for the love of dance...
These are not in order of preference...but in order of remembering...Some may be cheesy, some maybe old, some even maybe sad but they all share one thing...beautiful dancing.
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- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJennifer BealsMichael NouriLilia SkalaAn 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.All about the dream...and in fact more than one are involved in this movie. I saw it when I was just a girl, my mom had remembered the music video and we rented the movie...nudity involved, but the dancing is beautiful and the music is memorable.
- DirectorLisa NiemiStarsPatrick SwayzeLisa NiemiGeorge De La PenaIn the wake of tragedy, a renowned NY dance company is on the brink of collapse. After leaving the dance world for good, Travis, Chrissa and Max have one last chance to re-connect with the passion and prove that miracles really can happen.Having seen Dirty Dancing when I was way too young, I fell in love with Patrick Swazye. The boy who took karate classes so he could defend himself against bullies who thought he was a sissy for taking ballet...now gone. This film is written, directed and stars his wife Lisa Niemi. George De La Pena, Lisa and Patrick are old dancers who struggle with old wounds and the ailing of their bodies. Beautiful and moving especially with Patrick no longer dancing among the living.
- DirectorMax GiwaDania PasquiniStarsNichola BurleyRichard WinsorUkweli RoachIn order to win the Street Dance Championships, a dance crew is forced to work with ballet dancers from the Royal Dance School in exchange for rehearsal space.British and cheesy, but the soundtrack was fun. Loved the new mix of: tiny dancer. The final dance was good, I am a fan of ballet mixed up :]
- DirectorHerbert RossStarsKevin BaconLori SingerJohn LithgowA city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.Best scene...Kevin Bacon letting loose his anger through dance!
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsMikhail BaryshnikovGregory HinesJerzy SkolimowskiA Russian American ballet dancer's airplane is forced to land in USSR, where he's "repatriated". He stays with an American man married to a Russian. Will the American help him flee USSR?Incredible ballet and tap! The story of two men and what they would do to be free. I first saw Mikhail Baryshnikov as the Nutcracker and wanted to see everything else he had done. Gregory Hines was in both the Muppets Take Manhattan and The Cotton Club...the latter was another amazing dancing film.
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsChi CaoBruce GreenwoodKyle MacLachlanIn Maoist China, a boy is taken from his family and trained to become a dancer, but everything he knows is challenged when he is chosen to attend a ballet summer school in Houston, Texas.It feels a bit like "White Nights" a story of freedom and the desire to chase it.
- DirectorEmile ArdolinoStarsPatrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry OrbachSpending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.Who didn't fall in love with Johnny?! And who didn't want to be Baby rescued from that corner...
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsRichard GereGregory HinesDiane LaneMeet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner, and guests (like gangster Dutch Schultz) of The Cotton Club in 1928-1930s Harlem.Music, dance and drama of a 30's Harlem club. Racial tension and when mob bosses ruled the world. More of the many talents of Richard Gere revealed. Gregory Hines is amazing and smooth...
- DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsAmanda SchullEthan StiefelSascha RadetskyA group of teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.The acting wasn't wonderful but again the love of a beautiful dance and the power of dreams is good to watch. Zoe Saldana is a dancer. Did you know?
- DirectorGuy FerlandStarsDiego LunaRomola GaraiSela WardHigh school senior Katey moves to Havana in November 1958, when her dad gets a promotion at Ford. She meets a local waiter, who introduces her to sensual Cuban music/dance. They enter a big dance contest for the prize when he gets fired.Not as great as the original...i never fell in love with the boy, but the dancing and discovering of being good at something was beautiful to watch.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsNatalie PortmanMila KunisVincent CasselNina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.I have a huge love of Natalie Portman, but it increased with this film. She invested so much in herself to get back into ballet and it showed. I am not sure if it was all technically correct, but it was beautiful and amazing to watch. Word of warning to those faint of heart, this dance movie is probably not for you, but it is worth it.
- DirectorSteven JacobsonStarsKenny WormaldRachele Brooke SmithSarah Jayne JensenA self-trained dancer from the streets of Detroit finds her way after auditioning for the most prestigious ballet academy in New York.There were some fun scenes and the dancing in the glass slipper is one of my favorite. Again...acting wasn't amazing but the dancing always gets me through.
