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American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur Sam Cooke died at the age of 33 on December 11, 1964, at the Hacienda Motel, at 9137 South Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles, California.

MOVE! is a documentary dance series developed by Signed Media and ZDF for the European TV network Arte. It discovers movement and dance in a fresh, smart and modern way. It is competent without taboos and goes right to the heart of the matter. This unusual experiment combines traditional and contemporary dance styles as well as everyday movement in 26 minutes per episode. MOVE! is hosted by the multitalented choreographer, dancer and politician Sylvia Camarda from Luxembourg. She translates for the audience the most universal language dwelling within human beings: movement. She takes us on a lively journey, discovering the small codes and the big impulses that haunt us and direct our bodies. MOVE! follows Sylvia Camarda as she meets artists, philosophers, dancers and choreographers, to discover how topical and relevant the language of movement is. In the first season, each episode was devoted to one of the big topics of humanity, like fear, power or digitalization. In the second season of MOVE!, Sylvia Camarda travels through Africa and Europe in order to discover whether, how and why different individuals and cultures differ in their daily routines as well as in their artistic expressions. What characterizes the movements of a collective, a community, a nation? Is the way we run, gesticulate, greet one another or dance already invested in our genes? Or is it the result of traditional, collective experiences that go back centuries? In Soweto, Dakar, Tunis, Paris and Brussels, Sylvia Camarda encounters fascinating artists and intellectuals and explores with them the forces that determine the characteristics of our movements.

Sexuality is omnipresent and determines society in both the Occident and the Orient. The eternal dance and struggle of the sexes is as old as humanity itself. In Tunisia, there is a conflict between "man" and "woman". The country of the belly dance is known for its sensuality, but its regime dictates morality. With the Arab Spring in 2011, the people broke free from the autocracy. But they have to keep fighting - for a sexual revolution. Above all: the dancers. They are organizing the political awakening, dancing against the law, for equal rights and sexual self-determination. Can their dance break taboos? How does Tunisia move between sensuality and shame? Is their dance inspired by the suppressed sexuality? And how is the struggle of the sexes reflected in their movements?

What defines us as human beings - our origin, appearance or history? How is our identity defined? Young and old are arguing about this in Senegal. The youth is committed to a better future. It protests "Y'en a marre. We have had enough!" and demands: Stop rituals, superstitions and old structures. But the elderly are protecting their culture and holding on to its traditions. A compromise is urgently needed - and has been found by the dance scene. Innovatively and courageously, dancers merge tradition and modernity. Their "African Dance" has become an identity and an opportunity, also abroad. How strongly are movements shaped by traditions? Can these movements be rewritten? Can dancers break open Senegal's old structures? And where is the country headed?

Genetically, we humans are 99 percent identical. But that does not stop us from fighting. The traumatic history of South Africa can still be felt to this day. In 1994, apartheid ended after 90 years. However, social inequality continues to exist. The divided Rainbow Nation moves together against the consequences of apartheid: It dances Pantsula, which originated in the miners' townships. In the 1980s, Blacks demonstrated their opposition to the racist regime with Pantsula. Today, Zulu and Xhosa, men and women, workers and students dance together for a just South Africa. Their moves tell of tradition and change, migration and forced labor. How does the multicultural South Africa move? Is its trauma reflected in its movements? Can the dancers from the townships change society? And what is the future of Pantsula?