Dance is essential. So is dance film.

Be sure to visit Essential Dance Film every Tuesday for the weekly release of new creative short features and documentaries from around the world, such as director Kate Duhamel's Kaleidoscope, coming soon.

Kaleidoscope features tap-dancer Jason Samuels Smith dancing to Paolo Nutini’s “New Shoes.” The dance film displays tap at its coolest, pairing the highly stylized and physical dance form with the suavity of Smith’s dancing.

Up now: Jody Oberfelder's popular Come Sit Stay

Essential Dance Film is available at Hulu and TenduTV’s YouTube channel.