- DirectorDominic DeaconStarsHaydn EvansChristina HallettPoppy CherryFrank Bannister is about to have a very long night. The writer of violent horror stories, Frank, is alone, depressed and one step from full blown alcoholism. Late one dark and stormy night his quiet hermit existence is disturbed when two eccentric exotic dancers arrive on his doorstep. Alternatively seductive and sinister the beautiful women promise to make all Frank's dreams come true. They prove to be as good as their word. Only problem is, Frank is a man with very dark dreams indeed.To see superstars act...hmmm maybe not great but good enough, especially when they sing and dance! "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" sung by Cher is a beautiful song although it seems a little odd in it's placement in the film. There are too many amazing dance numbers to name all...if you haven't seen it, you really are missing out.
- DirectorStephen DaldryStarsJamie BellJulie WaltersJean HeywoodA talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.I have yet to make it through this one without tearing up. The dancing and story are amazing, this one is a blend of great acting and amazing dance.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsJudy GarlandFred AstairePeter LawfordA nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.I watch this for the music of Judy Garland and the dancing of Anne Miller. Shakin' the Blues Away is a fantastic tap by Anne, the legs the smile the moves...beautiful.
- DirectorRobert AltmanStarsNeve CampbellJames FrancoMalcolm McDowellA young ballet dancer is poised to become the principal performer in a group of ballet dancers.A look at the life a dancer leads, when an injury maybe the end of your world, but not the end of the dance.
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsRenée ZellwegerCatherine Zeta-JonesRichard GereTwo death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.Cathrine Zeta-Jones, preggers and dancing her ass off!!! She is amazing in this movie. The shock for me was once again seeing another talent of Richard Gere in his tap solo...amazing! Renée Zellweger did a great job too, but I was drawn completely to the other stars...
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsJessica AlbaMekhi PhiferRomeo MillerHoney is a sexy, tough music video choreographer who shakes up her life after her mentor gives her an ultimatum: sleep with him or be blacklisted within their industry.the first one only!!!! (I watched Honey 2 and that one couldn't pull me through the acting...I fast forward and just watched the dancing.) But this movie, I did enjoy. The integration of the littles was super cute too.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsKathryn GraysonHoward KeelAnn MillerAn ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.Too Darn Hot...oh my word another amazing tap by Anne Miller!!! "From this Moment On" had 3 great and different feels as each couple performs...Tommy Rall as Bill Calhoun / 'Lucentio' was fabulous! This one is one I watch at least twice a year :)
- DirectorRobert IscoveStarsNicola RoystonBrandi TobiasBrian Lucero2002: Jake Mitchell is the defending World West Coast Swing Champion. He's got everything going for him: looks, personality, and style. He's at the top of his game when he and his partner Corinne are crowned the unexpected winners at the World Swing Dance Championships. As the crowd cheers and the celebration begins, Jake appears uneasy. Did he really deserve to win? The music blasts and the bass is thumping, and Jake hears none of it. He feels it. Jake is completely deaf, due to an ear infection when he was a teenager. He learned how to dance by feeling the vibrations of the music. Now he feels something else: that perhaps the judges gave him the win out of sympathy. Present Day: Jessica Donovan's life is boring. When she was younger, she was a dancer who had dreams of Broadway. Now she's an English teacher for disinterested, upper class middle school kids, and she's dying to let loose. Her fiancee Kent is a work-a-holic who cares more about making money than making Jessica happy. Jake's moved on with his life and he's now a dance teacher who travels around the country doing motivational speaking to students about how his disability did not hold him back. It's at a school assembly where Jake and Jessica first meet. He's up on stage telling kids that you have to believe in yourself. The spoiled rich kids show no interest at first, but Jake's charm and sense of humor gets them to laugh. Then his former partner Corinne joins him onstage and they dance. The crowd goes nuts! Jake meets Jessica and there's an instant connection; there's only one problem. Jake's still in love with Corinne and perhaps always will be. And Corinne knows exactly how to get under Jake's skin. Though she has a fiancee, she drives Jake nuts with her flirtatious ways. Jessica initially asks Jake to train both her and her fiancee in West Coast Swing for their wedding, but Jake and Jessica are drawn closer when Kent's non-stop job prevents him from going to the class. Jessica decides to take lessons from Jake... perhaps they can compete at the World Championships of Swing in the Pro-Am division? And they get better and better. They decide, at a dance party, to go for it all. Forget the Pro-Am; they want to try for the title that Jake felt he never deserved. But now the champions are all 18 year olds who can defy gravity, and Jake's in his early thirties. To make matters worse, Corinne gets word that her old partner has a new partner, and suddenly, she's interested in Jake again. Jake and Jessica must try to elude all obstacles, romantic or otherwise, to stay focused on the goal... winning the World Title and winning each other. Will they give in to the pressure or come out like champs?
