He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
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{{Infobox film
| name = He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
| image = Feellikedancin.jpg
| caption = VHS Cover
| director = Emile Ardolino
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Emile Ardolino[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_xIt_kZSM4 Documentary Winners: 1984 Oscars]
- Executive:
- Scott Rudin
- Edgar J. Scherick
}}
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = Jacques d'Amboise
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Edgar J. Scherick Associates
| distributor = Direct Cinema{{Cite web| last = Ebert| first = Roger| title = Oscar and "Roger & Me"| access-date = 2020-04-10| url = https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/oscar-and-roger-and-me}}
NBC (television)
| released = {{Film date|1983|11}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' is a 1983 American documentary film directed by Emile Ardolino.
Summary
The film is about Jacques d'Amboise, a noted former American ballet star who had dancing roles in such films as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Carousel, and who later founded the National Dance Institute, a dance school. Kevin Kline and Judy Collins make appearances as themselves. It aired on television on the NBC anthology series Special Treat.
Reception
John J. O'Connor of The New York Times stated that the production "captured splendidly the key point of Mr. d'Amboise's efforts: Doing your best is what counts."{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = O'Connor| first = John J.| title = TV: 'BAY CITY BLUES' BEGINS ON NBC| work = The New York Times| accessdate = 2021-04-24| date = 1983-10-25| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/25/arts/tv-bay-city-blues-begins-on-nbc.html}} In the educational magazine Media & Methods, Marion Bue called He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' "engaging" and wrote that the film "captures the intensity of rehearsal and the excitement of performance."{{Cite news| pages = 45–46| last = Bue| first = Marion| title = Film| work = Media & Methods| date = December 1984}}
Accolades
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' won the 1983 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/21757/He-Makes-Me-Feel-Like-Dancin-/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014155129/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/21757/He-Makes-Me-Feel-Like-Dancin-/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-14 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |title=NY Times: He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' |access-date=2008-11-16}}[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1984 1984|Oscars.org] After it was shown on NBC, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' won the 1984 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program and a Peabody Award. It is one of the few theatrical films to win both an Oscar and an Emmy. It was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Entertainment Special.[https://www.emmys.com/shows/he-makes-me-feel-dancin Television Academy]
The film was also named to the ALA Notable Children's Videos list in 1984.{{Cite book| publisher = ALA| isbn = 978-0-8389-3342-8| title = Notable children's films and videos, filmstrips, and recordings, 1973-1986| location = Chicago| access-date = 2024-02-15| date = 1987| url = http://archive.org/details/notablechildrens0000unse}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085655/ He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'] at the Internet Movie Database.
- {{Internet Archive short film|hemakesmefeellikedancin}}
{{Emile Ardolino}}
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Category:American documentary films
Category:Documentary films about ballet
Category:Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners
Category:Peabody Award–winning broadcasts
Category:Films directed by Emile Ardolino
Category:1983 documentary films
Category:Primetime Emmy Award–winning broadcasts