Dance in Film · 2017
Impulso (2017)
Emilio Belmonte embeds the camera in Rocío Molina’s creation of Caída del Cielo, showing how her site-specific, partly improvised impulsos push flamenco percussion into paint, rocks, museums, and theatre spaces rather than reducing the artist to biography.
Impulso is a 2017 dance documentary centred on ballroom and social dance. For dancers, it's a chance to see the style performed on screen — the phrasing, partnering, and musicality that the same dances carry onto a real floor.
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Where to watch: Jour2Fête currently links a France VOD rental. In the United States, JustWatch last checked on 2026-06-30 and listed Kanopy and Hoopla library streaming under the alternate title Transe; Apple TV maintains a US title page, while Prime Video marked the film unavailable on 2026-08-10. Access varies by territory and library.
Trailer
Official trailer.
The dance sequences in Impulso
3 sequences — what is danced, by whom, and where to find it.
Black-and-red paint skirt canvas sequence
Nuevo Flamenco / Flamenco FusionDanced by Rocío Molina · Choreography Rocío Molina
Molina soaking the skirt in paint and sweeping it over the floor until the stage becomes a canvas.
A giant plastic skirt drags black and bloodlike red paint across the floor, turning dancer and costume into a single painting instrument. The sequence extends flamenco's attack and improvisation into visual art without losing the body's central agency.
Open the film at this point · Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp was inferred. Jour2Fête's official distributor page identifies the film as a 2017, 85-minute documentary and links to an opened France VOD rental page; Apple TV's U.S. catalog labels its release 2018 while preserving the same 1h 25m runtime. Canonical LODance identity remains 2017. Availability was checked 2026-08-14; no scene-specific clip or verified LODance Legend slug was added.
Blindfolded floor-hammering opening montage
Nuevo Flamenco / Flamenco FusionDanced by Rocío Molina · Choreography Rocío Molina
Molina in red knee socks and knee pads, blindfolded as she hammers the floor with relentless intensity.
Blindfold, knee pads, and repeated floor impacts strip away expected flamenco elegance while keeping its percussive force. The montage establishes Molina's improvisational practice as physically risky, instinctive, and contemporary.
Open the film at this point · Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp was inferred. Jour2Fête's official distributor page identifies the film as a 2017, 85-minute documentary and links to an opened France VOD rental page; Apple TV's U.S. catalog labels its release 2018 while preserving the same 1h 25m runtime. Canonical LODance identity remains 2017. Availability was checked 2026-08-14; no scene-specific clip or verified LODance Legend slug was added.
Seville Bienal white-gravel bata de cola performance
Nuevo Flamenco / Flamenco FusionDanced by Rocío Molina · Choreography Rocío Molina
Molina slithering across white gravel as the long black train follows like a creature emerging from the earth.
The traditional bata de cola is pulled through ground-level crawling on white gravel, colliding flamenco iconography with contemporary physical theatre. Costume, weight, and abrasive terrain become active choreographic materials.
Open the film at this point · Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp was inferred. Jour2Fête's official distributor page identifies the film as a 2017, 85-minute documentary and links to an opened France VOD rental page; Apple TV's U.S. catalog labels its release 2018 while preserving the same 1h 25m runtime. Canonical LODance identity remains 2017. Availability was checked 2026-08-14; no scene-specific clip or verified LODance Legend slug was added.
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