Canada Dances
1947-07-13 · 9 min · ★ 9.0
Documentary short from the NFB Canada Carries On series on dancing from the different cultures in Canada.
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- Directors
- Nicholas Balla
- Production companies
- ONF | NFB
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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