Let's Post Movie/TV Dance Scenes From Non-Musicals

Does this audition qualify?

Here's Tom Hanks in Joe Versus the Volcano. I love this movie but understand how, for most people, it's just meh.

The setup here is, he and Patricia (Meg Ryan - she plays 3 different characters) are stranded at sea. She's been knocked out and is unconscious while he unexpectedly tunes a song on the radio. The scene is short but, in context, very sweet.

Hell yeah that qualifies R1. What a great choice!!

The finale of Girls Just Want to Have Fun starring a young Sarah Jessica Parker and WHET Lee Montgomery dancing to Dancing in Heaven (Outerspace Bee Bop) and some other generic 80s song that I think is called Technique.

The Davy Jones cameo in THE BRADY BUNCH MOVIE.

"The Dress Waltz", from Ridley Scott's "Legend" (1986). Scored by Jerry Goldsmith.

Moonlighting

Last Days of Disco, end credits

The new bad boy in HS Aiden Quinn goes to the school's boring dance - and then decides to liven things up a bit . . .

This is more montage than scene but it's a classic. From Footloose, Keven Bacon teaching the evil minister's son, Chris Penn (RIP,) to dance - featuring the hit "Let's Hear It For The Boy." Chris is so adorable in this montage.

Jamie’s and Ste’s dance at the end of BEAUTIFUL THING (1996).

THIS

Top this post!

"Endeavour": The filming in an Oxford college quadrangle of a late 60s TV musical special starring a singer like Lulu.

Not sure this qualifies since it’s just one move but I watch it a lot anyway.

“Good Time Music” indeed!

This scene from American Horror Story: Asylum.

An oldie but goodie

Prom night, everything is alright.

This one is great!!!!

A classic

I'm young, and I love to be young

Georgia Engel reveals another side of Georgette.

500 Days of Summer

What will they do for the sequel?

Very very sexy

Oh R5 ,that scene always makes me tear up a little. I dont know why,maybe because the difference between then and now seems so vast . Its like the 70s were another century. Wich I guess they were !

I consider this one to be in the top three.

This is the most famous.

And here's another film noir with a musical number

The Gang from It's Always Sunny In Philly dancing at their class reunion. If you're unfamiliar with the scene, stick around until 2:30 where it's revealed their "good dancing" is all in their addled minds.

Ferris lip-syncs "Danke Schoen" and "Twist and Shout"

Rocky Horror vs. Priscilla

Only in my dreams.....

I don't really consider this film a musical although there are a handful of musical numbers inserted to showcase Shirley Temple. But his scene from The Little Colonel is absolutely fantastic but it was incredibly controversial at the time. A white girl dancing with a black man! Oh the horror! Musical films at the time that had numbers with black performers usually had those numbers cut out in the release prints that played in the South. But this wasn't cut. Despite the controversy, everyone considered it irresistible.

For those of you who have already decided you're not interested, take a look anyway. It's so charming and is actually a footnote in the history of racial integration in the US.

^ Forgot to add that Robinson and Temple adored each other and remained lifelong friends until his death.

Any love for William Holden and Kim Novak's end of the day dance in "Picnic"? So smooth, so tender and maybe not iconic but certainly well-remembered by those of a certain age.

The ending song and dance from Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Boogie Nights

THAT 70’s SHOW had a lot of dancing scenes over the years.

Outtakes are at the end of the clip.

I can’t believe it’s up to me to post this!

This totally surprising dance where the dull FBI agent shows off some great moves in My Blue Heaven

r43 I can't believe you think "Best Little Whorehouse" is a NON-musical.

If I were on this flight, I'd pray for a crash.

Virgin, temptress, dream of others!

R43, I can't believe you didn't read the topic line. BLWIT *is* a musical.

An audition...

Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg and Peter Capaldi in horror contradance mode

Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek in Badlands.

r48 Do you have reading comprehension problems?

[quote]Let's Post Movie/TV Dance Scenes From Non-Musicals

Dear John...dance at 10:40

R52 - clearly R48 doesn't have reading comprehension problems if he understands that Best Little Whitehouse in Texas IS a musical, not a "non-musical."

LOL, obviously that should be "Whorehouse" @ R54 and not "Whitehouse."

Best Little Whitehouse...

Alex at a gay bar on TAXI (1980).

Holliday/Lemmon

Stifler and Bear’s dance off in AMERICAN WEDDING (2003).

Cary & Ingrid

Kelly & MacLaine

"Picnic," as mentioned above:

Elaine.

Lady of Burlesque

Those damned red shoes!

Hugh Grant sings Sondheim in PADDINGTON 2.

Silvana

I liked this scene from [italic]Ray Donovan[/italic] in context. Micky (Jon Voight), recently released from prison goes to Palm Springs to see his old girlfriend. Things don't go all that well. After leaving he goes to a bar for a drink. It's a gay bar and he just rolls with it.

