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If Cities Could Dance
Philadelphia’s House Dancers Preserve the Soul of the Scene
Season 4
Episode 6
The infusion of soul helps make Philadelphia house so distinct from its harder-edged Chicago, Detroit and New York counterparts. More than three decades later, a tight-knit, intergenerational community of house dancers, DJs and event producers in Philadelphia are still working, amidst commercialization and club closures, to keep the original underground spirit of the scene alive.
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