Favorite dances?

"Moses Supposes" from "Singin' in the Rain"

Gene Kelly was so hot.

Kung Fu Hustle, Axe Gang Dance

Waheeda Rehman in "Guide" (1965)

Simon Zealotes scene from [italic] Jesus Christ Superstar [/italic] 1973, choreographed by Rob Iscove

"Abraham" from "White Christmas"...

Swing, all the way!

I don't have anything yet, but what a great thread topic!

Thank you all for the footage. We have nothing even close to these talents today. That Astaire dude was magic. Has anyone come close to his timing?

More recent classic footwork:

Gene Kelly dancing with his perfect partner....Gene Kelly

The Lurch

Great thread! I could rhyme off half a dozen great dance scenes. So hard to choose just one, but how about Tommy Rall and Bob Fosse in the 1955 version of My Sister Eileen ...

HANDS DOWN

Uptown Funk. When Cagney comes down those stairs.

A great dancer, and she also invested post-its.

That Gritty clip the OP posted kept showing up on my YouTube feed so I finally watched it...the guy's not that great, he just shakes his hair around a lot.

This is my favorite dance scene in film.

Kelly and Astaire were great, but not this sexy:

R18 link:

And for sheer joy:

A lot of the Hullabaloo dancers went on to great things ...

Of course, - the classic, against which every other dance needs to be compared.

Oops, forgot link for Hullabaloo. It’s not a movie scene, but still fun to watch.

You Can't Stop the Beat.

The chicks:

The film Le Week-End pays homage to the dance at R17. I never knew that till now.

"Madison Time" from the original "Hairspray"

Fran Drescher totally stole that scene in r19.

Time Warp

"There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" from "Sweet Charity"

Miss Carol Haney and friends turn up the heat ...

No one beats the Nicholas Brothers. Or Cab Calloway for that matter.

Two middle aged guys show the kids how its done.

Not too shabby, R32.

And I’d forgotten about The Seven Little Foys, R33. Hard to believe Bob Hope started out as a hoofer.

Daft Punk meets Soul Train

Chris Walken

Love Ann Margaret.

Yeah, I know I spelled her name wrong: Ann-Margret

I love all the dances in West Side Story and I especially love r5 from JCS. I can watch Turkey Lurkey Time over and over.

I can watch this all day....it’s just amazing.

I can't find the original music version of Mexican Breakfast but this dance drives me wild regardless of the backing music.

Fever! 🥵 🔥

Great montage of movie dance sequences!

Another great montage of movie dance sequences

This

R33, what a great find! Cagney's cameo in that film makes the movie, but Hope's dancing is a surprise.

Not really dancing, but there is a scene from a movie whose title I forget, where Bobby Van jumps non-stop through his home town. Nothing quite like it.

Hate the title but the video is lovely. I love those sensual small movements and they are just enjoying themselves.

[quote]Not really dancing, but there is a scene from a movie whose title I forget, where Bobby Van jumps non-stop through his home town. Nothing quite like it.

That was "Take Me to Broadway", from the movie "Small Town Girl". Hugh Jackman paid tribute to it during one of the Tony awards, and NOBODY got it; everybody was asking why he was jumping around like that, lol. Of course, my old ass got the reference right away.

I loved Bobby Van -- he was so cute.

Here's Hugh's sad attempt:

So nasty

Not from a movie and the quality is pretty bad But keep your eye on the guy in the red jacket dancing behind Petula Clark. He's absolutely enjoying himself and can really dance to this song. She even gets a minute to dance with him (as his girlfriend backs away). Also my favorite Petula song.

OOPS. here it is.

I’ve always thought the Juul Haalmeyer Dancers were without peer.

Fred Astaire and Barrie Chase. The real dancing starts at 2.44.

What Michael Jackson based Dangerous on.

OP, here's an homage to your dancers.

Best dance number. Jaan Pehchan Ho.

Oh how I wish I could have seen this live. Micheal Jeter was genius!

"Fascinatin' Rhythm" - Eleanor Powell from "Lady Be Good"

Robert "Bobby" Banas Is the center dancer in OP’s video.

"Pass That Peace Pipe", featuring the incredible Joan McCracken:

The so-called "Manson Trio" from "Pippin" (starts at 3:30):

Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Van, Bob Fosse and Barbara Ruick "You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right" from "The Affairs of Dobie Gillis"

I love this scene. The first part for Robert Talor and the latter for whoever that great dancer at the end is.

I love this scene. The first part for Robert Talor and the latter for whoever that great dancer at the end is.

Wow poor Hugh can’t dance nor can he sing. 3 minutes of him hopping through the theater like the god damn Easter Bunny. WTF

Ann Miller.

Rita Hayworth.

Here's Rita in her audition scene from Down to Earth.

Love watching this

Agree, great thread. Thanks everyone, took me out of today's worries for a brief moment. Also just went on eBay and purchased a Gene Kelly box set!

To Fosse in R63's clip - Don't pop the hip, Cassie.

R71 Do you like this?

Michael Jackson was inspired by many of these dancers. I had no idea. That opening sequence in the Judy Garland number looks very similar.

MAMBO!!