Memorable - RISKY BUSINESS (1983)

Hiddleston dancing on "Chatty Man"

Party Girl Cyd

This scene has to work, as it’s the basis for the whole film’s title. Logan Lerman is so perfect in his anxiety, nervousness and tentativeness as he psyches himself up and makes his way to the dance floor, wanting to bail at each step. He makes it there and they explode in happiness to see him and dance. It’s the moment when one simple action transforms your life and who you are become and Chabosky nails it perfectly. And any child of the 70s or 80s instantly knows what “living room routine” means.

A very young Jim Carrey in "Once Bitten", with Lauren Hutton and Karen Kopins.

Another Logan Lerman scene, this time from the show Hunters. A dream sequence that captures Brooklyn in the 1970s and then gut punches you with a brutal twist.

The Routine!

Tango, anyone?

I really expected this to be one of the first ones posted, but it wasn’t even the first Always Sunny one. Mac comes out to his father in an interpretive dance. He trained for months to do this and his body was in its peak physical perfection.

Though the Always Sunny episode kind of stole the thunder earlier that season, Better Things’ season finale dance was also amazing and incredibly moving as the family of all woman, and non dancers, gives the oldest daughter a graduation present of dancing for her.

This is a total cheat on the criteria, but because it’s a non singing/dancing role it should get a pass and because of the emotional impact it has and what it says about Gay boys and being accepted by their fathers.

Max and 99 get their groove on in the GET SMART episode “The Groovy Guru” from 1968.

Barbara Feldon and Larry Storch are still around at 88 and 98 respectively.

It's not too absorbing as a standalone clip, but the best scene in Francois Ozon's 5x2 is when the arctic chill between husband and wife is warmed by her dance with his gay brother and the brother's boyfriend.

Lindy Hop scene from "Malcolm X":

"Titanic" --party in steerage.

A hymn to bromance

Lily Tomlin and Steve Martin's closing credit dance in "All of Me" is a classic.

Nothin' but...Dance

How did we miss THIS??!

I have a soft spot for this one -

Holly Hunter pops ecstasy and goes to a lesbian club with Queen Latifah. Dances with the lesbians and then with her younger self.

Victor Garber, Jesse L. Martin, and John Barrowman singing on the CW series "The Flash"

Oops -- that wasn't a dance scene. Nevermind!

From TRICK (1999): Shy, reserved Gabriel meets go-go boy Mark. In this scene, they dance only to be interrupted by Miss Coco Peru.

Laura Petrie had a few great dance scenes.

Pérez Prado version!

This episode has the best dancing...

97 posts and no GG??

Jack Tripper hopped up on pills dancing.

Moonlighting's "Big Man on Mulberry Street" scene.

R79, I love that scene. And Danny DeVito crying at the end.

PUuINONNARIZZ!!!

Niles & Daphne

What Makes A Jew

^

great thread; thanks for all the dances

Godard's BAND OF OUTSIDERS (1964).

I don't love Godard--he seemed to think shooting dancers' bodies and/or feet was too bourgeois or something--but this scene is pure Euro 60s fun.

Oscar Isaac tearin’ up the dance floor, dude, in Ex Machina

One of the most random dance scenes- but also one of my favorites.

Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. More lip sync than dancing, but still fun.

Godard allegedly inspired this scene in SIMPLE MEN, which captures an early 90s moment the way Godard captured his 60s one.

Wormser and Lamar’s dance from Revenge of the Nerds. My brother and I used to act this part out. Fun times in the 80’s!

Chuck Berry's "You Never Can Tell" from Pulp Fiction

Monty Python.

I’m probably in the minority of people who miss Cameron Diaz. This was a cute scene.

We Tapped That Ass

Rosie Perez DomThe Right Thing. Such intensity!

*Do The Right Thing

Southland Tales wasn’t a great movie, but this part with Justin Timberlake was dope.

I wish crop top wearing Christopher Meloni would be my dance instructor.

Ed Harris in Creepshow is classic.

I think I would’ve liked disco, I was born a few years too late for it.

Yes, R108, that was the one I was going to post, but you beat me to it. First saw that in college, it's so amazing. The guy on the right is so hot, too.

Suffering Sappho!

Ann-Margret

Mary Ann, Ginger and Mrs. Howell were the Honey Bees in this 1965 episode from GILLIGAN’S ISLAND. Tina Louise and Natalie Schafer did their own singing, but Dawn Wells was dubbed by Jackie DeShannon.

Laverne and Shirley go Caribbean!

Kevin Kline, In & Out

I know there's actual stage dancing/singing in Waiting For Guffman so that's a gray area per this thread BUT this short scene with Corky (christopher guest) dancing for inspiration in his house always gets me.

From "Ugly Betty" - Justin's coming out was such a special moment with him just going out on the dance floor.

Buffalo Bill’s dance in Silence of the Lambs is my favorite dance scene, but this one from Daniel Radcliffe in Miracle Workers is a new favorite. Some nice voguing going on from Harry Potter.

