Lawrence serves as our guide in Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, recounting growing up in Chicago in the '60s and '70s and the racial tensions that existed throughout the city, as well as his ...

The Birth of House” is the opening night film for the Doc10 Film Festival. Vince Lawrence is credited as producing and marketing the first house music record, ever. The ...

CHICAGO — The 10th edition of Doc10, Chicago’s annual long weekend of nonfiction filmmaking from well, everywhere, opens with something from here: “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House,” a ...

A sea of party-goers is sardined near a stage at the center where the DJ Do Spin, aka Victor Arroyo — has just started playing 2004’s “Move Ya Body,” by Puerto Rican pop duo Nina Sky.

The 10th edition of Doc10, Chicago’s annual long weekend of nonfiction filmmaking from well, everywhere, opens with something from here: “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House,” a Sundance Film ...

and “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House,” by “The Inspection” filmmaker Elegance Bratton. Fiction film highlights include “Tow,” starring Rose Byrne as a homeless woman whose car is ...

Also one of Move Ya Body’s executive producers and its primary narrator, Lawrence sat down with Chicago to talk about the new film. When you were a teenager, how did you relate to disco?

For more information, visit art.org. Doc10 Film Festival showcases the best in documentary cinema beginning with “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House,” which chronicles the story of house music.

Pic credit: Google.com Darcey captioned her video, “Our Song Movin Ya Body! Is Officially Out Everywhere ... “Hit the drum if you want to see me move,” as they dance alongside Christenelle.