Just Dance the Steps

Hans van Manen, a 90-year-old white man, wears a black dress shirt and tie, and stands with his arms extended in a studio. Head bowed, his expression is focused. Another person's hand enters from the left, gently holding his raised arm.

At 90, legendary Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen reflects on a life shaped by movement revealing the passion and precision behind a lifelong devotion to dance.

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Feature documentary “Just Dance the Steps” is a personal portrait of the Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen in the run-up to his 90th birthday. For over five years, director Willem Aerts followed and observed this internationally acclaimed master of contemporary ballet during his life and work at Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam, in the studio of the Ballett am Rhein in Düsseldorf, and at Nederlands Dans Theater in The Hague. This powerful tribute and inspirational portrayal looks back at van Manen’s remarkable artistic legacy and documents a life that remains inseparable from dance and choreography.

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Available to stream November 10-30, 2025
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Director: Willem Aerts
Choreographer: Hans van Manen
(Netherlands, 2024) 90 minutes
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