Top 20 Greatest Dance Scenes in Dance Movies

Top 20 Greatest Dance Scenes in Dance Movies WatchMojo.com 25.2M subscribers Join Subscribe 21K Share Download Thanks Clip Save 1.6M views 3 years ago #Dance #WMFilm For more great videos, subscribe to MsMojo: https://wmojo.com/msmojo-subscribe Let's dance! For this list, we’ll be looking at the best dance scenes from movies that have a strong dance theme throughout and deserve to be celebrated. Our countdown includes "Footloos … Shop the WatchMojo.com store MsMojo T-Shirt Dark Women's Classic Tee $28.99 Spring Ask Me About: Top 10 Favorite Anime Classic Tee $28.99 Spring 2,247 Comments rongmaw lin Add a comment... @WatchMojo Pinned by WatchMojo.com @WatchMojo 3 years ago (edited) For more great videos, subscribe to MsMojo: https://wmojo.com/msmojo-subscribe Which movie dance scene have you tried to master? Let us know! 69 Reply WatchMojo.com · 53 replies @maryloumawson6006 @maryloumawson6006 13 days ago With so many iconic dance sequences competing for a spot on the list, I'm not surprised that one of my favorites was missing. And perhaps it's a stretch to call it "great" but I absolutely LOVE the beautifully choreographed "traditional" dance performed by Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in The Sound of Music. Seamlessly inserted into the story, it nevertheless moves the plot forward and is, for my money, one of the sweetest dance routines ever put on film. 10 Reply 1 reply @Dragonspun @Dragonspun 2 years ago (edited) I was super happy to see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers included among these iconic movies. I think it's a very underrated movie. Even if you thought the story was silly, there was so much choreography and good writing in there, it's a classic. <3 182 Reply 9 replies @amymoquin8636 @amymoquin8636 1 year ago One of my all time favorite dance performances is from Singing in the Rain. People often forget the genius choreography from Moses. Donald O'Connor and Kelly were brilliant. Tap dancing their way on top of the desks with slippery paper falling under their feet is awesome. Donald O'Connor is one of the best dancers of all time!!! 26 Reply @Other3.5 @Other3.5 2 years ago (edited) Every time I see Gene Kelly’s “Singing in the Rain” I just smile. What a lovely routine. Warms the heart. 143 Reply 4 replies @ddraigmafon4725 @ddraigmafon4725 1 year ago (edited) No matter how down I am, Footloose never fails to put a smile on my face and get my feet dancing, such an infectiously happy song. 49 Reply @olvialee7221 @olvialee7221 2 years ago (edited) My mom mastered one of these dances and that is what a feeling. She performed it in a talent show at a old school. Everyone applauded for her 43 Reply 1 reply @fredericglatter906 @fredericglatter906 3 years ago (edited) Gene Kelly's "Singing in the Rain" dance is a perfect number one, but his amazing dance number with Cyd Charisse later in the film certainly deserved mention. 335 Reply 30 replies @dawnwelch6579 @dawnwelch6579 2 years ago (edited) One of my all-time favorite movie dance scenes is when the Jets have to be “Cool!” Such spectacular and emotional dancing!! Unbelievable that then-19 year old Eliot “Baby John” Feld was terribly sick during this number and STILL killed it with all the rest! 31 Reply 3 replies @irenemills6998 @irenemills6998 1 year ago (edited) So many great, entertaining moments. Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr in the famous "Shall We Dance" ballroom dance scene. Shirley Temple with Mr. Bill Robinson dancing on the stairs in The Little Colonol. Travolta and Uma Thurman doing the Twist in Pulp Fiction to "You Never Can Tell". The large crowd dance in the desert in Jesus Christ Superstar. Can Bye, Bye Birdie w/Ann Margaret get an honorable mention? The "Super Freak" dance in Little Miss Sunshine. I couldn't help but smile all the way through the dance scene to "That's How You Know" in Central Park in the movie Enchanted. The Breakfast Club dance scene when the kids are in detention. The cringe worthy dance of Napolean Dynamite. Too many awesome dances of Anne Miller, Danny Kaye, Donald O'Conner. What about Ester Williams with her underwater dances? Tom Cruise - not in Risky Business, but the comedic dance in Tropic Thunder. So many memorable dance scenes creating fun times. One more - I don't remember the movie, but Christopher Walken dancing through a building - awesome. 18 Reply 1 reply @lisachauvin @lisachauvin 2 years ago (edited) “Whatever Lola Wants” or “Who’s Got the Pain” from “Damn Yankees” needed to be here. Both dance numbers are truly iconic and how can the incomparable Gwen Verdon not be a part of this? 54 Reply 2 replies @jerrycollins5012 @jerrycollins5012 2 years ago (edited) Fred Astaire and Elinor Powell dancing to Begin the Bigine is my absolute favorite dance scene . These are very complicated steps yet they make it look effortless. 48 Reply 4 replies @iamunce @iamunce 1 year ago (edited) The word "flashdance" was invented to describe the Nicholas Brothers. They should be number 1 in any list of dance numbers. And you should see them in Down Argentina Way. Amazing. 33 Reply 1 reply @roskatvalencia6323 @roskatvalencia6323 3 years ago (edited) Bob Fosse is mentioned three times in this video (Cabaret, All that Jazz and Chicago - the choreography is from the musical theater version he did). He was a great genius. :) 157 Reply 6 replies @gowanusgirl @gowanusgirl 2 years ago (edited) The Nicholas Brothers were phenomenal and deserved much more than they got. Today they would have been celebrated to the hilt. So much talent. 368 Reply 35 replies @agkittyhook2257 @agkittyhook2257 2 years ago (edited) Pretty much all of the dance sequences in Strictly Ballrom were incredible, especially when Scott learns the real Paso Doble from Fran's father, Scott's after hours solo in the studio & and the backstage rumba. Also, how could you not include Pony Song from Magic Mike? The duet between JLo & Richard Gere in Shall We Dance was good and the teacher/student duet and the threeway finale dance in Take the Lead were impressive as well. 37 Reply 1 reply @seriouslyreally5413 @seriouslyreally5413 2 years ago (edited) Honorable mention: Shirly temple with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson any scene they danced together was amazing! A Five year old keeping up with a professional tap dancer was amazing. 90 Reply 2 replies @shpgrl1026 @shpgrl1026 2 years ago (edited) Honestly, there are so many good dance scenes in movies. This list could go on forever. 134 Reply 1 reply @fishstick7104 @fishstick7104 2 years ago (edited) I can't believe you mentioned 7 Brides for 7 Brothers!!! That was my favorite musical growing up! And I memorized that dance sequence! Well, as much as I could! 🥰 12 Reply @heatherhillman7280 @heatherhillman7280 2 years ago (edited) Sorry, the Hines/Baryshnikov dance from White Nights deserves a spot on the list, not an honorable mention. 369 Reply 31 replies @sonjadarby1158 @sonjadarby1158 3 years ago (edited) Strictly Ballroom was such an underrated move. Loved it from beginning to end. 255 Reply 14 replies @tracymcdougall @tracymcdougall 2 years ago (edited) I think Shall We Dance from the King and I is one of the most iconic dance scenes ever filmed! It’s magical! 469 Reply 14 replies @allisonshaw9341 @allisonshaw9341 2 years ago (edited) Fun fact: Jumpin' Jive was shot in one take and without rehearsal. The Nicholas brothers were the greatest dancers of all time, and even Fred Astaire said so. 410 Reply 7 replies @cindystrachan8566 @cindystrachan8566 2 years ago (edited) Thank you for including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. The dancing is amazing and athletic and I never cease to be amazed when Russ Tamblyn dives head first off the second floor of the barn and tuck rolls at the last second and co rubies the dance fight. One of Hollywood’s best ever musicals. 