I Went to the Dance
Back to Home

I Went to the Dance

77% Match
1989
1h 24m
movie
DocumentaryMusic

The definitive film on the history of the toe-tapping, foot-stomping music of French Southwest Louisiana. Includes many Cajun and Zydeco greats, featuring Michael Doucet and Beausoleil, Clifton Chenier, Marc and Ann Savoy, D.L. Menard, and many others.

Play Now
Official Trailer
I Went to the Dance

Cast & Crew

Director / Creator: Les Blank
Mi
Michael Doucet
Self
Cl
Clifton Chenier
Self
Marc Savoy
Marc Savoy
Self
An
Ann Savoy
Self
D.
D. L. Menard
Self
Varise Conner
Varise Conner
Self
Ge
George Broussard
Self

More Like This

Can't Stop the Water

Can't Stop the Water

98% Match2013
Hurricane on the Bayou

Hurricane on the Bayou

58% Match2006
Anything I Catch

Anything I Catch

98% Match1990
The Main Stream

The Main Stream

70% Match2002
Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

Man in the Glass: The Dale Brown Story

20% Match2012
Rhythm 'n' Bayous: A Road Map to Louisiana Music

Rhythm 'n' Bayous: A Road Map to Louisiana Music

90% Match2001
King Crawfish

King Crawfish

98% Match2024
The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey

The Promised Land: A Swamp Pop Journey

98% Match2009
Yeah You Rite!

Yeah You Rite!

80% Match1985
Lowland Kids

Lowland Kids

98% Match2025
A Louisiana French Renaissance

A Louisiana French Renaissance

98% Match2018
Louisiana Hayride

Louisiana Hayride

75% Match1944
Birds of America

Birds of America

72% Match2022
Acadiana

Acadiana

55% Match2019
Syncopation

Syncopation

68% Match1942
Forgotten on the Bayou: Rockey’s Mission to the Whitehouse

Forgotten on the Bayou: Rockey’s Mission to the Whitehouse

98% Match2007
Saving Pelican 895

Saving Pelican 895

67% Match2011
Huey Long

Huey Long

72% Match1985
I Went to the Dance - Lumora