I really enjoy both dancing and watching movies. I am wondering if anyone has a listing of movies which contain dance scenes. (Ex. Dirty Dancing, Strictly Ballroom, Dance with Me, etc.)

Maybe my standards are too high, but i haven't seen a dance related movie that has truly satisfied me. Usually there is not enough dancing, the camera doesn't show the WHOLE bodies of the partners (they go for the facial expression), or the dancing isn't all that great. Then, the story line et al really stinks.

AT LEAST with a FEW, they've had two or three scenes of "good" dance. So far, i woulndn't actually recommend anything.

For instance, i'm not even going to give "Save the Last Dance" a chance. And "Center Stage"...don't get me started....

Hi Marie,

You can read about many dance movies in the numbers 15, 16 and 18 of my free dance magazine. You can download it here:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~fghb/08e.htm

The movie titels that I know are Grease, Burn the Floor, Dirty Dancing, Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Lambada - the forbidden dance, Dance with me, Strictly Ballroom, Shall we dance?, Saturday Night Fever, Salsa, Tango, Fast Forward.
They are not all about ballroom dancing. Dance with me is my personal favourite!

Kind regards,

Fred
http://www.xs4all.nl/~fghb/ballroom.htm

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Regards,

Keh Gough

Another movie is "Swing Kids." This is about Nazi suppression of the swing scene in pre-war Germany.

Regards,
Blair

How about "Scent of a woman"?
Only one scene of Tango, but overall it's a great movie!!!
And "Evita" with many Argentine Tango scenes

Regards,

Keh gough

I realy hesitate to mention "Queen of Stardust Ballroom". The story is dull and the dancing is poor. I would give it 2-stars rating.

"Burn the Floor" is another disappointing one. Not much ballroom dancing but with lots of show dances, stage performance, modern dancing etc. I would give it 3-stars rating.

"Ballroom Dancing-The international Championship" ISBN 0-8030-1210-1, by V.I.E.W. Video Inc.
Championship competition final footage plus featured demonstrations of Donnie Burns/Gaynor Fairweather in Latin and Marcus & Karen Hilton in Standard. Although this VHS is not a movie but 60 minutes full of pure ballroom dancing enjoyments. I had watched this tape over and over 40-50 times. 5-stars indeed.:)

Regards,

Keh Gough

Have you seen:

Tango (1998/1999) - An Argentinian Movie (In Spanish with English subtitles). This one's got everything. A great movie allround. Also, the Argentine Tango sequences in the movie are awesome.

The Tango Lesson (Sally Potter) - (French/ English). A few good dance sequences. A captivating movies (for a dancer) in the French style.

Shall we dance? (1996/97)- A Japanese Movie (In Japanese with English subtitles). The dance sequences are not that great but you have to see this one if you are a dance lover.

Len.