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Teach Me to Dance -- Film Description:
"Lesia convinces her English-Canadian friend Sarah to perform a Ukrainian dance with her as part of their school's Christmas pageant. However, Sarah's father objects. Angry at the growing number of Ukrainian settlers, he will not allow his daughter to do the Ukrainian dance with Lesia. But in spite of the prejudices of their parents, the girls' friendship remains strong, and they meet in Sarah's barn to celebrate Christmas Day together."
-- National Film Board of Canada


Source:
National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Teach Me to Dance." National Film Board of Canada. http://nfb.ca/trouverunfilm/fichefilm.php?id=12751&v=h&lg=en&exp=.