17 2014 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A look at how dancing went from being frowned upon as dangerous and debauched in the 17th century to being celebrated as an essential social skill in the 18th.
E02
Revolution on the Dance Floor
Mon, Nov 24 2014 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
How Britain's dance floors were revolutionised in the 19th century as the slow, stately dances of an earlier era were replaced with faster, freer ones.
E03
The Shock of the New
Mon, Dec 1 2014 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Len Goodman and Lucy Worsley show how the first few decades of the 20th century saw the most rapid and revolutionary change in the history of British dance.

Cast

Len Goodman
Len Goodman as Presenter
Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley as Presenter
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