Dance Movies To Watch

[uptowndragon]

Here¡¦s a list of dance movies that may just put you in the right frame of mind to enjoy 8TV¡¦s newest reality show ¡§So You Think You Can Dance¡¨. I can guarantee you most of these movies will be a treat and also eye openers for the various dance styles that you will be watching on the show. Of course some of our younger forumers may have not heard of the older titles and may find it a little hard to relate to but I am almost certain most of the titles are available on DVD. Go check them out; you may just be in for a treat, if not a few laughs.

Who (of my generation at least) can forget the famous strut of John Travolta as he sways to the strains of Bee Gees¡¦ Stayin¡¦ Alive as he sashays along the sidewalks of New York City, or his hip gyrating disco moves on the dance floor, both seen in Saturday Night Fever. Or Jennifer Beals¡¦ construction worker cum exotic dancer auditioning for a place to further her dance education with some pretty unorthodox moves. Or tractor dragging city boy Kevin Bacon let rip in the barnyards of line dancing Mid Western America in Footloose. Or the sizzling Patrick Swayze steaming up the scenes with sexy Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing. Or world famous ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov sharing the stage with tap dancing Gregory Hines in White Nights. Oh¡K.how can I even forget the first ever Breakdance movie, that introduced us to all those robotic moves, body poppin¡¦ and moonwalks long before Michael Jackson made it mainstream. And the unbelievable athletism shown by the hip hoppers in You Got Served as well as the MTV-esque moves of Jessica Alba in Honey.

There¡¦s probably a movie about every dance style, including the Brazilian art of Capoiera (Only The Strong), but that was more of a fight movie rather than a dance movie. Add that to the thousands of Bollywood/Mollywood movies that are churned out every year, with song and dance scenes every 10 minutes, as well 24 hours daily of MTV music videos, and it¡¦s simply an awesome collection of dance on celluloid. An almost inexhaustive repository of references for aspiring dancers and aficionados to to sway their hips to.

Dance Movie Guide:

Saturday Night Fever (1977) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800114388/info
Grease (1978) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800072405/info
Thank God It's Friday (1978) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800126250/info
All That Jazz (1979) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800340674/info
Grease 2 (1982) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800072446/info
Flashdance (1983) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800066045/info
Staying Alive (1983) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800122005/info
Footloose (1984) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800021839/info
Breakin' (1984) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800041017/info
White Nights (1985) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800135185/info
Dirty Dancing (1987) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800021290/info
Tap (1989) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800125284/info
Lambada (1990) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800086578/info
Strictly Ballroom (1993) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800194096/info
Swing Kids (1993) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800183531/info
Showgirls (1995) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800024516/info
Dance With Me (1998) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800018819/info
Center Stage (2000) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800354130/info
Save the Last Dance (2001) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800444902/info
The Company (2003) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808438293/info
Honey (2003) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808457794/info
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808403733/info
You Got Served (2004) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808489330/info
Shall We Dance? (2004) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808472913/info
Mad Hot ballroom (2005) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808655505/info
Take the Lead (2006) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808718772/info
Step Up (2006) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809279547/info
Stomp the Yard (2007) movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809280787/info


Watch the movies and let us know what you think, and which one are your favourites.

[raptorclans]

Whoa that's a long list of movies... surprisingly I've watched quite a number of those XD

[Bong]

It must be Honey...!! Woohoo.. just loves how she does the Basketball dancng movements.. EhehEHhEhE.. great movie to keep...

[uptowndragon]

I just found an original VCD copy of Take The Lead in a bargain bin at Video EZY in Taman Tun. Cost me only RM 8.90. This is the one that was released last year and stars Antonio Banderas in a latin dancing role.

Will write about the movie and the moves shortly.

Also, I am looking forward to Stomp The Yard which should be on the bigscreen soon. I hope those SYTYCD hopefuls will have a chance to catch it and learn a few new moves in time for their competition. From the trailer, the movie and the moves seem pretty impressive.

[uptowndragon]

Also found recently "Step Up" from Ezy Video in Taman Tun for only RM 8.90 as well.

This one is a much watch, were a hip hopper teams up with a ballet dancer to create some lovely dance fusion. Perfect as reference and motivation for some of the contestants on SYTYCD.