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Fear of Dancing
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Fear of Dancing

2020-09-20 · 78 min · ★ 8.0

TV Movie · Documentary

Chronicles director Michael Allcock’s global quest to understand why he and so many others on this planet are terrified by the simple act of dancing – what science calls chorophobia. Along the way, he encounters a celebrity chorophobe, dancing robots, virtual reality, and a mysterious dancing plague.

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Michael Allcock
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Michael AllcockMichael AllcockSelf - Filmmaker
Stephen FryStephen FrySelf - Actor & Writer
Miguel CruzSelf - Latin Music Legend
Lidia LlanesSelf - Dancer & Choreographer
René RodriguezSelf - Dancer & Choreographer

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