Thursday 14 July 2011

15 All-Time Best Dance Movies

source: "www.extratv.warnerbros.com"

"Dirty Dancing" (1987)

“Nobody puts Baby in a corner!” Spending the summer in the 1960s Catskills with her family, Baby (Jennifer Grey) learns a thing or two about dirty dancing and falls for the resort’s dashing dancing teacher (Patrick Swayze).

next ...

"Strictly Ballroom" (1992)

Before “Dancing with the Stars” there was this little Australian gem about an ugly duckling who learns to be a swan through ballroom dancing. The film marks the debut of director Baz Luhrmann of “Moulin Rouge” fame.



next ...

"Saturday Night Fever" (1977)

The Bee Gees and John Travolta took disco dancing to a whole other level in this classic dance movie. That, and white leisure suits.


next ...

"Singin' in the Rain" (1952)

No one can forget Gene Kelly’s classic stomp in the rain, but the film is chock full of memorable dance sequences — from Donald O’Connor’s acrobatics in “Make ’Em Laugh” and the big finale number, featuring Cyd Charisse.


next ...

"Chicago" (2002)

Bob Fosse’s choreography at its best! And who knew the Oscar-winning Catherine Zeta-Jones was such a fabulous dancer?



next ...

"West Side Story" (1961)

This movie musical revolutionized dancing onscreen, under the expert hand of Jerome Robbins.


next ...

"All That Jazz" (1979)

“Chicago” may be a showcase for Bob Fosse’s talents but his “All That Jazz” tells his own life story as he details the sordid life of Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a womanizing, drug-using Broadway choreographer. The dance sequences are spectacular.


next ...

"Flashdance" (1983)

Jennifer Beals is the “Maniac” who gave torn sweatshirts a whole new meaning in this great dance flick. She plays a Pittsburgh woman with two jobs — as a welder and an exotic dancer — who wants to get into ballet school.


next ...

"Footloose" (1984)

Kevin Bacon plays the city boy who comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned — and gets them to boogie in the streets. An ’80s dance staple!


next ...

"Step Up" (2006)

Real-life marrieds Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan steam it up on the dance floor in the original “Step Up,” as mismatched partners, who turn a traditional dance school on its ear.


next ...

"Save the Last Dance" (2001)

MTV Films
A small-town girl (Julia Stiles), who wants to be a ballerina, moves to Chicago and learns some new dance steps from a local (Sean Patrick Thomas).


next ...

"White Nights" (1985)

Two of the world’s best dancers, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines, combine their two very different dance styles of ballet and tap in this ’80s drama. A classic!


next ...

"Stomp the Yard" (2007)

Screen Gems
After the death of his brother, an expert street dancer (Columbus Short) goes to Georgia to attend Truth University — and learns to stomp!


next ...

"Top Hat" (1935)

A best dance movie list would not be complete without a Fred Astaire movie, and while there are many to choose from, we pick “Top Hat.” His indelible style is set, as he dances with his legendary partner Ginger Rogers.


next ...

'Hairspray" (2007)

New Line
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.



close ...

No comments:

Post a Comment