15 movies about dancing for those who stayed too long

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15. Super Mike

• USA, 2012.
• Comedy, melodrama.
• Duration: 110 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 1.

A young man named Mike from time to time moonlights at a construction site, but his main income comes from male striptease. One day the hero meets 19-year-old Adam and helps him get a job in the club where he works. At the same time, Mike dreams of opening his own startup for the production of handmade furniture.

The film is based in part on episodes from the reckless youth of Channing Tatum, who worked as a stripper in his youth. The actor even acted as one of the producers and invested his own money in the project.

14. Dance-flash

• USA, 1983.
• Musical melodrama.
• Duration: 95 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 2.

Purposeful girl Alex Owens works as a welder during the day and performs exotic dances at night. The heroine dreams of studying at a dance academy, and one day a handsome man appears in her life, ready to help.

Critics smashed "Flash" to smithereens, but nevertheless the picture won popular love, and the final solo performance of the protagonist firmly entered the number of cult movie scenes. The film was paid homage to singers Jeri Halliwell and Jennifer Lopez in their music videos for It’s Raining Men and I’m Glad. The latter reproduces the Flash at all in the smallest detail, from costumes and choreography to shooting angles.

13. Follow me the last dance

• USA, 2001.
• Musical melodrama.
• Duration: 112 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 2.

Young ballerina Sarah moves to live with her father in Chicago in a dysfunctional "black" quarter after a tragedy occurs in her family. There, the girl meets the handsome African American Derek Reynolds, who teaches her all the intricacies of hip-hop. During persistent training, young people themselves do not notice how they fall in love with each other.

The film is not limited to beautifully staged dance scenes - it enters the territory of social drama, showing the contact of two dissimilar worlds and revealing the as always relevant topic of racial prejudice.

12. Burlesque

• USA, 2010.
• Musical melodrama.
• Duration: 119 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 4.

Waitress Ali goes to Los Angeles in search of happiness and there she discovers the Burlesque cabaret. Now the heroine needs to convince his co-owner Tess to give her a chance to try herself on stage.

The project was developed for the sake of Christina Aguilera, for whom this role was the debut. But besides her, there is a living legend of cinema and music - the singer Cher. At the same time, the musical numbers of the film skillfully echo with other representatives of the genre, including Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls and Bob Fossey's Cabaret.

11. Step forward

• USA, 2006.
• Musical melodrama.
• Duration: 104 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 5.

Street dancer Tyler Gage doesn't know where to apply his talent. After a hooligan trick, the court sentenced the hero to forced labor at an art school. There he meets a girl who opens his eyes to the world around him.

Dance melodrama in the spirit of Romeo and Juliet made Channing Tatum a star and captivated the youth. Then the picture grew into a full-fledged franchise, but without the participation of Tatum (the actor only appeared briefly in the second part).

10. Ema: Dance of Passion

• Chile, 2019.
• Drama.
• Duration: 107 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

Dancer Ema and her beloved choreographer Gaston give their adopted son back to the orphanage. After that, the heroine goes all out: she sleeps with the new adoptive parents of the child and goes out into the street to dance reggaeton.

Most of Pablo Larrain's films are devoted to the history of Chile, and Ama also has political motives. In addition to them, there are beautiful dance numbers and rather provocative erotic scenes.

9. Proscene

• USA, 2000.
• Teenage drama.
• Duration: 115 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

In the story, several talented and ambitious students have to perform in front of important people from the ballet community. Therefore, the heroes need to prepare with all their might, because the result will definitely affect their future.

In Proscene, the main roles are played not only by actors, but by professional dancers and ballet dancers (including Avatar and Guardians of the Galaxy star Zoe Saldana, for whom it was her debut on the big screen). So the film is as realistic as possible. At the same time, the dance scenes are staged in it very effectively.

8. Saturday Night Fever

• USA, 1977.
• Musical melodrama.
• Duration: 118 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 8.

Anthony Manero, a young Italian American, lives with his parents in Brooklyn and works in a small hardware store. However, the only thing he wants to do in life is dancing.