The roller rink dance scene from "Heaven's Gate."

I cant believe no ones posted this. I just love it because Bowie/Ledger.

The SNL clip made me think of this -

Clark Gable becomes a song and dance man in 1939's Idiot's Delight. It's short but cute and take a look at Norma Shearer's reaction shots. People wonder why she retired after the film's release.

Decades later, Idiot's Delight was adapted into a Broadway musical called Dance a Little Closer. It was a huge flop that closed after one performance despite some top notch talent behind the footlights. Broadway connoisseurs call it Close a Little Faster.

Viva Pedro! "High Heels".

Sexy Holly back in her peak.

Brian shows up at Justin's prom. QAF.

The dance at the church dedication in "My Darling Clementine" (starts at 2:35)

Prom dance in "She's All That"

I love this sequence.

Lucifer

We're just going to let the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend clip go by even though it's clearly from a musical? Mmmm-ok.

Kevin Smith threw in a dance number in "Clerks 2"

Val Kilmer in Top Secret

Hot Rod has a funny scene where Rod’s crew are dancing outside a convenience store. I can relate because I dance like all three of these guys, but mostly like Bill Hader.

Here it is on loop. I love it.

There’s also a scene later in the movie where Andy Samberg’s Rod character goes out into the forest and does the Footloose dance. Also kind of funny.

Has no one actually posted CMBYN yet?

r149, I didn't like the music.

Rock has an Elaine Benes grace about him...

Teen Witch IS a musical. Next!

Here's mine. Because it's not a proper dance scene without a good ole fisting,

This beauty

Everybody Hates Raymond but this was funny:

Anything Goes from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Madame Re-Re’s from School Daze

Gamer was one of the shittiest movies I’ve ever seen, but I did like this weird dance by Michael C. Hall.

I’m Thinking Of Ending Things

How I Met Your Mother

Sort of controversial between Mad Men fans but I absolutely love it, and it never fails to pull a little tear from my eyes.

Barney & Big Maude

HEAD OF STATE. Dumb as hell, and yet, I laughed.

Holy shit! You’re right, R151. There’s some Ed Grimley in there as well. 😆

DUI

If we're gonna do SNL, then I have to do this:

Speaking of SNL, here's John Mulaney's "Cha Cha Slide."

Me too, r165.

Lucille

R165 I don't care if I'm aging myself, but to me Jan and Phil will always be King and Queen of SNL. No one will ever reach them.

Seeing R86's Scrubs link reminded me of Turk's audition, dancing to "Poison" . . .

This scene from Netflix’s Giri/Haji. A real WTF moment but surprisingly effective and moving.

Community

Another one from the Drew Carey show

And "Cleveland Rocks"

Craig Ferguson used to do stuff like this

My favorite

I loved Ferguson. CBS suits were idiots to drop him for Corden. But I think Letterman had a hand in that before he left.

[quote]I loved Ferguson. CBS suits were idiots to drop him for Corden. But I think Letterman had a hand in that before he left.

Not to sidetrack the thread, R177, but Ferguson left the show on his own accord. His decision. He thought 10 years was enough and was kind of not into any more. Letterman and his producing partner Rob Burnett loved Ferguson. Leterman/Burnett owned Ferguson's show and literally kept CBS from mucking around with it.

Now back to our regularly scheduled thread with some Razzle Dazzle of the Graduation Ceremony scene from "Stripes." And as OP I very much count this as a Dance Scene.

I non-sarcastically bow to your knowledge, r178.

A Remarkable Woman...

Lucy, Ginger, and Lucie...with Lucy's hot pants!

.,.,

Speaking of Craig Ferguson, here's the intro to his last show.

That was a really sweet moment, R184. One I never knew had happened. Thank you for sharing.

YA CALL THIS HOT?

That Lucy in London special doesn't get posted a lot but sometimes. It should be posted more often. It is DL nirvana.

As non dancer actors you can see how hard they worked for this and it’s really impressive in the payoff.

On the flip side, here's Letterman's last clip - with Foo Fighters

Fun thread!

I always liked Paula Prentiss’s introduction in “What’s New, Pussycat?”. Can’t go wrong with Burt Bacharach and Hal David!

I can't believe that this thread got this far without " The French Mistake." Come on, queens!

Lauren Ambrose is a goddess:

But they couldn't finance a Funny Girl with her.

She was to fair a lady.

Always enjoyed this introduction of the beautiful Yvonne De Carlo in the noir thriller “Criss Cross”. The man dancing with her is Tony Curtis.

Fun thread!

Not exactly a dance moment, but very choreographed: In Last Exit to Brooklyn, Tralala, the floozy, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, struts down the cobblestone streets near the waterfront with all the mounted horseback police behind her and she is at her height of being viewed and adored, only to be brought to her ultimate depths soon after. Stunning scene.

Craig Ferguson & Co. doing Duran Duran's version of "White Lines"