"Nobody puts Baby in a corner!" Spending the summer in the 1960s Catskills with her family, Baby (Jennifer Grey) learns a matter or two about dirty dancing and falls for the resort`s dashing dancing teacher (Patrick Swayze). "Strictly Ballroom" (1992)
Before "Dancing with the Stars" there was this little Australian gem about an ugly duckling who learns to be a ramble through ballroom dancing.
The film marks the introduction of director Baz Luhrmann of "Moulin Rouge" fame. "Saturday Night Fever" (1977)
The Bee Gees and John Travolta took disco dancing to a whole other even in this classic dance movie. That, and white leisure suits. "Singin` in the Rain" (1952)
No one can forget Gene Kelly`s classic stomp in the rain, but the picture is chock full of memorable dance sequences - from Donald O`Connor`s acrobatics in "Give `Em Laugh" and the big finale number, featuring Cyd Charisse. "Chicago" (2002)
Bob Fosse`s choreography at its best! And who knew the Oscar-winning Catherine Zeta-Jones was such a fabulous dancer? "West Side Story" (1961)
From the opening dance sequence to the "America" number on the rooftops to the finger-snappin` "Cool," this movie musical revolutionized dancing onscreen, under the good hand of co-director/choreographer Jerome Robbins. "All That Jazz" (1979)
"Chicago" may be a case for Bob Fosse`s talents but his "All That Jazz" tells his own life history as he details the squalid life of Joe Gideon (Roy Scheider), a womanizing, drug-using Broadway choreographer. The dance sequences are spectacular. "Flashdance"(1983)
Jennifer Beals is the "Madman" who gave torn sweatshirts a totally new significance 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. "Footloose" (1984)
Kevin Bacon plays the city boy who comes to a little town where rock music and dancing have been banned - and gets them to boogie in the streets. An `80s dance staple! "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 become a traditional dance school on its ear. "Save the Last Dance" (2001)
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). "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! "Stomp the Yard" (2007)
After the end of his brother, an expert street dancer (Columbus Short) goes to Georgia to see Truth University - and learns to stomp! "Top Hat" (1935)
A best dance movie list would not be accomplished without a Fred Astaire movie, and while there are many to take from, we pick "Top Hat." His indelible style is set, as he dances with his legendary partner Ginger Rogers. `Hairspray" (2007)
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) teaches 1962 Baltimore a matter or two about integration after landing a stain on a local TV dance show.
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