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Dance On Camera is a long-running New York dance-film festival founded in 1971 and billed as the world’s longest-running dance film festival. It is notable for presenting choreographic storytelling that spans narrative, documentary, animation, and experimental work, and for serving as a major meeting point for filmmakers, choreographers, dancers, and audiences in the dance-film community.[1]
Last updated Aug 27, 2026
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