This One is Fascinating if You're a Fan of Dancing My interesting in dancing has always been as a spectator, not a dancer; we did however give our daughter dancing lessons from early childhood and she loved it. She loved it so much that she married a professional ballet dancer and now they own a successful dance school where they both teach. As a fan of classical music since childhood I can recall the rapture I felt when I saw my first ballet; the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo was presenting the second act of Swan Lake. I was transported to a world of... more info
With many full-length performances! Very entertaining! How enjoyable 1985 That's Dancing is! And the special treat is that you get to see the complete dance performances. You will see the beginning era of dance and several entertainers who comment, Gene Kelly, Baryshnikov, Ray Bolger, Liza Minelli and Sammy Davis Jr. Genres of Dance
You will see some entertaining black and white performances from the earliest choreographer, Busby Berkeley, and those beautiful, jovial dance numbers in Technicolor. Included are some wonderful tap dancing performances... more info
Dancing by the greats! This movie is a compilation of some of the greatest dancers and dances ever filmed! From the early days of Ziegfeld Follies and Busby Berkeley to modern ballet and break-dancing, you can see the different styles and forms of dance. Some of the stars are Ruby Keeler, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, a wonderful solo by Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, the Nicholas Brothers, Eleanor Powell, Ray Bolger, Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse, Ann Miller, Leslie Caron, Nureyev/Fonteyn. Wonderful choreography from "West Side Story" and... more info
Good Good documentary about dance history but if you want to see Barisnykov it's the wrong way.
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