'And Then We Danced': Queer As Folk Dance
Levan Akin's tale of two male Georgian dancers who find happiness in stolen moments together goes through all the usual dance-movie paces, but the chemistry between its two leads is strong.
"This is the lambada," a grim-faced dance instructor reminds his students in Levan Akin's , directing his comments mostly toward Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani), whose movements have edged too much toward the feminine for his tastes. In traditional Georgian dance, he tells him, "You should be like a nail" and his longtime partner, Mary (Ana Javakishvili), must have a gaze that suggests virginal innocence. But Merab's hips don't lie, and neither do his