238 Reply 9 replies @canamus1768 @canamus1768 1 year ago (edited) while fed and ginger are iconic, his knockout pairing with eleanor powell in cole porter's "begin the beguine" (from "broadway melody of 1940") is absolutely amazing. powell was completely astaire's equal as far her phenomenal capabilities as a dancer, and it really shows in this routine: two masters at the peak of their art. 14 Reply 3 replies @krab1791 @krab1791 2 years ago (edited) I love that you included White Nights eve if it is an honorable mention because yes both both Masters deserve credit for the amazing work they did. 94 Reply 3 replies @reesaserik3759 @reesaserik3759 2 years ago (edited) I was born in 1961; but I saw West Side Story on TV when I was about 12 years old and it blew me away. It always remained in my head. Just something about it. 15 Reply 4 replies @georgiewatson8688 @georgiewatson8688 2 years ago (edited) I actually loved the Jazz Hot routine from Victor, Victoria. 30 Reply 1 reply @honestreviewsonly1915 @honestreviewsonly1915 1 month ago Fred Astaire and Elenor Powell tap dancing to “Begin the Beguine” is phenomenal! 2 Reply @jamestnov41945 @jamestnov41945 1 year ago (edited) Bob Fosse is a genius and any musical he helps create instant success. 9 Reply @thepineapple8434 @thepineapple8434 2 months ago It‘s crazy how acrobatic the dances were back in the day. You don’t see that nowadays.. absolutely insane! 2 Reply @jennacarr818 @jennacarr818 2 years ago (edited) I love that SBfSB hit the 7th spot, nice touch! Deeply underrated classic! I'm surprised not even an honorable mention for Astaire's "Ceiling" dance in "Royal Wedding." 26 Reply 1 reply @tessat338 @tessat338 2 years ago (edited) "Cellblock Tango" is actually difficult to dance the tango to, because it isn't really written as a partners dance. Ginger Roger's dress in "Dancing Cheek to Cheek" was beautiful but it shed feathers the whole time. Fred Astaire said that it was like dancing with a snow storm. After that, his nick-name for her was "Feathers." 11 Reply @katherineculbreath122 @katherineculbreath122 2 years ago (edited) Maybe it’s just because I grew up with this movie, but Center Stage will always have a special place in my heart! Both the jazz class at Broadway dance center and the final dance are classic dance scenes with amazing dancing and choreography!!! 3 Reply 1 reply @reesaserik3759 @reesaserik3759 2 years ago (edited) I really liked "All that Jazz". The dancing is phenomenal in it. I watched this movie in 1979, I was 18. Then I watched it on the internet about 10 years ago and was just as amazed by it as I was back in 1979. The only difference was, in my early 50's I had a better understanding of what the movie was about. As a teenager, I was just drawn in by the dancing. 10 Reply @akilahwashington415 @akilahwashington415 1 year ago (edited) This list makes me smile. So many great memories! Another honorable mention: Marilyn Monroe, Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend. The beautiful ballet dancers in the beginning, in their soft long pink tutus and flowers in their hair. The Men lifting her across the floor seamlessly towards the camera. It seems simple, but it’s not. As a former dancer I can attest to this. All the subtleties in the movements and arm placements. Of course the little shimmies that just flow naturally, so they seem so easy. The singing and the iconic outfit she wears, tends to outshine the dance number itself. 💖 11 Reply @TheScottAllenKennedy @TheScottAllenKennedy 2 years ago (edited) I agree - Donald O'Connor's "Make em laugh" is absolutely phenomenal. Its hard to rate things like this against each other, but overall I think you got them all right, but Dirty Dancing should have probably been farther down the list and Eleanor Powell should have been on the list - everyone says Fred and Ginger, but Eleanor was a far superior partner and dancer......and she didnt look at her feet, the way Ginger did. 43 Reply 2 replies @merrytunes8697 @merrytunes8697 1 year ago (edited) A Chorus Line has been one of my favorite musicals since I was a kid. i loved Stormy Weather, Grease, Flashdance and Dirty Dancing as well. 7 Reply @jderr557 @jderr557 1 year ago (edited) I don't know how you could omit Eleanor Powell, the Queen of Tap, especially with Fred Astaire, dancing to Begin the Beguine. But Eleanor Powell in anything beats anything else. 2 Reply @lightwork11 @lightwork11 2 years ago (edited) This is a wonderful video. I also loved "If My Friends Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity. Performed by Shirley MacLaine. 16 Reply @valeriebailey8921 @valeriebailey8921 1 month ago I once told my Mom that the singin' in the rain sequence was one of the greatest pieces in movie history! I don't know why it struck me. Perhaps because I love singing, dancing, and being in the rain!!!❤❤❤ 4 Reply 1 reply @PoppySeed47 @PoppySeed47 10 months ago (edited) I loved A Chorus Line and as a kid with my friends would try to learn the audition dance and final dance, good times. I still love the style of that eras dance ware, shinny lycra leotards & catsuit, leg warmers & jazz shoes 😁. 5 Reply 1 reply @AmieBello @AmieBello 3 years ago (edited) The dance in the sewers from Guys and Dolls. One of the greatest dance numbers of all time, either on stage or on screen. 42 Reply 1 reply @mrs.thomas-usmcwife5686 @mrs.thomas-usmcwife5686 2 years ago (edited) I love that Singing In the Rain made #1! Gene Kelley was sick with a fever during that scene though you can't tell it. The old musicals were full of such true talent that is scarce today. One of my other favorites is the Masquerade scene in Phantom of the Opera. 13 Reply 1 reply @JoAnna-cv2yz @JoAnna-cv2yz 1 month ago I would love to have seen the "Dem Bones" dance scene in The Band Wagon with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. Pretty amazing. One of my favorites! It's great that the ballet in An American in Paris and "America" in West Side Story were mentioned. Both absolutely fantastic! Also the "Play It Cool" dance sequence in West Side Story was incredible! Highly energetic. 1 Reply @babslovesbooksleathers188 @babslovesbooksleathers188 1 year ago (edited) White Christmas is one of my favorite movies. And Mandy is a lot of fun. However, the best dancing in that musical is Choreography. When Vera-Ellen descends to perform her machine-gun tempo taps I become mesmerized. A good list. 5 Reply @annebodee @annebodee 2 years ago (edited) Definitely agree with #1. Gene Kelly's athleticism was amazing. 12 Reply @bethanyauble7934 @bethanyauble7934 11 months ago (edited) 20: "El Tango de Roxanne" - Moulin Rouge 19: "Cell Block Tango" - Chicago 18: "Mein Herr" - Cabaret 17: "Cheek to Cheek" - Top Hat 16: "Jumpin' Jive" - Stormy Weather 15: "There'll Be Some Changes Made" - All That Jazz 14: "Time Warp" - The Rocky Horror Picture Show 13: "Fame" - Fame 12: "Town Called Malice" - Billy Elliot 11: "The Audition Song" - A Chorus Line 10: "Rich Man's Frug" - Sweet Charity 9: "Alex's Audition" - Flashdance 8: "You're the One That I Want" - Grease 7: "The Barn Dance" - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 6: "Step in Time" - Mary Poppins 5: "The Final Dance" - Footloose 4: "You Should Be Dancing" - Saturday Night Fever 3: "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" - Dirty Dancing 2: "Dance at the Gym" - West Side Story 1: "Singin' in the Rain" - Singing in the Rain 1 Reply @Tarabara @Tarabara 3 years ago (edited) I'm so glad The Barn Dance from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers made the top 10! It's one of my favorite dance scenes of all time! 31 Reply @terryloh8583 @terryloh8583 2 years ago A surprisingly good list. I understand that you don't want any one dancer to dominate the list, but I think that Astaire's "You're All The World To Me" from Royal Wedding and his hat rack dance from the same movie are at least worth an honorable mention. I would also say that the Nicholas Brothers' "Jumpin Jive" dance sequence from Stormy Weather is spectacular. 