- DirectorLiz FriedlanderStarsAntonio BanderasRob BrownYaya DaCostaA dance teacher offers to conduct detention for a group of misfit students by teaching them ballroom dancing. He overcomes their insecurities and prejudices, to enter them in a dance competition.
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsMadonnaJonathan PryceAntonio BanderasThe hit musical based on the life of Eva Perón (Evita Duarte), a B-picture Argentinian actress who eventually became the wife of Argentinian president Juan Domingo Perón, and the most beloved and hated woman in Argentina.Antonio and Madonna's dance..."A Waltz for Eva and Che" was just beautiful!
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsFred AstaireJane PowellPeter LawfordA brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding.Wonder where Glee got the idea? It is straight out of this movie...the original ceiling dance!
- DirectorDavid ButlerStarsShirley TempleLionel BarrymoreEvelyn VenableIn the post-Civil war south, a darling little girl attempts to restore the peace between her parents and her plantation owner grandfather.A very little Shirley Temple making her way up to bed. She doesn't want to go to bed and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson finally gets her up the stairs by teaching her a dance. Love it!
- DirectorJessica BendingerStarsMissy PeregrymJeff BridgesVanessa LengiesAfter a run-in with the law, Haley is forced to return to the world from which she fled years ago. Enrolled in an elite gymnastics program run by the legendary Burt Vickerman, Haley's rebellious attitude slowly gives way to a team spirit.For the love of gymnastics!!!!! And the acting isn't too bad in this one. The mockery of judged events, so the girls choose the best to perform and win. Love the tricks!
- DirectorAnne FletcherStarsChanning TatumJenna DewanDamaine RadcliffTyler receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.The first is best. cute boys and beautiful moves. i loved the blending of techniques in this film. So you know what will happen, but it is still worth watching :)
- DirectorJon M. ChuStarsRobert HoffmanBriana EviganCassie VenturaRomantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.The characters are fun and the dancing is ok...It was cool to have the rain scene just for the sake of watching cool dance number but everything felt very very staged.
- DirectorJon M. ChuStarsSharni VinsonRick MalambriAdam SevaniA tight-knit group of New York City street dancers find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown.Moose & Camille Dance was the best of the film! The water dance in this one was pretty cool too.
- DirectorScott SpeerStarsKathryn McCormickRyan GuzmanCleopatra ColemanEmily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's real estate development plans.I loved the living art dance scene! It mde the movie for me although there are many, many memorable flash mob dances....the suit scene, the restaurant and of course the ending with every dancer you have seen of late...so you think you can dance contestants, LXD dancers...and more!
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsBing CrosbyDanny KayeRosemary ClooneyA successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.My favorite dance was "The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing" (Kaye with Vera-Ellen) and favorite song was, "Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me" (Clooney). There are many other great dances done by Vera-Ellen...she really was an amazing dancer in her day!
- DirectorDarren GrantStarsMary Elizabeth WinsteadTessa ThompsonRiley SmithEmbarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.just another girl with a dream...she starts working in burlesque til she can get into school...it has some great dances!
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsJulia StilesSean Patrick ThomasKerry WashingtonA white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.One of the first of the new era of dance...the introduction of ballet to hip-hop. There were fun moments, the acting was better and the dancing was good too.
- DirectorDavid PetrarcaStarsIzabella MikoColumbus ShortJacqueline BissetSara joins Julliard to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming a Prima ballerina, but she soon falls in love with hip-hop and a young composer - both of whom challenge her ambitions.Worth the sound of ice breaking apart and the final dance...again the blend of ballet and hip-hop, but the music added and extra bump up for me. It was worth seeing.