Films Featuring Dance
Movie Recommendations
| Feature films |
| Nonfiction films |
Feature Films
All That Jazz. R. 1979. DVD Musical
An American in Paris. Not rated. 1951. DVD Musical
Anchors Aweigh. Not rated. 1945. DVD Musical
Assassination Tango. R. 2002. DVD Drama
Billy Elliot. R. 2000. DVD Drama
Bojangles. Not rated. 2001. DVD 791.4572 BOJ TV
Cabaret. PG. 1972. DVD Musical
Can-Can. Not rated. 1960. DVD Musical
Center Stage. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama
Chicago. PG-13. 2002. DVD Musical
A Chorus Line. PG-13. 1985. DVD Musical
Daddy Long Legs. Not rated. 1955. DVD Musical and VHS Musical
Dirty Dancing. PG-13. 1987. DVD Drama
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. PG-13. 2004. DVD Drama
Do You Wanna Dance? Not rated. 1997. DVD Drama
Fame. R. 1980. DVD Musical
Fame. PG. 2009. DVD Musical and Blu-ray Musical
54. R. 1998. DVD Drama
Finian’s Rainbow. G. 1968. DVD Musical
Flashdance. R. 1983. DVD Drama
Footloose. PG. 1984. DVD Drama
Les Girls. Not rated. 1957. DVD Musical
Grease. PG. 1978. DVD Musical
Hairspray. PG. 1987. DVD Comedy
Honey. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama
Newsies. PG. 1992. DVD Musical
Royal Wedding. Not rated. 1951. DVD Musical
Saturday Night Fever. R. 1977. DVD Drama
Save the Last Dance. PG-13. 2000. DVD Drama
Save the Last Dance 2. PG-13. 2006. DVD Drama
Shall We Dance? Not rated. 1996. DVD World (Japanese)
Shall We Dance? PG-13. 2004. DVD Drama
Staying Alive. PG. 1983. DVD Drama
Strictly Ballroom. PG. 1993. DVD Comedy
Tango. PG-13. 1998. DVD World (Spanish)
The Tango Lesson. PG. 1997. VHS Drama
Tap. PG-13. 1989. DVD Drama
That’s the Way I Like It. PG-13. 1998. DVD Comedy
Top Hat. Not rated. 1935. DVD Musical
The Turning Point. PG. 1977. DVD Drama
You Got Served. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama
Nonfiction Films
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Beyond the Steps. Not rated. 2006. DVD 792.8 A
Argentine Tango: The Tango Milonguero. Not rated. 2007. DVD 793.33 A
Balanchine. Not rated. 1984. DVD 792.82092 B
Ballets Russes . Not rated. 2005. DVD 792.80944 B
Been Rich All My Life. Not rated. 2006. DVD 792.80922 B
The Best of Riverdance. Not rated. 2005. DVD 793.319415 B
Burn the Floor. Not rated. 1999. DVD 793.33 B
Celtic Tiger. Not rated. 2005. DVD 793.319415 C
Dancing on Dangerous Ground. Not rated. 2004. DVD 793.319415 D
An Evening With the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Not rated. 1986.
DVD 792.8 E
Explosive Dance. Not rated. 2000. DVD 793.33 E
Fosse. Not rated. 2001. DVD 792.82092 F and VHS 792.82092 F
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer. Not rated. 2002. DVD 792.62092 G
The Glory of The Bolshoi. Not rated. 1913-1953. DVD 792.845 G
The Glory of The Kirov. Not rated. 1920-1969. DVD 792.845 G
Last Dance. Not rated. 2002. DVD 792.8 L
Mad Hot Ballroom. PG. 2005. DVD 793.33 M
The Nutcracker. Not rated. DVD 792.842 NUT
Raymonda. Not rated. 1999. DVD 792.8 D
Riverdance: Live From New York City. Not rated. 1996. DVD 793.319415 R
Rize. PG-13. 2005. DVD 306.4846 R
Stomp Out Loud. Not rated. 1997. DVD 792.642 S
Tango Argentina. Not rated. 2007. DVD 784.2 BAR
Tango Our Dance. Not rated. 1988. DVD 793.33 T
That's Dancing! G. 1985. DVD 792.62 T
This Joint is Jumpin'. Not rated. 2000. DVD 781.654 THI
The World of American Indian Dance. Not rated. 2003. DVD 970.004 W
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