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Dennis Nahat

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Why Dance?is an in-depth, behind the scenes look at the world of dance. 

It examines what attracts so many to this wondrous art form including young students, former ballerina, and current dancers. It explores why they dance and what drives them.
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Why Dance? (2005)
Dennis Nahat is known for Great Performances (1971), The Turning Point (1977) and Blue Suede Shoes: Ballet Rocks! (1998).
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    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Choreography
    Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)
    The Turning Point
    6.8
    • Choreography
    • 1977
    Blue Suede Shoes: Ballet Rocks!
    9.5
    TV Special
    • Choreography
    • 1998
    Why Dance?
    • Self
    • 2005

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    Choreography



    • Blue Suede Shoes: Ballet Rocks!
      9.5
      TV Special
      • choreographer
      • 1998
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • choreography: for Cynthia Gregory
      • 1981
    • Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)
      The Turning Point
      6.8
      • choreographer: "Anna Karenina"
      • 1977

    Actor



    • Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)
      The Turning Point
      6.8
      • Dennis
      • 1977

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