Great movie songs with dance scenes. Great not just good.

[BostonBay]

Cant believe Pacino has only won 1 Oscar - for this movie which is one of his "lesser" films.

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Actually, anything from Singin’ in the Rain.

 

[dbmill]

Actually, anything from Singin’ in the Rain.

Very true. As much as I like the Astaire-Rogers RKO films, Singin' in the Rain is probably my favorite movie musical of all time.

 

[Waquoit]

Here's a real oldie

That's just one of the greatest clips of all time. Great tune and the best dancing. When I watch that last part it always feels like a pulled a muscle.

 

[Waquoit]

I think you Singing in The Rain fans left off the best one:

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Jungle Love and The Bird by The Time.

 

[CL82]

Kind of breaking the rules because it may not have been in the movie but it’s classic

LOL, I remember watching this live. It’s still astounds me how to relatively big guys can be so light on their feet Dan Aykroyd in particular is just hysterical.

 

[Scud49]

Cant believe Pacino has only won 1 Oscar - for this movie which is one of his "lesser" films.

Can't agree more - he's just an amazing actor, probably my favorite of all time.

 

[dbmill]

LOL, I remember watching this live. It’s still astounds me how to relatively big guys can be so light on their feet Dan Aykroyd in particular is just hysterical.

There is a long history of overweight entertainers who were incredibly nimble on their feet. A few that come to mind quickly are Fatty Arbuckle, Oliver Hardy, and Jackie Gleason.

 

[Waquoit]

There is a long history over overweight entertainers who were incredibly nimble on their feet. A few that come to mind quickly are Fatty Arbuckle, Oliver Hardy, and Jackie Gleason.

I remember Gleason saying words like "I was always fat but I could always move." And Chris Farley could do a legit cartwheel. And of course, Rerun!

 

[noirwestern]

There is a long history of overweight entertainers who were incredibly nimble on their feet. A few that come to mind quickly are Fatty Arbuckle, Oliver Hardy, and Jackie Gleason.

You left at least one off your list.

 

[BostonBay]

I would say this movie classifies as a modern day comedy classic. Great last scene!

 

[BostonBay]

Another modern day comedy classic with a final dance scene

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[Ozimoto]

This is how I discovered the Ramones....

 

[Ozimoto]

This one is more in keeping with the original thread title...

 

[Steelerone]

Nicholas Brothers from Stormy Weather Also check out Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell doing Begin The Beguin on Youtube. Someday I'm going to learn how to past the songs and dances.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Someday I'm going to learn how to past the songs and dances.

Why not today? Find your video you want, right click and select "copy link location." Come back over here, right click again and select "paste." That's it.

 

[rvwsleep]

Nicholas Brothers from Stormy Weather Also check out Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell doing Begin The Beguin on Youtube. Someday I'm going to learn how to past the songs and dances.

Here you go

 

[bantamlaker]

Someday I'm going to learn how to past the songs and dances.

At the top of the list of all the threads Nan has links to Boneyard lessons including posting videos. If I was able to figure it out I’m confident you can too.

 

[stormsurge]

siap

 

[WestsideWaltz]

Fosse did several in "All That Jazz" including the spectacular "Air-rotica" featuring Sandahl Bergman. A little adult for some, so I included his leggy vaudeville turn to Peter Allen's "Everything Old is New Again" with Ann Reinking and Erszebet Foldi serenading Roy Scheider.

 

[WestsideWaltz]

Fosse's "On Broadway" was pretty spectacular as well.

 

[WestsideWaltz]

This one might not be too popular, but "Xanadu" so completely captured the SoCal scene in the late '70s. Gene Kelly was a fantastic skater and was reportedly unhappy because his feet were not filmed.

 

[WestsideWaltz]

Although the movie version of "A Chorus Line" was a disaster, it did include the dancing of the late Gregg Burge, arguably the best show dancer of that era.

 

[WestsideWaltz]

Joan McCracken was Fosse's second wife and became famous as a comedic dancer in the Broadway company of "Oklahoma". This number from "Hollywood Canteen" proves how great she was. Very funny, very charming and tells a story and creates a character through movement. When she starts the Lindy after being drugged, it's an amazing moment.

 

[WestsideWaltz]

The Roz Russell movie of "Gypsy" is considered a flop but "You Gotta Have A Gimmick" is perfectly transcribed from the show. Faith Dane's Mazeppa was written for her after she auditioned playing the bugle. She passed last month at the age of 98. Watch for the tight close up of Natalie Wood at 5:00. You see the lightbulb go on in her eyes. That's the moment where Gypsy Rose Lee is born.

 

[WestsideWaltz]

Lucy in a dance montage, some from movies (though thankfully not "Mame"), most from "I Love Lucy". I had forgotten how much dancing was in ILL and I was laughing throughout much of this video. Lucy, was really, really great.

 

[WestsideWaltz]

The Ross Sisters were a novelty act pushed by MGM. You can see why they didn't succeed but still interesting.

 

[WestsideWaltz]

Allow me to deviate. Bruce Willis and Sandahl Bergman in Moonlighting. Billy Joel was such a fan that he wrote "Big man on Mulberry Street" for the show. Bergman is weirdly decked out to look like Peggy Bundy. Stanley Donen directed this fantasy segment that created quite a splash because it was the first time Dave and Maddie kissed. It's hard to imagine any other weekly show doing something this creative.