1 Reply @tammypoleski447 @tammypoleski447 1 year ago (edited) The dance with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in The Sound of Music should have been on this!! It was absolutely beautiful!! 5 Reply 2 replies @AleisterCrowleyMagus @AleisterCrowleyMagus 2 years ago (edited) Jennifer Beals face is still one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen in my life — yes I know it isn’t her dancing here but her coy sadness when looking at the judges (and her incredibly young age — she was 18!) is amazing! 5 Reply @VOR32 @VOR32 2 years ago (edited) I'm in the age group that can recall most musicals, from the Busby Berkeley era of the '30s up to the present day offerings. It would be impossible to name everyone's favourite musical dance scene as tastes change over the years. Every musical ever made brings something to the table. I'll just say, to quote ABBA, "Thank you for the Music." 41 Reply 4 replies @womenlovesports2315 @womenlovesports2315 1 year ago (edited) Should definitely include “Idlewild” in this countdown. The dances/choreography in that movie was amazing! 2 Reply @socialswithmichelle @socialswithmichelle 3 years ago (edited) I love Grease, but there is no universe in which their choreography is better than that in Chicago. Every list from Mojo from the past few months has simply missed the mark 87 Reply 7 replies @DawnOldham @DawnOldham 2 years ago (edited) I had a smile on my face for the entire 24 minutes! 9 Reply @jeffreywarrensmith581 @jeffreywarrensmith581 2 years ago (edited) I've always loved Ann Margaret dressed in pink in the crazy dance number in Bye Bye Birdie myself. But the Nicholas Brothers were the greatest really. 14 Reply @seantlewis376 @seantlewis376 1 year ago (edited) You could do an entire list just based on Bob Fosse. He was the greatest choreographer of the century. 3 Reply @triciaolpin3699 @triciaolpin3699 1 year ago (edited) Love musicals!!! Great list. White Nights is one of my favorites. So many wonderful performances. (Also, there so many others. The list could go on and on….) Pure joy! 4 Reply @ndbyers23 @ndbyers23 1 month ago A movie that deserves more notice is Shall We Dance (1996) the Japanese version with English subtitles. A beautiful expression of the love of dance. 2 Reply @jessiccaprice786 @jessiccaprice786 2 years ago (edited) So glad to see Seven Brides to Seven Brothers recognized... it's such an amazing musical that doesn't get enough credit. It's my favorite movie of all time!! 4 Reply @rosalindwatkins4538 @rosalindwatkins4538 1 year ago (edited) I did love Cabaret-and Mein Herr was the routine I tried to replicate! Anything Fosse was worthy! The Time Warp was definitely easier, and I didn’t have to make a fool of myself by myself! Dirty Dancing was too captivating to stop watching long enough to mimic the moves! 2 Reply @michaelc.figura-patterson8991 @michaelc.figura-patterson8991 1 year ago (edited) My heart is super happy to see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers -- and in the top 10 no less.. This is my favorite musical and this dance scene I watch over and over... Never gets old.. 2 Reply @PeteTheGeek196 @PeteTheGeek196 3 years ago (edited) It is so nice to see dance movies being celebrated and I appreciate your detailed analysis of the featured scenes. 8 Reply @marilynwebb2679 @marilynwebb2679 1 year ago (edited) Mandy is one of my favorite dance scenes in a movie. The way Vera ellen moved her legs is just mezmerizing. I can watch that scene over and over again. 3 Reply 1 reply @scottodonnell7121 @scottodonnell7121 1 year ago (edited) The dance contest scene in the gym in "Grease" was WAY better than The One that I Want. It took months to film and was great fun. Also a few other favs: The wedding scene from "The Deerhunter" with the European dance. The Ballroom scene with Spike Lee and Denzel Washington in "Malcom X". 1 Reply @triciap1874 @triciap1874 1 year ago (edited) Gene Kelly Singing in the Rain was a perfect first choice! If you research more about how ill he was during this filming it makes it even more beautiful. 5 Reply @sampa2nyc @sampa2nyc 3 years ago (edited) The funny thing about the ionic "Fame" number was that it was actually choreographed. Choreographer, Louis Falco divided the cast into 10 groups of 10. Each group would then move through the set/street. I suppose within the groups people could do their own thing. Also, not everyone at the school is a dance major so it makes sense and adds to the realism of the scene if not everyone is moving like a trained dancer. 8 Reply @saturnianali8r @saturnianali8r 2 years ago (edited) I love that Rich Man's Frug made it. Suzanne Charney puts on an amazing performance in that and the Fosse choreography is so much weird fun. 9 Reply 2 replies @sigil8386 @sigil8386 1 month ago Delighted that you added the Tango from Moulin Rouge!! Such an intense and precise dance. I totally agree with the list but then also remembered Diamonds are a Girls's Best Friends. 1 Reply @captainsplifford @captainsplifford 2 years ago (edited) While I love "Step In Time," my favorite Dick Van Dyke dance number is "Me Old Bamboo" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Also, not for nothing, I think Robin Williams' going through the examples of different choreographers from The Birdcage should have gotten an honorable mention. 19 Reply @ireneblainey6204 @ireneblainey6204 1 year ago (edited) El Tango De Roxane deserves #1 it is literally one of the most well made and choreographed scenes ever. 1 Reply @SusanCallHutchison @SusanCallHutchison 2 years ago (edited) I would have mentioned the last 20 minutes of the musical "Scrooge!" with Thank You Very Much, Father Christmas, Sing a Christmas Carol, etc. Love the choreography in that movie. 7 Reply @BigDaddyJinx @BigDaddyJinx 2 years ago (edited) I agree with this list. Musical numbers and well done choreography will never get old. It seems to be a lost art sadly. 1 Reply @FlyingVGoddess @FlyingVGoddess 1 year ago (edited) The Snow Dance in Memoirs of a Geisha. The dance looks simpler than it actually is with every movement being meticulously choreographed to tell a story of a heartbroken courtesan who wanders into the snow to die. Zhang Ziyi also performed the dance in 10” platform sandals and slippery fake snow. The dance is a pivotal point in the plot as it helps Sayuri catch the eye of several men that would help secure her position as a top geisha as well as attracting unwanted attention the Baron, her mentor’s patron and lover. Reply @tommunyon2874 @tommunyon2874 2 years ago (edited) In my youth I was an Arthur Murray ballroom dance instructor. The tango is definitely among my favorites--a license to become a total drama queen. 5 Reply 1 reply @mbsheisey @mbsheisey 2 months ago I shouted out loud when you showed the scene from "Strictly Ballroom!" Absolutely loved that movie! 2 Reply @alanbarrie5777 @alanbarrie5777 1 year ago (edited) Knowing how very ill Gene Keĺly was during filming the iconic scene only makes it more incredible. It would be grand if the finale scene of Bootmen (the Australian company Tap Dogs were founded in this story i believe) could be noted. So much fun and all my boys enjoyed messing afterwards. Also the finale of Centrestage sets the monkeys jumping and asking for Mum to show them how to do things properly. Since MS hit, its been hard but, she still tries ..... thats when it gets funny! Reply @janedoe805 @janedoe805 2 years ago (edited) I’m 60 years old and I remember being 5 or 6 years old standing on my Daddy’s toes as he danced around to Fred Astaire singing, “Cheek to Check”. So, my vote goes to Fred & Ginger! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 39 Reply 1 reply @christinalwilliams8076 @christinalwilliams8076 2 years ago (edited) One of the most UNDERRATED dance scenes in the movie 'TAP' is when all the greatest tap dancers, AND dancers of all time, come together to show Max how to really get down on the dance floor. Dancers like Sandman Simms, Jimmy Slyde, Sammy Davis Jr and Harold Nicholas of The Nicholas Brothers were maybe 80+ plus years of age and they showed they still got it!! A must to consider for UNDERRATED dance scenes in a movie. 