Story: Dancing

1980s dancing

At the beginning of this excerpt from the 2010 New Zealand film Boy, the main character, Boy, attempts to impress a girl with his best dance moves. As stony-faced older children watch, he runs through what he’s learnt from careful study of Michael Jackson music videos, to no avail.

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How to cite this page:

Megan Cook, 'Dancing - Dancing, 1960s to 2000s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/interactive/40972/1980s-dancing (accessed 24 April 2024)

Story by Megan Cook, published 5 Sep 2013