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2024115 minPGdocumentary

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Rookies |💃Dance

2024115 minPGdocumentary

In the heart of Paris, young dancers train rigorously to achieve professional status while simultaneously preparing for their high school diplomas.

education poverty

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Channel: The Documentary Collection

Rookies |💃Dance

2024• 115 minPG

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In the heart of Paris, young dancers train rigorously to achieve professional status while simultaneously preparing for their high school diplomas.

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Right in the heart of Paris, young people are being trained to become professional dancers, while at the same time preparing for their high school diplomas. That's the deal. - A film by Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai (2022)

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