1 Reply @onwego1946 @onwego1946 2 years ago (edited) As Ginger Rogers said when people gushed over Fred Astaire's talent, "I do everything he does only backward and in high heels." 201 Reply 7 replies @benjaminpearce200 @benjaminpearce200 3 years ago (edited) Ok but I totally agree with the first pick. Gene Kelly was a flippin Genius. 119 WatchMojo.com Reply 7 replies @cha5 @cha5 2 years ago (edited) i loved Travolta's and Uma Thurman's dance scene in Pulp Fiction, even though there's no way that Pulp Fiction could ever be considered a dance movie. 29 Reply 3 replies @ehavlik @ehavlik 2 years ago (edited) Can we get an honorable mention (or shoutout) for AnneMiller's AMAZING rendition of Some Like It Hot in the movie version of Kiss Me Kate. 28 Reply 1 reply @denverdubois5835 @denverdubois5835 2 years ago (edited) I'm 100% on your number one pick. "Singin' In The Rain" is the most purely joyful dance number ever filmed. It's so happy it never fails to make me cry...go figure. 8 Reply @erichoffman2908 @erichoffman2908 3 years ago (edited) James Cagney dancing down the stairs at the end of Yankee Doodle Dandy should have at least been an honorable mention. 77 Reply 8 replies @sueparras6028 @sueparras6028 1 year ago (edited) I think everyone knew that Singing in The Rain would be number one! It is an iconic dance number and only the supremely talented Gene Kelly could have pulled it off so exquisitely! Reply @gwenmarie7311 @gwenmarie7311 2 years ago (edited) Donald O’Connor Debbie Reynolds And Gene Kelly Doing the Song GoodMorning, from Singing in the Rain ☔️ Was a great dance number too. 93 Reply 8 replies @elebecepe @elebecepe 2 years ago (edited) All the dancing scenes you´ve included are great but personally, I think nothing beats Jorge Don dancing Ravel´s bolero in ¨Les uns et les autres¨ Pure cinematic magic. Reply @emilylouise902 @emilylouise902 1 year ago (edited) Such a brilliant list, I'm having a real nostalgia binge! And it's sad to think so many of these movies wouldn't have been made nowadays as they'd be deemed "problematic". 5 Reply 1 reply @catherinecrawford3058 @catherinecrawford3058 3 years ago (edited) Just remember, ginger did everything fred did , but backwards and in high heels. 673 Reply 59 replies @joandondero1736 @joandondero1736 2 years ago (edited) Loved “Singing In the Rain”! Gene is now dancing for the Lord! 🙏🏼 6 Reply 1 reply @gailmacnamara4319 @gailmacnamara4319 1 month ago All these dance numbers are fantastic. Even the honourable mentions should be included in the dance numbers. All deserve number 1 Reply @emmalyckajacobsson590 @emmalyckajacobsson590 1 year ago (edited) "Simon Sealots dance" in Jesus Christ Superstar and "I've got life" in Hair are also great scenes. ❤ 5 Reply 3 replies @lLadyAszneth @lLadyAszneth 2 years ago (edited) HELLO DOLLY! is missing from this list. So, even IF some felt Barbra was miscast, the fellas she danced with in the " Harmonia Gardens" scene deserve some credit for THEIR precision, especially since they were directed by Gene Kelly as well. So yes. I feel HELLO DOLLY, arguably one of the best musical-to-screen films ever, should be here for that one scene! 😠😭😭😭😭😭 1 Reply @nycmermaid3158 @nycmermaid3158 1 year ago (edited) I knew, interviewed and worked with Fayard Nicholas in the last decade of his life. He was an extraordinary, light filled, human being. He told me he taught Michael Jackson how to do the Moonwalk. I also asked him how did he rise up from those amazing splits? He said, “well once you’re down, you just come on up!” Obviously, it worked for him. God Bless him. 2 Reply @asifkhan4822 @asifkhan4822 3 years ago (edited) I love the scene in Risky Business where Tom Cruise is dancing in his undies and open shirt to the classic Old time rock & roll by Bob Seger and the silver bullet band. That scene is sheer classic starting when Cruise slides into frame during the opening beat - he may have become a mega star with Top Gun but this was the movie that catupulted him to stardom. 3 Reply 1 reply @bronwynberman7401 @bronwynberman7401 2 years ago (edited) I’ve always liked “Make ‘Em Laugh” from “Singing in the Rain”, too. 27 Reply 4 replies @williamsmith752 @williamsmith752 2 years ago (edited) The Nicolas Brothers in stormy weather...is the greatest of them all....and they did it in ONE TAKE!! 34 Reply @terihinchcliffe5511 @terihinchcliffe5511 2 years ago (edited) The best dancer ever is Cynthia Rhodes in FLASHDANCE. Watch her performance to “MAN HUNT”. Timeless. 1 Reply @arminv8169 @arminv8169 3 days ago (edited) You Forgot Donald O'Connor dancing Make 'Em Laugh in Singing in the Rain. A real masterpiece. Best perfomance than other you mentioned here. And "America" is better than the gym scene from West Side Story. The movements of George Chakiris and Rita Moreno never have been beaten. It´'s absolutely powerful. Reply @olvialee7221 @olvialee7221 2 years ago (edited) I got introduced to the movie Flashdance and I just LOVE that scene 3 Reply @summer-roseknight @summer-roseknight 2 years ago (edited) Roxanne Is one of my instant favourites. Baz Lurman is a musical theatre genius. Moulin Rouge has been my favourite musical since I was about 9... 2 Reply @theresacrubaugh2095 @theresacrubaugh2095 2 years ago (edited) I think the library scene in "The Music Man' to the song "Marian the Librarian" should have made this list. It was such a tight and difficult dance routine that if one dancer would have been even slightly off it would have wiped out all the dancers .This routine still blows me away! And there are two dance routines in "Singing in the Rain". Of course, Gene Kelly's dance to the title song and the other is performed by Donald O'Connor in a living room set with flips being done using the walls. IMO Donald O'Connor was a better dancer than Gene Kelly. 12 Reply 2 replies @suzannac.6057 @suzannac.6057 3 years ago (edited) I'm so glad they mentioned those dance scenes from "White Nights" & "Strictly Ballroom"... But a couple of other dance scenes that I would've liked seen mentioned are Napoleon Dynamite's dance, & the school talent show dance from 1989's "Sing". 6 Reply @sagefoole @sagefoole 2 years ago (edited) The one from "A Chorus Line" was also well used in "Land of the Lost." In "Grease" the two gangs were not rivals, the Pink Ladies dated the T-birds. "Xanadu" was not a very good movie but the dance scene between the two visions, those of Danny (Gene Kelly) and Sonny (Michael Beck), in the club was fantastic! 1 Reply @joannshorter127 @joannshorter127 1 year ago (edited) I enjoyed your list & agreed with all of your choices but would have ranked "Cell-block Tango" much much higher. The entire movie will always be one of my all-time favorites, but this number blows me away every time I watch it! 2 Reply @jaeydnheeren @jaeydnheeren 2 years ago (edited) Trip a Little Light Fantastic truly deserved to be on this list. it’s truly incredible from acrobatics, dancing on light poles, isolations, and dance in general. it a beautiful piece. 1 Reply @kpopislife1622 @kpopislife1622 3 years ago (edited) Please do a second list. Dance movies are my childhood & what inspired me to persue it. I wasn't that great but these movies made me believe I had a chance. Here's my list ❤❤❤❤❤❤: 1. Breakin - Street People 2. Step Up: All In - The Ending Dance 3. Center Stage - The Ending Dance 4. Save The Last Dance - The Audition 5. Fast Forward - The Ending Dance 6. Grease - Hand Jive 7. La La Land - Any Of Them 8. High School Musical 3 - A Night To Remember 9. Footloose - The Barn Scene 10. Chicago - I Can Not Do It Alone (Catherine Zeta Jones was pregnant during filming & she SLAYED every single dance!). Honorable Mentions: Step Up 3D - I don't dance Cats Don't Dance - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now High School Musical - We're All In This Together Breakin - The Sweeping Dance 12 Reply @pennyparham4123 @pennyparham4123 1 year ago (edited) My picks for the top 3 : 1 - Singing the rain. 2 - Grease / We Go Together. 