Best Movie Dance Sequences

[Lonesome Rhodes]

I recently saw Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon in a theater.  I was struck at how several of the fighting sequences were choreographed and very much were dances.   I had forgotten how humorous it was, as well.  

My favorite sequence was when he went around a "square" of four opponents with sidekicks.  If someone on SYTYCD or DWTS ever mimicked that in a contemporary dance, I bet it would get a ton of great word of mouth.  

Do y'all have any fight sequences you believe was as much dance as fight, which you enjoyed?

[Rinaldo]

I don't have one particular sequence, but The Warriors came instantly to mind for that idea. It was so stylized, its fights came off dance-like, almost reminiscent of West Side Story.

[bmoore4026]

This:

[DollEyes]

Just in time for Halloween, here's the Time Warp (with lyrics) from the original Rocky Horror Picture Show:

The "Time Warp"

Edited October 31, 2016 by DollEyes

[xaxat]

When dance sequences go wrong, Blazing Saddles. 

[DollEyes]

Bumping it up with "No Dames" from Hail, Caesar! featuring Channing Tatum doing the best song-and-dance routine in a sailor suit since Gene Kelly in On the Town:

No Dames

ETA: Hollywood or Broadway, please put Channing Tatum in a musical ASAP. 

Edited January 3, 2017 by DollEyes

[Luckylyn]

Love this scene from The Tango Lesson

 

[katha]

Astaire and Rogers: "Cheek to Cheek" (justly famous, they were really great at conveying emotion and storyline through dance as well)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq0oO-ylU_Y

I always loved that little number Astaire did with Lucille Bremer, I think it's very charming:

This Heart of Mine

Again with Bremer, danced in 5/4 time (a shame that Bremer's career didn't take off)!

Coffee Time

That one is great fun as well (with Jane Powell):

How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life? (best title ever lol)

Astaire with Eleanor Powell (probably the best technical tap dancer in the history of movies, but most of her dance partners couldn't keep up with her. She was also more of a solo performer, really. Kinda like Gene Kelly in that sense. But this is an exception IMO. It's magic. Two equals with different styles adjusting to each other. Powell with her precision and staccato movement, Astaire lighter and more elegant, also with much freer upper body movement. And the camaraderie is nice, how they're reacting to each other and having fun: She's starting to mimic his looseness and arm movements and he's keeping up with her ferocity and going harder into the ground than he usually does):

Begin the Beguine

[topanga]

Last night I saw the 30th Anniversary of Dirty Dancing at the movies, and wow. Just wow. I know I've seen the movie a dozen times already, but watching it on the big screen again raised my enjoyment to another level. And before the movie played, there was a featurette that in part, highlighted the origin of some of the movies dancing.

So what was my favorite dance sequence? I've narrowed it down to five (in order of appearance):

• "Do You Love Me?" scene when Baby visits the staff quarters for the first time
• "Hungry Eyes" dance lesson montage
• "Hey, Baby" dancing on the log
• "Cry To Me" seduction scene
• "Love Is Strange" scene in the dance studio

--The final scene is also one of my favorites, but I don't love it quite as much as those five. 

[DollEyes]

Here's the finale dance scene from the Ghostbusters reboot, featuring Chris Hemsworth, who, for many, was by far the best thing about it. He was great throughout, but his unbridled joy (and unbridled hotness) in this scene helped make it even better:

Get Ghost

Edited February 11, 2017 by DollEyes

[raven]

Bumping this up because, well, WOW

 

[Spartan Girl]

To celebrate Brendan Fraser’s Oscar win, here’s the classic dance scene from George of the Jungle:

 

The song was a banger, the chemistry was undeniable, and the dork dancing was adorable.

[Spartan Girl]

The “Just Ken” dance-off sequence in Barbie was everything I wanted and more.

[Browncoat]

19 hours ago, Spartan Girl said:

The “Just Ken” dance-off sequence in Barbie was everything I wanted and more.

I may go see Barbie again just for that.

[Blergh]

 

It's not a single dance  per se but this was a very carefully choreographed fantasy sequence featuring the then red-hot Ruby Keeler that would help into the Depression-weary audience to the first rendition of the now-classic song 'I've Only Got Eyes For You!'

Yes, Miss Keeler would later say that she never knew what to expect from Busby Berkeley !

[Ohiopirate02]

On 7/27/2023 at 9:56 PM, Spartan Girl said:

The “Just Ken” dance-off sequence in Barbie was everything I wanted and more.

It certainly was, though I was kinda hoping it would devolve into the French Mistake from Blazing Saddles.  Greta could have easily gone there after the Beach Off and all the horse imagery plus both she and Mel were inspired by the same Golden Age musical numbers.

[Spartan Girl]

I know the Pee Wee Tequila dance was already posted on this thread, but dammit for Paul Reubens, I’m posting it again:

To this day, I’ll never understand why this weird little number magically won over the bikers. Maybe they realized he was just so silly that they couldn’t bring themselves to actually hurt him.

[DearEvette]

The Roseland Ballroom/Lindy Hop scene in Malcolm X. The music, the energy...it was exhilarating to watch on the big screen.  I remember we broke out in spontaneous applause in the movie theatre.

 

 

[BlueSkies]

 

[BlueSkies]

funniest dance sequence ever

 

 

Edited August 10, 2023 by BlueSkies