That's Dancing! (1985)
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, up to the break dance and music videos from the 80s.
Director:
Jack Haley Jr.
Writer:
Jack Haley Jr.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov as Self - Host |
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Ray Bolger as Self - Host |
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Sammy Davis Jr. as Self - Host |
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Gene Kelly as Self - Host |
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Liza Minnelli as Self - Host |
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Tommy Abbott as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Fred Astaire as Self (archive footage) |
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Robert Banas as 'West Side Story ' dancer |
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Jennifer Beals as |
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David Bean as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Francesca Bellini as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Busby Berkeley as Self (archive footage) |
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Erik Bruhn as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage) |
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James Cagney as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage) |
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Cyd Charisse as |
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Carole D'Andrea as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Dan Dailey as |
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George Chakiris as Bernardo |
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Arlene Dahl as From 'Three Little Words' (archive footage) |
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Leroy Daniels as From 'The Band Wagon' (archive footage) |
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Gloria DeHaven as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage) |
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Isadora Duncan as |
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Buddy Ebsen as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage) |
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Taina Elg as From 'Les Girls' (archive footage) |
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Harvey Evans as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Eliot Feld as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Bob Fosse as |
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Loïe Fuller as |
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Judy Garland as |
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Betty Garrett as Ruth Sherwood (archive footage) |
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Kathryn Grayson as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage) |
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Barbara Hancock as From 'Finian's Rainbow' (archive footage) |
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Carol Haney as |
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Robert Helpmann as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage) |
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Tab Hunter as From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage) |
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Michael Jackson as |
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Marine Jahan as From 'Flashdance' (archive footage) |
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Zizi Jeanmaire as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage) |
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Danny Kaye as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage) |
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Howard Keel as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage) |
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Ruby Keeler as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage) |
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Paula Kelly as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage) |
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Michael Kidd as From 'It's Always Fair Weather' (archive footage) |
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Frances Langford as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage) |
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Charles Laskey as From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage) |
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Shirley MacLaine as |
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Bert Michaels as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Ann Miller as |
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Una Merkel as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage) |
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Patsy Ruth Miller as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage) |
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Tony Mordente as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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George Murphy as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage) |
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Fayard Nicholas as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage) |
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Harold Nicholas as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage) |
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Rudolf Nureyev as |
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Donald O'Connor as |
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Susan Oakes as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Anna Pavlova as |
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Lauren Peterson as Ballet student with Gene Kelly |
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Dick Powell as |
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Eleanor Powell as |
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Jane Powell as |
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Harve Presnell as From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage) |
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Juliet Prowse as From 'Can-Can' (archive footage) |
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Ron Randell as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage) |
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Chita Rivera as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage) |
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Ginger Rogers as |
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Alex Romero as From 'On the Town' (archive footage) |
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Reiko Sato as From 'Kismet' (archive footage) |
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Wini Shaw as From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage) |
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Moira Shearer as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage) |
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Phil Silvers as From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage) |
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Sid Silvers as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage) |
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Red Skelton as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage) |
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Tucker Smith as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Lyle Talbot as Self |
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Russ Tamblyn as |
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Lilyan Tashman as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage) |
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Scooter Teague as |
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Shirley Temple as |
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Tamara Toumanova as From 'Tonight We Sing' (archive footage) |
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Gina Trikonis as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Bobby Van as From 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage) |
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Vera-Ellen as |
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Gwen Verdon as Lola (archive footage) |
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Esther Williams as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage) |
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David Winters as 'West Side Story' dancer |
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Yuriko as From 'The King and I' (archive footage) |
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Vera Zorina as From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage) |
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Debbie Reynolds as |
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Bill Robinson as |
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John Travolta as Self (archive footage) |
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James Stewart as Self (archive footage) |
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Jennifer Beals as Self (archive footage) |
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Cary Grant as Self (archive footage) |
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Shirley MacLaine as Self (archive footage) |
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Frank Sinatra as Self (archive footage) |
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Judy Garland as Self (archive footage) |
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Michael Jackson as Self (archive footage) |
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Clark Gable as Self (archive footage) |
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Vivien Leigh as Self (archive footage) |
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Mickey Rooney as Self (archive footage) |
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Lucille Ball as Self (archive footage) |
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Bob Fosse as Self (archive footage) |
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Jack Haley as Self (archive footage) |
| Writing | Jack Haley Jr. | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jack Haley Jr. | Director |
| Sound | Henry Mancini | Original Music Composer |