3 - Mary Poppins - Step in Time Reply @ericaharstad8870 @ericaharstad8870 1 year ago (edited) How can you possibly ignore Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell doing Begin the Beguine? Blasphemy. Most amazing dance ever. 1 Reply @user-ji2bh3zu6k @user-ji2bh3zu6k 1 month ago This list is great! Was bummed to not see Put on Your Sunday Clothes from Hello Dolly not on here. But I was chirked to see lesser known routines from All That Jazz and White Knights on here. Great job! 1 Reply @bev1018 @bev1018 1 year ago (edited) One of the best onscreen dances (IMHO) was Kim Novak and William Holden in the movie Picnic. Too romantic to try to describe. 1 Reply @terencedove5047 @terencedove5047 11 months ago (edited) Suffice it to say that while many unforgettably great movie dance scenes were featured here, too many more were simply forgotten. And those that were honorably mentioned should have been originally included on the list. One wonders if MOJO develops their various lists from a voted audience perspective…or strictly from their own… Reply @texas4197 @texas4197 2 years ago (edited) Can't argue with this list. But I think Donald O'Connor's "Make 'Em Laugh" deserves to be mentioned as equal to Kelly's "Singin in the Rain." Kelly portrays love in all its pieces, giddy, romantic, dashing and strong. But O'Connor exemplifies joy, humor, and a great love for dancing. Hard to separate the two as to quality. I know there isn't room for more than one from a musical, but I sure wish we could include any of the dances with Kelly, O'Connor, and the neophyte Debbie Reynolds. They capture the energy of new friendships and youthful excitement for working in the theatre. Maybe a second Mojo list of Best Group Dance Scenes (3 or more dancers)? Reply @sofiamarina7776 @sofiamarina7776 2 years ago (edited) El tango de Roxanne while Christian sings so agonizing is an amazing scene, especially near the end when they start screaming.. Also, Cell Block Tango is another fantastic scene because you can hear their rage and indignation in their voices Reply @patriciafenwick5846 @patriciafenwick5846 1 year ago (edited) I loved the dance with Donald O'connor from Singin' in the rain too, shame it wasn't mentioned 1 Reply @tace73 @tace73 2 years ago (edited) For me there are few which I want to add: 1. Tap Dogs / Bootmen Finale 2 2. Money makes the world go round - Cabaret 3. Step Up 4 Revolution - The MOB Scene Restaurant 4. Step Up 4 : Revolution 'The Office MOB' 5. Step Up 4 : Revolution - Museum mob 6. A lot of other Step up dance scenes 7. Men hunt - Flashdance 8. Take the Lead - Tango Scene 9. Shall We Dance? - ‘Be This Alive’ 10. Naked Tango - Slaughterhouse Dance Scene and many more Reply @reneemallicone6839 @reneemallicone6839 2 years ago (edited) 2 words Gene Kelly. Enough said! As a dance duo. The Nicholas Brothers. Group dance West Side Story. It's a shame real dancing no longer exists. The garbage now isn't even worth discussing. 2 Reply @jwalkerandthe @jwalkerandthe 2 years ago (edited) The movie "OLIVER" is full of great dance scenes, which deserve recognition. 16 Reply 1 reply @mrsfineanddandy @mrsfineanddandy 1 year ago (edited) Overall, an awesome list. But Baryshnikov's opening dance in White Nights is staggering. Needs to be in the top. And I'd have switched out You're the One That I Want with the Hand Jive. As a GenXer, there is literally not a GenX girl on the planet who doesn't involuntarily do the dance when the song comes on, like the Pavlovian Pink Ladies we are. Reply @joelgarcia3907 @joelgarcia3907 2 years ago (edited) I grew up with the classic stuff like Saturday night, footloose, fame, what a feeling and dirty dancing. But MJ also did his thing during this time. Once you saw him, all other dance numbers became subpar 1 Reply 2 replies @Rileyw239 @Rileyw239 13 days ago Definitely missing “Me Ol’ Bamboo” from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Such a fun dance and Dick Van Dyke said it was the most difficult dance routine he’s done. Reply @lisaturner2488 @lisaturner2488 2 years ago (edited) So many great dance scenes. . . and to limit it to 20, for each generation . . . And I heard that Gene Kelly was actually sick during the filming of "Singing in the Rain". Classic, non the less. 2 Reply @1Lightdancer @1Lightdancer 2 years ago (edited) love dance scenes! I've seen most of these, several in live local theater Good choices 🏆 Reply @chillie2514 @chillie2514 2 years ago (edited) In the movie “Coming to America “ the dance scene when the African dancers perform before Eddie Murphy’s character meets his possible future queen always blows me away. 60 Reply 1 reply @sharjo52 @sharjo52 9 months ago Singing in the rain,from my childhood,is still a favorite! Reply @pogo2076 @pogo2076 3 hours ago The tango scene with Pierre and Morgan in "Take the Lead" as well as the kids dance contest dance at the end was pretty special. Did anyone besides me notice the "strike the pose" of Chris Penn? the very next movie clip was Trevolta dancing and there it was again..... the same pose..... same as the posters for the movie. Reply @rebeccabarnet6746 @rebeccabarnet6746 1 year ago Step in Time, the Barn Dance, all of Strictly Ballroom, and The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing from White Christmas are my favorites ever! Reply @edwinacross3452 @edwinacross3452 2 years ago (edited) Both Strictly Ballroom and White Knights should have made the list. Dirty Dancing really should have been #1. I just have two words for you. Patrick Swayzee. Glad you didn't forget Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, it's a classic. 1 Reply @donnatrudeau889 @donnatrudeau889 1 year ago (edited) The movie Cabaret from 1972 was not an adaptation but the original musical. It was the first musical film in history to inspire a broadway show. The broadway production of Cabaret was the adaptation. 1 Reply @stephaniefladung7635 @stephaniefladung7635 2 years ago (edited) I personally loved James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy! or Cagney with Bob Hope in the dance off, from the movie The Seven Little Foys 3 Reply @nemesis4785 @nemesis4785 1 year ago (edited) The brilliance, joy and precision of Bollywood song and dance sadly missing here. 2 Reply @beechnut8779 @beechnut8779 1 year ago (edited) I never get tired of Step in Time and was so glad to see it included! Reply 1 reply @reesaserik3759 @reesaserik3759 2 years ago (edited) YES! #1 -- Gene Kelly! I greatly approve. Thank you. This was great. I also like his movie Brigadoon. Gene Kelly, Van Johnson and Cyd Charisse. Wonderful movie and touching story line. Also, for me, of this list among the more modern celebrities, Swayze and Travolta were awesome. They both had pure attitude when they danced. Dancing is not just body movement, but also attitude reflected in the face. These two men had it oozing out of them. Another actor with that oozing attitude, when he danced, was Antonio Banderas. He did not dance much, but when he did you could not take your eyes off of him. 1 Reply @oranges400 @oranges400 1 year ago "smooth criminal " from the "moonwalker" was the most cohesive, theatrical, dramatic, exciting with the moves like the "lean"- iconic. 4 Reply @aleaanderson6600 @aleaanderson6600 3 years ago (edited) Glad that "Strictly Ballroom" got some love as an honorable mention. 21 Reply @nicoleES-5678 @nicoleES-5678 2 years ago Mein Herr is my absolute favorite. I've always been obsessed with the song and choreography. Liza is just the most Fab. Fosse style and choreography is so intricate and difficult to do well! 50 Reply @brownhaus815 @brownhaus815 2 years ago (edited) Great list. Hard to not include so many from the Golden Age. Plus surprised that The Breakfast Club dance wasn't included for it's pop culture affect. Reply @mountainman4859 @mountainman4859 2 years ago (edited) I think Gene Kelley and Judy Garland in Summerstock had some great dance scenes. 