Dance Around the World
Season 1
Three top European dancers take off on a global quest to find the beating heart and cultural roots of street dance. They visit Brazil, South Africa and New York City to learn about the history of influential dances from each.
Where to Watch Dance Around the World • Season 1
3 Episodes
- Episode 1E1
Episode 1In the first episode, Suzette, Kym and Maren travel to Brazil, where they learn about the fast-paced fusion-dance passinho, before travelling to a rural settlement in the jungle outside Rio, where they are shown the art of capoeira, an ancient dance-fight born from the time of slavery. - Episode 2E2
Episode 2In the second episode, the dancers head to the townships of Johannesburg to discover the street dance pantsula, visiting Soweto, where this highly energetic dance originated. Later, they travel to the Zulu homeland of KwaZulu-Natal, where Maren, Suzett and Kym witness a traditional purity dance. - Episode 3E3
Episode 3In the final episode, Maren, Suzett and Kym head for New York, where they spend time in The Bronx, the birthplace of hip hop. They hang out with Alien Ness, one of the founding fathers of hip hop and breaking back in the 1970s, who gives them a tour and some history. Later, the trio explore litefeet, once an underground dance performed in subways that has gone mainstream.