Dance on TV and in the Movies
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Dance on Television:

OFFICIAL ABC show website
Visit the BBC's original: Strictly Come Dancing
Italy's version: Ballando Con Le Stelle
D.W.T.S. in Australia & The Netherlands

 You can find lots of archived videos for most Dancing With The Stars performances on YouTube and complete current shows at the ABC Show's website!

So You Think You Can Dance
Competitors dance Latin, Disco, Salsa, Hip Hop and other styles of dance.
On Lifetime TV:
Your Mama Don't Dance
Other dance related TV show archives:
Ballroom Bootcamp
The Original Dance Fever
Makin' It
Fame
American Bandstand
(...even more on Bandstand dancing)

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Dance in the Movies:



Saturday Night Fever
Launched Disco Fever & Travolta's career. (1977)

Thank God It's Friday
A Disco dance contest is the centerpiece (1978)

"Dirty Dancing"
The 1987 hit!
Trailer

Dirty Dancing
"Havana Nights"
The original is better. Trailer

"Let It Be Me"
1995 film Staring Patrick Stewart & Jennifer Beals from "Flashdance"

"Roseland"
1977 film set in one of America's premiere Ballrooms. Features a young Christopher Walken.

"Urban Cowboy"
Country & Western became cool with this 1980 John Travolta film.

Strictly Ballroom
1992 Spoof of Competitive Ballroom Dancing. Set in Australia.

"Swing Kids"
Set in Germany before World War II. Helped re-popularize Swing in the 1990's.

"Mad Hot Ballroom"
New York school kids compete in Ballroom dancing. video promo

"Queen Of The Stardust Ballroom"
1975 film centered around Ballroom.

"Shag"
Featuring Carolina style Swing called Shag set in the '60's.

"Salsa"
VERY 1980's!
Bad acting but they could dance!

"Mad About Mambo"
 High school student uses dancing to improve footwork for sports.


"Burn The Floor"
$10,000,000 Ballroom Dance Extravaganza!

"The Tango Lesson"
1997 Drama/Romance story featuring Argentine Tango.

"Dance With Me"
1998 film Starring Vanessa Williams & Chayanne.
Ballroom & Salsa. Trailer

"Shall We Dance"
Japanese version
Very Good! Subtitled

"Shall We Dance"
2004 American version
Also good Ballroom movie... Trailer
R. Gere interview

"Take the Lead"
Hip Hop meets Ballroom. Based on the true story of Pierre Dulaine.
see trailer...

"Don't Knock The Rock"
1956 Rock and Roll film featuring some of the eras best W.C.S. & Jitterbug dancers. video.

"Love N' Dancing"
2009 film about a former West Coast Swing dance champion and a talented & devoted student. Trailer

Just for fun...

Steve Martin & Gilda Radner from
" Saturday Night Live" in the 70's.
Dancing in the Dark

Website of Jud Laipply.
The Evolution of Dance

"I Love Lucy" on 12/14/1953.
Lucy Jitterbugs!

Jared Jewelry commercial featuring Ballroom dancers!
He Went to Jared!

View a T-Mobile ad shot at Liverpool Street Station in London, England. Commuters were unaware of what was transpiring as 350 people broke into a dance formation.

Watch this pooch dance Merengue better than a lot of humans!
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