3 Reply @hickersa11 @hickersa11 3 years ago (edited) I was so pleased when I saw 7 brides for 7 brothers made the list! 187 Reply 4 replies @davideasiebert1941 @davideasiebert1941 1 year ago (edited) So glad you framed Liza in your title, my favorite scene. Bob Fosse exudes sexuality. All these dance scenes do in a way. The Nicholas brothers tap dance is sheer perfection. All done in ONE TAKE! I can hardly wait for your up date featuring Fergie, Penelope Cruz, and All the dance scenes from NINE. Somehow you didn't give enough of CHICAGO dance scenes. 1 Reply @vickinoeske1154 @vickinoeske1154 2 years ago (edited) Mandy should of been more than a honorable mention, Vera Myles was incredible! 3 Reply 1 reply @ADayinMyLife @ADayinMyLife 3 years ago (edited) One of my all time faves is the bar/club dance in Bye Bye Birdie. 32 Reply 2 replies @gypsydonovan @gypsydonovan 2 years ago (edited) It's a little different, but my favorite has always been the bottle dance in fiddler. 4 Reply 1 reply @jenniferzackschewski2189 @jenniferzackschewski2189 3 years ago (edited) The Greatest Showman should have gotten at least an honorable mention. The Other Side is my favorite! 120 Reply 3 replies @MadamCharChar @MadamCharChar 2 years ago (edited) Al Pacino tango in Scent of a Woman was perfect 7 Reply @franceskubiak9838 @franceskubiak9838 2 years ago (edited) I'm so glad Stormy Weather made the list! The sheer talent of those lads is so under-recognised but holy SHIT they were phenomenal! 34 Reply 2 replies @kegaket6772 @kegaket6772 1 year ago (edited) Great, great picks! I'd add just one, by a woman who was trained to dance from the time she could walk and who was Fred Astaire's favorite dancing partner - Rita Hayworth. The Amado Mio scene from Gilda is a favorite. But not a dance movie, I guess. 1 Reply @scottrhodes8160 @scottrhodes8160 3 years ago (edited) Thanks for mentioning strictly ball room - a great musical that goes largely unnoticed. 4 Reply @ToniTaylor-hy2zn @ToniTaylor-hy2zn 2 weeks ago Also, the dancers at the wedding in Fiddler on the roof were amazing, too. Reply @weebowamm3890 @weebowamm3890 2 years ago (edited) THANK YOU for including the Barn Raising Scene, I LOVED this scene as a kid and I still do!!! 4 Reply 1 reply @AlexysB @AlexysB 2 years ago (edited) I would have loved to had seen a Bollywood number on this list. Dola Re Dola from Devdas was a STUNNING dance number! 4 Reply 1 reply @livtruesdell @livtruesdell 2 years ago (edited) singin' in the rain top spot was well deserved, however, I do believe Donald O'Connor should of been up there as well for his phenomenal perform of Make Em Laugh as well as Gene's and Donald's insane tap duet in Moses Supposes. Also, I feel from the Musical film edition from Cats (the original film, not 2019 one) Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer duet should have been up there it is an amazing duet featuring the famous continuous double cartwheel trick and the fact that they had to sing the whole time as well as dance, i feel it is due some applause. 2 Reply @olvialee7221 @olvialee7221 2 years ago (edited) You hear the famous quote and start to dance. I love this part in Dirty Dancing 2 Reply @christypopkes4739 @christypopkes4739 2 years ago (edited) I will never get enough of musicals !!! I'm 73 and have seen every musical from the past -- they are hard to beat, for sure, but I was never so mesmerized by John Travolta's dancing as I was in ""Staying Alive". And yet this movie is never featured in the Top ??? dances or movie's to see. Why is that ???? In this movie, Cynthia Rhodes is phenomenal (as she was in Dirty Dancing), and I couldn't stop watching Finola Hughes dancing. I even loved the story line !!! 5 Reply @argella1300 @argella1300 2 years ago (edited) Fun fact, the assistants for the choreographer for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers went on to choreograph Mary Poppins. You can see the influence of the Barn Dance number in Step In Time Reply @OutOfAmmoOutOfTime @OutOfAmmoOutOfTime 2 years ago (edited) Really great list....I’m just a little sad that Cyd Charisse didn’t feature at all....great dancer, her number with Fred in The Band Wagon didn’t even get an honourable mention...oh dear 29 Reply 1 reply @carmelr5504 @carmelr5504 2 years ago (edited) Ok but speaking of awesome tap duos the Moses Supposes dance in Singing in the Rain brings me SO much joy. Easily one of my fave dance scenes 2 Reply @travelinggirl8257 @travelinggirl8257 1 year ago (edited) I am rarely passionate about commenting on youtube but I truly cannot believe you entirely missed the Cyd Charisse number with Gene Kelly in the very same movie (Singing in the Rain) which is SOOOOO much better than the rain scene. I notice someone else mentioned it below (very wise :) ) and right now has 248 likes. It is probably the best dance scene of all time to probably millions. From my view, Cyd Charisse was the best dancer of all time (and Gene Kelly right up there with her). She did a similar number with Fred Astaire in Bandwagon. Again, just stunning to watch. Also I'd add the tango scene with Salma Hayak and Ashley Judd from Frida, as well as the Antonio Banderas number (also tango) from Take the Lead- (Wow!! ). The gym dance scene in West Side Story- I'm glad to see it there but what about I like it Here in America was every bit as good? Jerome Robbins was an amazing choreographer. And another that probably a lot of people don't know about is where the incredible Ann Reinking dances with the little girl in All that Jazz. I would place all of these in the top 5 for my book of truly gorgeous choreographer and performance. :) And thank you to the reader below who pointed out Mariam Lavelle. I have never seen anything like that ever- and in heels. I hope people check them out. 18 Reply 2 replies @highcotton63664 @highcotton63664 2 years ago (edited) The Sound of Music - Leisl and Rolf dancing to 'Sixteen Going On Seventeen' - That was one of my favs along with 7 Brides for Seven Brothers 30 Reply 1 reply @endfinity7924 @endfinity7924 5 days ago Those dances, during the golden era, they're part love story, part fantasy. The soaring, beautiful fantasy is what you feel when you fall in love. Reply @judithsuhr4426 @judithsuhr4426 2 years ago (edited) Number 1 group dance - Step in Time Number 1 solo dance - Singin' in the Rain Number 1 duo dance- The Nicholas Brothers Jumpin' Jive. I winced when they jumped down those big "steps" directly into a split. Note: Fred Astaire needs a list all his own. The man danced with a coat rack! And on the ceiling! You missed Shall We Dance, Make 'em Laugh, and Ben Vereen's Clap Hands in Funny Lady. Glad that you got the Barn Dance and Step in Time. Breathtaking! Reply @mariadelrosariovera9046 @mariadelrosariovera9046 1 year ago (edited) Mi favorita es Dirty Dancing, baile caliente 👌👏👏👏 Reply @moonwillowschronicle5435 @moonwillowschronicle5435 2 years ago (edited) Pat and Tiffany's dance at the end of "Silver Linings Playbook" should have gotten an Honorable Mention. It was not only funny, but was a testament to their obvious soulmate connection. 2 Reply @suzannethepatriot8049 @suzannethepatriot8049 6 days ago I almost thought Singing in the Rain wasn’t going to be on the list. I was walking In the rain once and was so happy that I broke out singing that song and dancing in the rain. I didn’t care if all the neighbors thought I was crazy. 