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- A dance film (also known as screen dance) is a movie in which dance/ballet is used to reveal inspirational challenges and the central themes of the film, whether these themes be connected to narrative or story, states of being, or more experimental and formal concerns.
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- Dirty Dancing (1987) Dirty Dancing is available to stream on Sling TV. The nostalgia of the '80s was on full display in Dirty Dancing, and the film's timeless energy has given it life decades after its release.
- Grease (1978) Grease is available to stream on Max. After the success of Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta starred in Grease, a film that injected a bit of fun into 1970s dance movies.
- Singin' In The Rain (1952) Singin' in the Rain is available to stream on Max. Singin' in the Rain is a prime example of the escapist musical comedy genre, and was directed, choreographed, and starred silver screen legend, Gene Kelly.
- The Magic Mike Franchise (2012, 2015, 2023) The Magic Mike franchise is available to stream on Netflix and Max. On the surface, Magic Mike and its sequels appeared to be just a copious display of Hollywood beefcakes, but the films actually delivered a compelling and rich narrative.
2 days ago · In honor of Save the Last Dance’s 20th anniversary, we’ve assembled a list of 30 essential dance movies sorted by Tomatometer, encompassing ballet, hip hop, modern, tap, ballroom, breaking, and...
Dec 21, 2022 · From ballroom dancing to hip-hop, the best dance movies will never disappoint. Read on to add some of our all-time favorite dance movies to your watchlist.
- Work It
- Magic Mike XXL
- Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance
- Feel The Beat
- Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
- Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical
- Let's Dance
- Into The Beat
- Step Sisters
- Battle
Academic overachiever and Duke University hopeful Quinn (Sabrina Carpenter) is stunned to discover that, according to quirky admissions officer Veronica (Michelle Buteau), she needs more passion in her extracurriculars. This leads to Quinn starting her own dance troupe to compete with her school’s award-winning but exclusive team, and she recruits ...
While this masterpiece is technically a sequel to Magic Mike, you don’t actually need the context of the first movie to enjoy it. Channing Tatum plays the titular “Magic” Mike, who has now retired from stripping but still joins his pals on a road trip to one last stripper convention in Myrtle Beach. Along the way, they dance. Joe Manganiello’s char...
While Magic Mike is strictly for grown-ups, Ivy + Bean is the perfect dance dramedy for the grade-school crowd. There’s a whole series of movies about these two best friends (based on a series of books by Annie Barrows), but in this particular installment, Ivy and Bean decide that they want to level up their make-believe by learning how to do real ...
Sofia Carson plays April, an aspiring Broadway dancer who ruins her burgeoning career by first stealing a cab from an old lady who turns out to be a very rich theater investor and then by knocking the same older lady off the stage (she’d come to observe the auditions). After getting evicted, April reluctantly moves back to her quaint hometown and g...
Beyoncé’s 2018 Coachella performance might just go down as one of the best live performances in history, and the whole thing is available to behold in this chill-inducing documentary film. If her tableau of bleachers filled with dancers and musicians isn’t already burned into your brain, it will be after you watch. Backed by dozens of steppers and ...
This film adaptation of the award-winning stage musical (which is itself adapted from Roald Dahl’s beloved novel) isn’t technically about dancing, but it’s certainly filled with impressive, colorful performances that took TikTok by stormwhen the film was released in 2022 — if you didn’t have the lyrics to the song “Revolting Children” stuck in your...
This French film has everything you want from a dance movie. A hip-hop dancer named Joseph (Rayane Bensetti) is in need of a crew to compete in a big dance competition. Meanwhile, the students at a local ballet school need some loosening up, so he and his pal Karim (Medhi Kerkouche) become dance teachers intent on building a new crew from the balle...
With just days until an important audition and under immense pressure from her ballet legend father, a young German ballerina named Katya (Alexandra Pfeifer) suddenly discovers a love for hip-hop. She has to decide between the thing she’s spent her whole life studying –– or her new passion. Plus, the hip-hop comes with a cute guy named Marlon (Yala...
Megalyn Echikunwoke stars as Jamilah, a college overachiever who’s president of her sorority and leader of the sorority step team. The only wrinkle in her perfect existence is that she doesn’t quite have a 4.0 GPA, so her Harvard alum mother (played by Sheryl Lee Ralph) won’t give her a legacy recommendation for law school. The dean, however, will ...
This 2018 Norwegian film takes on the classic trope of uniting two dancers from different worlds when young dancer Amalie (Lisa Teige) finds out that her dad’s finances are collapsing. They lose their house, their money and the dance space she was hoping to build so she could practice for a major upcoming audition –– to fix a soul that her teacher ...
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- Footlight Parade (1933) An early musical touchstone less than a decade after the revolution of sound in film stars James Cagney as a failed Broadway director who sets his sights on pre-show entertainment for movie theaters.
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) Stanley Donen‘s MGM musical spectacular is often cited as the best musical ever made. Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Jean Hagen star in this classic showbiz rom-com set at the industry-shaking dawn of the talkies.
- La La Land (2016) The takeaway of Damien Chazelle‘s acclaimed spin on the classic musical is the love story. At risk of understatement, it’s one for the ages.
- A Chorus Line (1985) Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning stage show (one of the longest-running in Broadway and West End history), Gandhi helmer Richard Attenborough's movie musical pulls back the curtain on the personal lives and professional aspirations of Broadway dancers.
Apr 28, 2023 · What makes a great dance movie about more than just the moves. Here are 21 of the best and best-known dance movies ever made and where to watch them.
In order to achieve their dream of opening a recording studio, two friends (Omarion, Houston) must first win their city's dance contest -- a fierce competition that pits them against a group of tough street dancers.
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