I liked that one where Shirley MacClain was in the audience watching.

It makes me sad she went from cool cat mod girl to 80s old lady bitch Weeza in Steel Magnolias. She was having affairs in the Apartment for goodness sakes.

“It’s Turkey Lurkey Time “ from “Promises Promises “

The revision of the Nitty Gritty dance for "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.'

The divine Helen in Nao Do Gyarah (1957). Choreographed by Surya Kumar.

Jerry Lewis.

Marilyn, Mitzi and Donald...

"Revelations", choreographed by Alvin Ailey.

I reckon I've seen Revelations performed 15-20x over the past 5 decades (performed by the main Ailey company as well as Ailey II (the training company). This one piece fills me with such joy. The video below is just a 3-minute compendium of the full piece.

The Ross Sisters is a trainwreck, so lurid I'm not sure how their moves were allowed especially when they hang thier hoo-has over their faces.

I believe this is DL classic. Especially when singing about...potato salad? WTF!!

They're more of a freakshow than a trainwreck, 83.

R83 So funny and refreshing!

Russ Tamblyn...amazing.

Roller disco anyone?

This isn't for everyone but I could watch it all day, if only for Romain Guillermic.

Thanks r88 for bringing something different to the thread. Suspect we could all do with some of that energy right now.

Something else a bit different but a definite favourite.

A recent Bollywood example:

Apologies for the Russian overdub

Because everyone on the dance floor is a good dáncer and knows the choreographed dance number lol

So bad it’s good

I'll take the tango.

It’s hard to think about dancing while millions of families suffer while the usual suspects get millions of dollars for their shady shell companies.

I love the dance of the three princesses (after Dolores Gray’s song).

Also, was anyone hotter than young Christopher Plummer?

Derek liked this one.

Dance off: Fosse and Tommy Rall.

DLer, during stay-at-home order, displays fabulous line and style.

Let's dance!

Wonderful clips....this is not so much a favorite of mine as one that endlessly amuses me. Pan's People on British TV dancing to Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Get Down."

One of the dogs decides he has had enough and wanders off......

Arlene and Kenny from American Bandstand , dancing while hiding secrets.

They were the squeaky-clean Kardashians of their era, and “Bandstand” could easily claim the title as the first reality show. Millions of kids from Brooklyn to Beverly Hills ran home from school every weekday to watch them dance, imitate their styles and fantasize about their lives.

What they didn’t know was that Arlene and several of the other female dancers, and most of the handsome teen boys, were gay.

"And the one thing that really shocked me was that those boys who were 14 and 15 and 16 were sleeping with each other.”

Michael Jeter's dance at r58 is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Aty times it looks as if his torso is floating in the air independent of his rubber legs.

What i love about this dance (and why i like it so much more than the many Bob Fosse dances linked here, as beautiful as they are) is that it really makes you feel the joy of dancing. Fosse's are so precise and meticulous--they're amazing, and wonderful to behold, but they're never as much fun as something like the Grand Hotel dance, or the Joan McCracken dance to "Pass that Peace Pipe" in Good News.

I love the moment in Giselle when she is transformed into a Wili, the ghostly spirit of women who were betrayed by their lovers. Here's Natalia Osipova - a wild and reckless performer, but dancing here as if possessed.

[quote] They were the squeaky-clean Kardashians of their era,

????

One of the most bizarre DL comparisons of all-time.

How is THIS not here yet?

For the full figured gals.

The Hooverville Hop. So wholesome even Kate joined in.

R110 Hooterville of course. Also Batman joins in at the end of the clip.

I'll see your Hootersville Hop and raise you a groovy Lost in Space dance

I never saw Peyton Place.

Datalounge's own dance

That Batuzi, bitches!

Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell dancing "Begin the Beguine" is the best dance to come from Hollywood. A lot of great stuff came from Hollywood, but that one stands above them all.

However, when I want to lighten my mood and to laugh, I play "Baby, You Knock Me Out," from "It's Always Fair Weather." Cyd Charisse and an entire boxing gymnasium full of men. Some of the men are much the worse for the wear, but not all. The dancing is spirited. The music and lyrics are very funny. And then there is Cyd Charisse's skirt. My favorite dance costume to come out of Hollywood. It has a life of its own. It couldn't possibly do what it does unless it was perfectly drafted, perfectly cut, perfectly stitched and made from the precisely right fabric. There is a lot of good craft in this silly number and it always makes me smile.

Cyd Charrise is a great dancer. Seems bisexual too.

The "Pair of Shoes" number from the "Night of 1000 Stars" special.

^^ The entire number is 13 minutes, but it's well worth it. But if you're impatient, jump to 4:30.

I love this one. I really loved Glee the first 2 seasons.

I love me a good old line dance.

Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins. Step in Time looks like a lot of fun. Early parkour.

[quote] What i love about this dance (and why i like it so much more than the many Bob Fosse dances linked here, as beautiful as they are) is that it really makes you feel the joy of dancing.

For you, r105...90-ish Dick Van Dyke being adorable in this music video:

Wow! Dick Van Dyke has still got it! There is hope for all of us young'ns.

R121 that dance really needed Lucy Ricardo in there to make it entertaining.