1 Reply @joycemiraglia280 @joycemiraglia280 2 years ago Liza M is the best...I got to see her in person in the 70s I'll never forget ❤ 3 Reply @Kat1775 @Kat1775 1 month ago You forgot about Center Stage. Cooper's final dance is definitely in my top ten! Reply @holdtightandpretenditsapla9604 @holdtightandpretenditsapla9604 2 years ago (edited) Singing in the Rain DESERVES #1 And this is coming from someone who rather dislikes that film. So when I say this dance is iconic I mean it. Not just because it is an amazing dance (it is) but also because it LITERALLY CHANGED THE HISTORY OF DANCE IN FILM. I had a neighbor with a... honestly I forget what degree they had. Point is, they were someone who knew this subject and they gave me a long and informative talk/lecture on the history of the impact this song had on the culture at the time, films following it's debut, and it's impact on dancing in general. It was a lot. Seriously, pre singing in the rain? Weather and lighting were just... things you had on set during a dance scene. They weren't really used the way we think of them today. You can thank Singing in the Rain for weather and lighting having more key roles in the years to come. Kind of like how Its a Wonderful Life changed how snow is filmed. The film also influenced, although in a much less felt way, other parts of dance in film. Background props interacted with more heavily? Background characters watching the performer without joy and/or not participating? Interacting with set pieces the way they are interacted with in that song? This song and dance will probably stay #1 on lists like this for decades to come just for the impact it had on film. I mean, you can /literally/ see it's influence in every dance on this list that was created after this film. (Side note, Jumpin' Jive deserved to impact history the way Singing in the Rain did but, alas, racism. We do feel it's impact, but the credit of 'who influenced this' often goes to other films) Reply @rhondafortson5205 @rhondafortson5205 2 years ago (edited) Never saw a dance sequence that I did not like...they are all good/great. We need more of these UPLIFTING movies now; however, few actors now are capable!! Reply @vickyo3125 @vickyo3125 2 years ago (edited) Don't know if it's Top 20, but always loved Gene Nelson's "Kansas City" number in "Oklahoma!". Makes me smile every time! 2 Reply @stewartcameron9995 @stewartcameron9995 1 month ago wow, the older generations sure knew how to make us feel joy with their dance! Reply @nicolefournel-hartery8187 @nicolefournel-hartery8187 1 year ago (edited) One of the best dances missing from the list is the one in the movied "Dance with me" So many to choose from but my favourites are te ones in the bar, on their 2nd date, Vanessa Williams and Chayanne (like is he hot or what). Also the last dances starting with the ones at the Dance Competition with both of them. The dances with Vanessa Williams and Rick Valenzuela, I mean the whole movie is priceless. 1 Reply @FalbertForester @FalbertForester 1 month ago "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Shall We Dance (1937) - should have gotten an Honorable Mention, at least. Fred and Ginger doing their usual amazing dancing, but on primitive roller skates!!! - And "Jumpin' Jive" should have been no less than the top 5. Reply @themaidofmiddleearth @themaidofmiddleearth 1 year ago (edited) My Mother said that Flashdance was such an inspiring film for a woman to see back in the 80s. Reply @musiclover6114 @musiclover6114 1 year ago (edited) I love Dirty Dancing. It’s one of my all time fav movies :>>>> Reply @misapal1 @misapal1 1 year ago (edited) I can’t believe Gene Kelly’s rain dance in Singing In The Rain isn’t on the list, not to mention the dance numbers in West Side Story. Reply 1 reply @rickknutson6540 @rickknutson6540 1 year ago (edited) being involved with tap dancing lessons as a child my three most favorite routines were done by Gene Kelly and the Nicholas Brothers in the movie Pirates the dancing waiters in the movie Hello Dolly and chick Venera dancing on cars in the movie thank God it's Friday 1 Reply @geraldineclarke5434 @geraldineclarke5434 1 year ago (edited) I knew that "Singing In the Rain" had to be #1 but I so wanted to see him jumping in that puddle - one of the most joyous moments in cinema history. Reply @LadyTrini44 @LadyTrini44 2 years ago (edited) I loved your number one pick. But I think the gym dance in Grease was better than the ending. I always wished it was longer. Take the lead had some great dance routine. You also forgot Cyd Charisse. But all in all a great selection. Almost forgot, definitely agree with Chicago. Reply @jerrerottiers6524 @jerrerottiers6524 3 years ago (edited) The tango by Gomez and Morticia from The Addams Family should've gotten a mention. :-) 33 Reply 2 replies @ginibauer2088 @ginibauer2088 5 months ago The Nicholas brothers are so talented & thank you for highlighting them. 2 Reply @parisgreen4600 @parisgreen4600 3 years ago (edited) The "Time After Time" dance in "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion". Christopher Walken in "Pennies from Heaven." 17 Reply @michaelparr7534 @michaelparr7534 2 years ago (edited) There are a few dance scenes that were not mentioned. The dance done by Gene Kelley in 'The Pirate" with the Nicholas Brothers, Stroll down the Avenue with Fred Astaire and Judy Garland from Easter Parade, Fred Astaire proving he can make any dance partner look good when dances with a hat stand, Judy Garland doing Come on Everybody Get Happy, Good Morning, Good Morning from Singing in the Rain, the list goes on. I recommend the movie "Dancing" as good overview of great dance numbers, (the movie could do some sequels, but it is a good overview of great dance numbers). Reply @altusartist88 @altusartist88 1 year ago (edited) I’m glad to see there is something from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers on the list, and so high on the list, but seriously?? Nothing from Hello Dolly!?!? The choreography and dancing in that movie is so good. 1 Reply @shacienewman255 @shacienewman255 2 years ago (edited) Chicago was my favorite movie when it came out! Such a good one! 2 Reply @donnatalmage6806 @donnatalmage6806 3 years ago (edited) I loved the dance in the restaurant in the movie “Hello Dolly”. 10 Reply @thorgrootsweetrabbit2244 @thorgrootsweetrabbit2244 2 years ago (edited) Fun fact Gene was such a pro even pneumonia couldn't keep him from filming this scene, what a stud. 5 Reply @karenayers6793 @karenayers6793 1 year ago (edited) Channing Tatum in any scene in "Magic Mike." The boy is talented! 1 Reply @haleycampbell8496 @haleycampbell8496 3 years ago (edited) Did I miss the final dance from Center Stage???? How in the heck is that not in there?! The entire movie is literally about DANCERS! 12 Reply 1 reply @yomo812 @yomo812 2 years ago (edited) I can't believe I have never seen "Tap". Love Gregory Hines - and the level of talent contained in one movie is amazing! 1 Reply @daledenton79 @daledenton79 2 years ago (edited) I'm glad you at least mentioned An American in Paris, but the dream sequence dance should've been in the Top 5 at least. So much more involved than than the wonderful Singing In The Rain, or most of the others. 1 Reply @maryjoyspohrer256 @maryjoyspohrer256 2 years ago (edited) Personally, I would have put Cell Block Tango and the Barn Dance much higher on the list. 5 Reply @asherikamichaela8425 @asherikamichaela8425 2 years ago (edited) The choices in the one were mostly meh for me. Some, like West Side Story, on the other hand, I fully agree with. Though I personally prefer "America" for its energetic fun and "Cool" for its barely contained rage. 😄 If I'm looking at a top dance movie list, though, nothing beats Bollywood! 