Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119159 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-07-24
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 86 minutes

Amazon.com
The children featured in the 1983 documentary He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' have grown up in this 1999 follow-up, but Jacques d'Amboise's dance program is still going strong in New York City schools and beyond. In a time when many arts programs are being dropped from school curriculums for lack of money, d'Amboise maintains that the arts are an integral part of education and that studying the arts can lead to success later in life. D'Amboise sets out to prove his hypothesis by interviewing a host of children who participated in the National Dance Institute program in 1983. Former participants have gone on to professions as disparate as kindergarten teacher, stockbroker, entrepreneur, talent agent, and scientific writer. Yet, two common learning experiences from the past surface as catalysts for personal and professional accomplishment: taking chances that may lead to mistakes is an integral part of learning, and doing one's best ensures success. This 85-minute video delves extensively into the professions of former program participants and offers a glance into an expanded, modern-day National Dance Institute program that includes classes at a New Mexico Indian reservation and its school for the deaf. This comprehensive companion to He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' demonstrates how vital studying the arts is to a well-rounded education. -- Tami Horiuchi

Customer Reviews

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Jacques D'Amboise demonstrates the difference between a teacher and a mentor. A teacher gives information, a mentor literally reaches into a child's life and lifts him/her to a higher plane. In this video, it's great to watch Jacques coach average kids into above-average performance, and provoke them into seeing greatness in themselves, and his technique has obvious application in all fields, not just artistic or physical. This video is superb for not only profiling an accomplished mentor like Jacques, but for showing us the incredible power of dance to unchain a child's imagination, and boost their self esteem.

Every educator should see this film.
If you want to truly understand the impact of the arts on education - SEE THIS FILM. To see young children working hard to master dance with the inspiration of Jacques d'Ambois to guide them is wonderful. To see how many of these children have prospered is remarkable. Every person I know who has seen this film has been inspired to fight to maintain arts programs in their schools, even when school budgets are in short supply.

Who's Dancin' Now?
Not as good as the first video - He Makes Me Feel Like Dancing - but an interesting follow-up.