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Let's Dance!
As a dancer, I LOVE dance movies. It doesn't matter how appalling the acting, script or direction are, as long as the moves are good, I'm happy. Nothing puts a smile on my face quite like a great dance sequence. So where can you find these fun dance films? Well, right here of coarse!
Here is a list I've compiled of, in my opinion, the greatest dance movies out. Enjoy!
Here is a list I've compiled of, in my opinion, the greatest dance movies out. Enjoy!
Contents at a Glance
Center Stage
If you want to see a movie with exceptional dance skill, then you can't go past Center Stage. Following the lives of a bunch of students at New York's American Ballet Academy, it is the quintessential dancer's dance movie. The acting is not fabulous, but that's because most of the cast weren't hired for their ability to remember lines - it's their ability to do a quadruple pirouette en seconde that got them the job. Ethan Stiefel, in the role of nasty company principal Cooper Nielsen, is by far the stand out performer. The man can do eight pirouettes in a row without blinking!
Watch the finale dance!
Center Stage-- Final Dance Scene
In the movie Center Stage, this is the final dance scene with Jody Sawyer (Amanda Schull), Cooper Nielson (Ethan Stiefel), &Charlie Sims (Sascha Radetsky). The songs are (in order): Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel 2 instrumentals Ruff Endz - If I Was the One Jamiroquai - Canned Heat
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Center Stage (Special Edition)
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 12/16/2009)
"I'm the best goddamn dancer at the American Ballet Academy! Who the hell are you?"
Honey
Jessica Alba might not be known for her acting skill, but the girl can definitely move. When bartender and aspiring choreographer Honey Daniels is discovered by a big time music producer, she thinks all of her dreams have come true. But, as in all morality tales, success comes with a price. There's plenty of hip hop fun to be had as Honey realises who her true friends for, and what she really dreams of doing - giving neighbourhood kids a safe place to dance and be themselves.
Honey (Full Screen Edition)
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/16/2009)
Cameos by Tweet, Ginuwine and Lil Romeo!
Step Up
Opposites attract when bad boy Tyler is sentenced to community service at the local performing arts academy. Through a twist of fate, he ends up as a rehearsal partner for Nora, a prim ballerina, who is putting together her senior performance piece. She has the technique, he has the funk, and sparks are bound to fly. The story may be predictable, but stars Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan make a formidable pair on the dance floor.
Step Up (Widescreen Edition)
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 12/16/2009)
Anything is possible when opposites attract.
Step Up 2: The Streets
A sequel that nobody really needed, and not a very good one at that. It follows rebellious Andie, who enrols in a prestigious performing arts school so her exasperated guardian won't ship her off to Texas. Predictability ensues, but if you can get past the cliched characters, trite storyline and abysmal acting, you're in for a treat. The dance sequences - including a nightclub battle between lead Briana Evigan and original Step Up star Channing Tatum that involves a trampoline - are excellent.
Watch the Tyler vs Andie Dance Off!
Step Up 2 The Streets
Amazon Price: $13.49 (as of 12/16/2009)
The Streets is all about being yourself and showing what you've got to offer.
Singing In The Rain
One of the greatest dance films of all time. Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor star in this classic about a production company making the transition from silent films to talkies. Kelly stars as Don Lockwood, an actor whose on-screen girlfriend has a less than stellar voice for pictures. He finds a perfect solution when stumbles upon aspiring actress Kathy, whose voice is angelic. Classic songs like "Good Morning" and "Singing In The Rain" will get toes tapping.
Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 12/16/2009)
Watch the master, Gene Kelly, work his magic.
Strictly Ballroom
Director Baz Luhrmann brought ballroom dancing to the world with this classic, starring Paul Mercurio. Scott Hastings was raised in a dancing family, and is on track to win the Pan Pacific Grand Prix. But Scott has a fire inside of him, and longs to choreograph his own moves. With the help of awkward beginner Fran, Scott sets out to prove he can win over the crowd, even if his steps aren't 'strictly ballroom.' The costumes are fabulous, the characters are zany, and the dancing is excellent.
Stomp The Yard
Street dancing goes mainstream for this underdog film about feuding fraternity stepping teams. DJ has been exiled to live with his aunt and uncle after a family tragedy, and when the big men on campus realise he's got the moves, the fraternities want him to rush. Not just about dancing, the film also delves into the American college Greek system, and how it effects the futures of its students. Chris Brown makes a fantastic cameo, showing off his hardcore crump style. An excellent film for hip hop enthusiasts.
Check out the battle!
Dirty Dancing
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner." Damn straight, they don't! Patrick Swayze become an international sex symbol with the release of this film about a naive rich girl who falls for a sexy dance instructor. Frances 'Baby' Houseman discovers a world she's never known when she meets Johnny Castle and his friends while staying at the Country Club where they work. A classic Romeo and Juliet tale, with a fantastic fiftie's soundtrack. If this doesn't get you dancing, nothing will.
Baby discovers a new world...
Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition)
Amazon Price: $10.99 (as of 12/16/2009)
"Nobody puts Baby in a corner."
Footloose
Only in the 80's could a film about a small town that has outlawed dancing be such a success. Kevin Bacon plays Ren, the new kid on the block, a rebel with his dancing shoes on, who refuses to conform to the rules. Together with his classmates, Ren takes on a bible bashing minister to abolish the dance ban in time for the senior prom. The dance sequences are pure hilarity, particularly one where young Ren dances out his frustrations in an abandoned warehouse.
Musical Movies
If you love a good dance movie, you'll probably love it's cousin: the musical!
- 001- Mamma Mia!
On the idyllic Greek isle of Kalokairi, single mom Donna Sheridan (Meryl Streep) goes into a tizzy w...- 002- Dreamgirls
Broadway's definitive girl-group musical about three women who have high hopes for fame but end up p...- 003- Sweeney Todd
Johnny Depp reteams with director Tim Burton for this big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musi...- 004- Hairspray
Set in 1962, this colorful adaptation of the Tony-winning musical (spawned by director John Waters's...- 005- The Phantom of the Opera: Special Edition
Director Joel Schumacher brings Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary musical to the big screen. Gerard Bu...- 006- Across the Universe
An American girl (Evan Rachel Wood) and a British lad (Jim Sturgess) fall in love amid the social an...- 007- Songcatcher
During a visit to her sister in Appalachia, gifted musicologist Lily Penleric (Janet McTeer) stumble...- 008- Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Determined to leave his criminal days behind, inner-city drug dealer Marcus (50 Cent, aka Curtis Jac...- 009- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
After a botched sex-change operation, East German glam rocker Hansel (John Cameron Mitchell) becomes...- 010- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that gold...- Try Netflix free for 14 days
What have I forgotten?
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- Ninka Ninka Nov 10, 2009 @ 4:02 am
- Billy Elliot!
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- A.P. A.P. Nov 6, 2009 @ 10:31 pm
- save the last dance & save the last dance 2. also center stage 2.
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- tara tara Oct 12, 2009 @ 7:17 pm
- Take the lead with Antonio Banderas
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- A A Sep 29, 2009 @ 3:00 pm
- Shall we dance with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez.
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