30 Reply @rhiamonday456 @rhiamonday456 2 years ago (edited) The "La Heim" dance in the bar scene in Fiddler on the Roof should have at least had an honorable mention as well as "You are 16 Going on 17" in The Sound of Music 1 Reply @bls8054 @bls8054 1 year ago (edited) Two dance scenes that I loved is in the Blues Brothers the diner scene Think by Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles "Shake Tail Feather" and the dance scene on the streets of Chicago... Reply @daviddempsey8721 @daviddempsey8721 1 year ago (edited) Antonio Bandaras' as Pierre Dulaine (a real teacher) doing a tango routine in the school detention class got me back to ballroom dance classes. Reply @JorgeRamiro @JorgeRamiro 2 years ago (edited) Unfortunately,there's an unforgivable forgetting in this video...the memorable number of Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton-John in XANADU in "Whenever You're Away From Me",obviously one of the best dancing moments of the musical movie history... Reply @pamelamorrison @pamelamorrison 2 years ago (edited) The bottle dance from Fiddler on the Roof was on my list! 3 Reply @SomersetStudentWork @SomersetStudentWork 10 months ago (edited) I know it probably won’t count for this list but that dance in “enter ballroom” on Netflix is amazing Reply @liwanag72 @liwanag72 2 years ago (edited) Cyd Charisse should be on your list. The Broadway Melody Ballet with Gene Kelley. Iconic! Reply @Bar-B. @Bar-B. 2 years ago (edited) There are sooo many superb dancing scenes.... This was quite a good list. I´ve heard somewhere that Gene Kelly did the Singing in the Rain scene with high pitched fever... So, in these early days actors weren´t that pussy cats as today :-D The Final Dance from Strictly Ballroom is my all time favourite! So powerful, and carries a message.... I want to add the Train-Station-Scene from "The Fisher King". Also a very powerful, heartwarming scene.... Reply @kerensabirch5214 @kerensabirch5214 1 year ago (edited) I think the jazz dance class routine to Higher Ground in Center Stage is worth a mention. Reply @czeshirecat6278 @czeshirecat6278 1 month ago (edited) Hehe. I couldn’t stop watching this. It was fascinating. It even made me shed a few tears Reply @ReneODeay @ReneODeay 1 year ago (edited) The complex and long "CARIOCA" from 'FLYING DOWN TO RIO", with the first pairing of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire is one of my two favorites..... the other is the rooftop dance "AMERICA" from the orginal Westside Story... with Rita Moreno and George Chakiris. Reply @chanelhenderson8460 @chanelhenderson8460 1 year ago (edited) When I tell you Tango Roxanne does me in every time! I cry every single time. Ewan MvGreggor ATE THAT. I love Chicago. I sing my life away with Grease 1 Reply @jenny_jaguar @jenny_jaguar 1 year ago I think that The Thriller dance in 13 Going On 30 deserves to be on the list. Epic! Reply @joanpringle7348 @joanpringle7348 2 years ago The best dance scene I have ever seen is the one where he dances up the wall, across the ceiling and down the other wall. I can't remember who did it I want to say Gene Kelly but I think it might have been Fred Astaire. It is magnificent. Reply 2 replies @jamestnov41945 @jamestnov41945 1 year ago (edited) Absolutely fantastic. I still love Disco. Reply @arthurgearheard4701 @arthurgearheard4701 2 years ago (edited) You should've included Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell's tap dance number to " Begin the Beguine " from " The Broadway Melody of 1940! " 1 Reply @FishingtonBurpPuzzle @FishingtonBurpPuzzle 1 year ago From the 1920s to the 1990s. We need a joyous dance cult right now. 1 Reply @Music_is_Breathing @Music_is_Breathing 1 year ago (edited) The Nicholas Brothers blow everyone else out of the water! They was amazing!!! 1 Reply @dgemini2 @dgemini2 1 year ago (edited) No Napoleon Dynamite??? But seriously, great list. I might have picked different numbers from some of these, but the films themselves that you highlighted are absolutely essential and iconic for film choreography. Reply @rolandaridley6685 @rolandaridley6685 2 years ago (edited) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is my ultimate favorite musical! 3 Reply @karenvondermehden5054 @karenvondermehden5054 1 year ago (edited) I love all John Travolta dance moves,plus he's the only one who has 2 movies on this list. Reply @howardbroadnax8292 @howardbroadnax8292 1 year ago (edited) 'The Birdie' from " Bye Bye Birdie " Ann Margaret and Bobby Rydell wasn't mentioned but what an outstanding dance number !! Reply @ebinrock @ebinrock 2 years ago (edited) While not as big a movie, I really liked the robotic broom dance sequence from Breakin' (1984). Especially with that Kraftwerk music. Reply @marilynwebb2679 @marilynwebb2679 6 days ago Mandy in White Christmas is my favorite dance scene in a movie. Vera Ellen could move! Reply @geebrewer8186 @geebrewer8186 3 years ago (edited) my favorite movie ever--Singing in the Rain, for so many reasons, love that scene 5 Reply @mr.balloffur @mr.balloffur 3 weeks ago Step Up Revolution, where they are dressed as business men had amazing choreography and concept. Reply @Jeremiah_Rivers76 @Jeremiah_Rivers76 2 years ago (edited) If you want a dance-off that includes an Infinity Stone, check out the Guardians of the Galaxy scene devoted just to that. 8 Reply 1 reply @pamiam7511 @pamiam7511 3 years ago (edited) Nothing from “Hair”? So many great routines in that movie. And the Nicolas Brothers should have much higher on the list. Those guys were freaking genius. 76 Reply 6 replies @nerdy_nurse @nerdy_nurse 1 year ago (edited) My favorite is Fred and Ginger singing “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” and dancing on ROLLER SKATES! 1 Reply @PoggeB13 @PoggeB13 1 year ago (edited) That routine from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is rarely included in these lists and it should be on all of them. 9 Reply @einahsirro1488 @einahsirro1488 1 year ago (edited) Tango de Roxanne should be higher on the list. It's riveting, and hair-raising. 6 Reply @celticpoet21 @celticpoet21 3 years ago (edited) I hope there is another top 20 dance movie list that includes "take the lead" and "shall we dance?" 42 Reply 2 replies @derrickfelix6206 @derrickfelix6206 1 year ago (edited) Simply yes, number one, dancing in the rain. 2 Reply @brendaswolfe1435 @brendaswolfe1435 2 years ago (edited) The dance off tango at the ballroom competition in "Take the Lead" is a favorite of mine otherwise can't complain about the picks. Reply @kathleen7849 @kathleen7849 2 years ago (edited) GREAT choices. As an ex-dancer these were some of my all time favourites. Reply @katelynjoy101 @katelynjoy101 3 years ago (edited) Did not expect "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" on this list! Not very well known movie-but a favorite!!! 😍😍😍 4 Reply @KittyLovesGlover @KittyLovesGlover 2 years ago Stomp the Yard had some cool moves, and so did Xanadu, Pitch Perfect, the flowers and mushrooms in Fantasia. the list goes on.... 1 Reply @lydiachristnot4206 @lydiachristnot4206 1 year ago (edited) Let's add Gene Kelly in "It's Always Fair Weather" when he dances on skates. Truly amazing. I am lucky I can stand on skates.. Reply @mariloupellerin8512 @mariloupellerin8512 2 years ago (edited) So glad I'm not the only one who appreciate 7 brides for 7 brothers XD 12 Reply @veronicasmith6314 @veronicasmith6314 1 year ago (edited) Twist and Shout from Blues Brothers deserves a mention. 9 Reply @susyward6978 @susyward6978 2 years ago (edited) One of my favourites : Fonzie doing a dance-off Russian style, brilliant! 8 Reply 1 reply @kathrynrippley4521 @kathrynrippley4521 2 years ago All That Jazz..a masterpiece 1 Reply @tikitorch1093 @tikitorch1093 9 days ago How could you forget “there’s gotta be something better than this” from Sweet Charity? Reply @ceekat8627 @ceekat8627 1 year ago (edited) It's unbelievable that you guys didn't include "Good Morning" or "Make them Laugh" from the movie "Singing in the Rain". But you got number one correct! Reply @ukulelelolo2175 @ukulelelolo2175 2 years ago (edited) Left out my 4 favorites... Shirley MacLaine and Gene Kelly Houseboat dance scene in What A Way To Go, Uma Thurman and Travolta in Pulp Fiction, Jessica Biel's hammock dance in Powder Blue, and Christine Aguilera in Burlesque 1 Reply 1 reply @MIKELIN8 @MIKELIN8 2 years ago (edited) Well, you got #1 right, but there are at least 2 other dance routines in that movie which deserve attention: Moses Supposes and Make 'em Laugh. This is the best musical ever from Hollywood. Reply 1 reply