Dance in movies is a trend as old as time. Movies like The Red Shoes and Singin’ in the Rain paved the way for Black Swan and La La Land; dancing stars like Gene Kelly and Ginger Rogers led the way for Channing Tatum and Julianne Hough. Lucky for us, some of Hollywood’s most incredible […]
Nope, there’s still no Oscar for Best Choreography—but thanks to your votes, we now get to reveal the winner of our own Dance Spirit award for best cinematic choreography of 2017. Though we’re big fans of all four of the nominated choreographers, and think each one deserves to be acknowledged for their contributions to some […]
Imagine growing up in a place where artists must operate in secret, where dance is considered an obscene activity and where any nonconformists face violence if caught. Pretty surreal, right? That’s the premise of Desert Dancer, in theaters April 10. What’s even more surreal is that this dance movie isn’t a work of fiction. It’s […]
Is it Friday yet? WOMP. If you, like us, are suffering from a severe case of the Mondays, we’ve got a little something to ease your pain (or at least distract you from whatever productive thing you “should” be doing). You know we love a good dance-in-movies supercut, and today, we’re sharing perhaps the most […]
Aakomon Jones (left) and assistant choreographer Codie Wiggins on set of Get on Up (courtesy Universal pictures) Move over, Jersey Boys. There’s a new jukebox movie in town, and this one gets a whole lot funkier. Get on Up, starring Chadwick Boseman as the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, hits theaters today. This is one […]
Why is it that short weeks always feel the longest? If, like me, you’ve woken up each of the past three days thinking it was Friday, never fear, my friends: I have a video that will snap you right out of your funk. What is this magical film, you ask? It’s a supercut of all […]