Dance in film

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Purpose of the list

This article lists movies featuring recognizable dance forms, demonstrating them, shedding light on their origin, or being the base of a plot.

This article is not about Dance film or Dance for camera which are separate genres. It is also not about Musical films, although they often contain significant amount of dancing. However they are a specific form of art in itself, therefore their listings generally pertain to the articles specifically related to the topic of musicals. This by no means prevent musicals from including here, but they are required to meet the outlined criteria. Fred Astaire's and Gene Kelly's filmographies may significantly contribute to these lists.

In addition, while fight scenes are actually complex dances as well, the genre where this scene is at its most sophisticated in the martial arts film.

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Movies with plot based on dance

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Ballet

  • The Red Shoes (film) (1948) - Film classic with dance editing far ahead of its time. Directed by Michael Powell, starring Moira Shearer. Intricately weaving backstage life with the thrill of performance, this film centers on the dilemma of a young ballerina torn between the composer who loves her and the impresario determined to fashion her into a great dancer. 134 min, and based on the fairytale.
  • Dancers - movie starring Mikhail Baryshnikov, about a ballet company.
  • Center Stage (2000) - movie about the students of the American Ballet Academy. Surprisingly true to life although poor script.
  • The Turning Point (1977 film) - The story of two women whose lives are dedicated to ballet. Deedee left her promising dance career to become a wife and mother and now runs a ballet school in Oklahoma. Emma stayed with a company and became a star though her time is nearly past. Both want what the other has and reflects back on missed chances as they are brought together again through Deedee's daughter who joins the company. Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Tom Skerrit, Anthony Zerbe, Leslie Browne, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Alexandra Danilova.
  • The Company (2003) - An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Robert Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Neve Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with Malcolm McDowell playing the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. James Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.
  • White Nights - movie starring Mikhail Baryshnikov about a Russian dancer who wants to defect
  • Save the Last Dance (2000) - movie starring Julia Stiles as a girl who wants to study as a professional dancer.
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Ballroom

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Tango

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Other

  • Dirty Dancing (1987) - plot based on club/performance partner dancing
  • Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) - preequel to Dirty Dancing
  • Shall We Dance? (1937) a Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers musical with lots of dance, including ballet, the most memorable being dance on roller skates.
  • Bring it On (2000) - movie starring Kirsten Dunst about cheerleading.
  • Flamenco (1995) - A must-see for flamenco lovers. Performers: Paco de Lucia, Manolo Sanlucar, Enrique Morente, Joaquin Cortes, Jose Menese, Lole y Manuel, Mario Maya, Jose Merce, Matilde Coral, Carmen Linares, Merche Esmeralda, Chocolate, Manuela Carrasco, Farruco, Fernanda de Utrera, La Paquera de Jerez, Manzanita, Ketama, Agujeta, Manuel Moneo, Paco Toronjo, Maria Pages, Aurora Vargas, Remedios Amaya, Juana la del Revuelo, La Macanita, Chano Lobato, Rancapino, Tomatito, Potito, Duquende, Belen Maya, El Grilo.
  • Singin' in the Rain starring Gene Kelly
  • Saturday Night Fever starring John Travolta, featuring a disco dancing competition.
  • Take the Lead (2006) starring Antonio Banderas as a former professional dancer who volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system.
  • Save the Last Dance (2001) starring Julia Stiles, a highschool girl who strives to get into the Juilliard Dance Academy. See also IMDB
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Movies with memorable dance scenes

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TV shows

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