"Saturday Night Fever" grossed an incredible box office, the songs of the Bee Gees sounded in the film dictated fashion in disco-pop music for a long time, and the image of John Travolta influenced young Americans of that time a lot.

7. Suspiria

• Italy, USA, 2018.
• Horror, thriller.
• Duration: 152 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 8.

A young American dancer, Susie Bannion, comes to Germany to enroll in a famous ballet school. But something ominous is going on there: the teachers of the institution are witches and worship ancient goddesses.

Luca Guadagnino's film is based on the 1977 film of the same name directed by Dario Argento, but the pictures have almost nothing in common with each other, with the exception of some characters and the plot of the plot. The new version turned out to be much more bloody, and the dances were turned into a cruel and at the same time bewitching spectacle.

6. Dirty Dancing

• USA, 1987.
• Melodrama.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 0.

Seventeen-year-old Baby arrives at a remote boarding house, where wealthy guests are entertained by professional dancers, among whom the cutest is Johnny Castle. Looking at him, Baby firmly decides to learn to dance, and gradually tender feelings arise between the girl and Johnny.

Dirty Dancing was originally conceived as a low-budget film, but in the end the film received an overwhelming success all over the world, and the song (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life is still considered one of the most romantic compositions.

5. Girl

• Belgium, Netherlands, 2018.
• Drama.
• Duration: 105 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 2.

Transgender ballerina Lara is preparing for gender reassignment surgery while attending a dance school. All this is given to the heroine hard: she is taciturn, withdrawn, anxious and constantly tortures her own body.

The picture has been accused of promoting unhealthy practices and setting a bad example for transgender teenagers. Nevertheless, the provocative film took the prize in the program "Unusual Regard" of the Cannes Film Festival and many more awards around the world. Critics unanimously noted the amazing performance of the young dancer Victor Polster, who played the main role.

4. Male striptease

• UK, 1997.
• Tragicomedy.
• Duration: 88 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 2.

Six steelworking friends are losing their jobs, and they cannot find a new one. Then one of them comes up with a brilliant idea: instead of living on welfare and feeling sorry for yourself, organize your own erotic show for women. Only the heroes cannot boast of an excellent figure or knowledge of choreography.

Don't judge Peter Cattaneo's film by its title: audiences looking forward to a carbon monoxide comedy will be disappointed. But those who love restrained British humor, on the contrary, will be very happy. The level of the picture is evidenced by the fact that at one time she received 12 BAFTA nominations, of which she won four.

3. Billy Elliot

• UK, 2000.
• Drama.
• Duration: 110 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 7.

Billy Elliot, a boy from a small mining town, is fond of ballet instead of boxing. The problem is that the hero's father and older brother consider dancing to be a deed unworthy of a man.

The main role in the film was played by the talented debutant actor Jamie Bell, who managed to bypass more than two thousand competitors at the casting, and in the film itself there are many juicy and incendiary musical moments. Unsurprisingly, "Billy Elliot" was nominated for many important film awards around the world, and later grew into a musical of the same name.

2. Let's dance?

• Japan, 1996.
• Romantic comedy, melodrama.
• Duration: 136 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 7.

A modest Japanese employee notices a pretty stranger at the window. It turns out that the woman runs a ballroom dance studio. The hero decides to sign up there, followed by a series of comic and melodramatic events.

The picture by Japanese director Masayuki Suo made a splash in his homeland. Some time later, the Hollywood remake of the same name was released, which looked rather strange outside the national cultural context. The fact is that in Japan ballroom dancing is considered a very compromising hobby, which cannot be said about the United States.

1. Black Swan

• USA, 2010.
• Drama, psychological thriller.
• Duration: 103 minutes.
• IMDb: 8, 0.

The young ballerina Nina gets the leading role in the forthcoming production of Swan Lake. But the girl lacks relaxedness and self-confidence, and the manic desire for creative perfection only hinders her. The most unpleasant thing is that a competitor suddenly appears, capable of taking all the parties away from the heroine.

Darren Aronofsky's work tells not only about the exhausting work of ballerinas, but also the dark side that the heroine has to find and release in order to perform the difficult part of the Black Swan. The film was a sensational success and won an acting Oscar for Natalie Portman, as well as four more statuette nominations.