The Best Movies about Dance

Dance, dance, dance if this is all that is in your mind then this list is certainly for you. Check the collection of the best dance movies to increase your craving for dance.

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Black Swan

Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel
Darren Aronofsky
2010

A journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.

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8 IMDB
2

The Greatest Showman

Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Zac Efron
Michael Gracey
2017

The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

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7.6 IMDB
3

Chicago

Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Queen Latifah
Rob Marshall
2002

Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.

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7.1 IMDB
4

Dance Academy: The Movie

Xenia Goodwin, Alicia Banit, Dena Kaplan
Jeffrey Walker
2017

This 2017 movie follows the original dance academy TV show and tracks where the characters are in their lives now.

7 IMDB
5

Center Stage

Amanda Schull, Zoe Saldana, Susan May Pratt
Nicholas Hytner
2000

A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.

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6.7 IMDB
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Hairspray

John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
Adam Shankman
2007

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.

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6.6 IMDB
7

Step Up

Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Damaine Radcliff
Anne Fletcher
2006

Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts

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6.5 IMDB
8

Burlesque

Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane
Steve Antin
2010

The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat coming from a wealthy businessman's quest to buy the spot from Tess, the good fortune seems to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, the life of Ali, a small-town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the Lounge, Ali escapes a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by newfound friends amongst the theater's crew, she manages to fulfill her dreams of being on stage herself. Things take a dramatic turn though when Ali's big voice makes her become the main attraction of the venue.

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6.4 IMDB
9

High Strung

Keenan Kampa, Nicholas Galitzine, Jane Seymour
Michael Damian
2016

When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.

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6.4 IMDB
10

Save the Last Dance

Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington
Thomas Carter
2001

A white midwestern girl moves to Chicago, where her new boyfriend is a black teen from the South Side with a rough, semi-criminal past.

6.2 IMDB
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Magic Mike

Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer
Steven Soderbergh
2012

Mike, an experienced stripper, takes a younger performer called The Kid under his wing and schools him in the arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

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6.1 IMDB
12

Shall We Dance?

Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon
Peter Chelsom
2004

Upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, a bored and overworked estate lawyer signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.

6.1 IMDB
13

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward
Guy Ferland
2004

In pre-revolution Cuba, Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor, Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, Javier, who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she secretly learns to dance with Javier, she learns the meanings of love, sensuality and independence.

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6 IMDB
14

Bring It On

Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Bradford, Eliza Dushku
Peyton Reed
2000

The Toro cheerleading squad from Rancho Carne High School in San Diego has got spirit, spunk, sass and a killer routine that's sure to land them the national championship trophy for the sixth year in a row. But for newly-elected team captain, the Toros' road to total cheer glory takes a shady turn when she discovers that their perfectly-choreographed routines were in fact stolen.

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6 IMDB