Watching movies that feature dancing is invigorating! The energy, the music and the moves resonate inside of us and we may find ourselves tapping our feet and/or jumping up to join in the choreography. This month we feature some dance movie classics for our twinkle-toed movie lovers.
An American in Paris
By Minnelli, Vincente
2010-11 - Studio Distribution Servi
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A Gershwin score and the dancing of Kelly and Caron are at the center of this fluid, visually beautiful love story set in post-war Paris. The ballet sequence, filmed in the style of Impressionist paintings, is legendary. …More
Billy Elliot
By Daldry, Stephen
2012-01 - Universal Home Video
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A young boy becomes torn between his love for dance and his family. …More
Cabaret
By Fosse, Bob
2006-02 - Warner Home Video
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Singer Sally Bowles lives on the fringe in decadent 1931 Berlin. Oscars for director Bob Fosse, actress Minnelli, supporting actor Grey. …More
Dirty Dancing
By Ardolino, Emile
Director Ardolino, Emile
2013-03 - Lions Gate Home Entertainment
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A doctor's daughter gets slinky with the dance teacher at a Catskills resort, summer 1963. …More
Footloose
By Ross, Herbert
2017-01 - Paramount-Sds
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Grease
By Kleiser, Randal
2011-05 - Paramount - Uni Dist Corp
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It's a wildly popular, widely appealing, energetically upbeat musical about high school romance. …More
La La Land
By Chazelle, Damien
2017-10 - Lions Gate-Sphe
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Sick of serving coffee to movie stars, Mia is an aspiring actress rushing around Los Angeles to audition for the big break that will finally let her quit her day job; Sebastian plays jazz piano at dive bars while waiting to be discovered. These two fall head-over-heels in love with each other but when their careers start to take off, their new found success puts their romance to the test. They …More
Shall We Dance
By Sandrich, Mark
Director Sandrich, Mark
2005-08 - Studio Distribution Servi
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Ballet dancer Petrov woos a musical star at sea and in New York, despite rumors of their marriage. …More
Singin' in the Rain
By Donen, Stanley
Director Kelly, Gene
2016-03 - Studio Distribution Servi
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Classic musical comedy starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds. In 1927, Don Lockwood (Kelly, who co-directs) has worked his way up from being a song-and-dance man with partner Cosmo Brown (Donald O'Connor) to become a top movie star. His on-screen partner, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen), who believes that Don loves her for real, needs to have her awful voice dubbed with the arrival of …More
Staying Alive
By Stallone, Sylvester
2017-04 - Paramount-Sds
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West Side Story
By Wise, Robert
Director Robbins, Jerome
2010-10 - Tcfhe/MGM
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Rival New York City gangs affect the love of a young man and woman from each side. Oscars for best picture, directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins; supporting Oscars for George Chakiris and Rita Moreno. …More
White Crow
By Fiennes, Ralph
2019-07 - Allied Vaughn
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The story of Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West. …More
White Nights
By Hackford, Taylor
2007-10 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
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The KGB sends a stranded Kirov Ballet defector to live with an expatriate U.S. tap dancer and his wife. …More
