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70 Years Later: “Singin’ in the Rain” — Keith & the Movies

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(CLICK HERE to read my full piece in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) In their heyday studio musicals brought with them an entirely new philosophy of moviemaking as colorful and vibrant music-driven set-pieces often trumped more dramatic storytelling. While these light and frothy concoctions did little to showcase what the burgeoning medium would soon become, they did […]

70 Years Later: “Singin’ in the Rain” — Keith & the Movies
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Best Dance Scenes in Films

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  1. Jumpin’ Jive – Stormy Weather (1943)
  2. Final Ballet – An American in Paris (1951)
  3. Begin the Beguine – Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
  4. America – West Side Story (1961)
  5. Take Off With Us – All That Jazz (1979)
  6. Dancing in the Dark – The Bandwagon (1953)
  7. Ballet Sequence – The Red Shoes (1948)
  8. Whatever Lola Wants – Damn Yankees (1958)
  9. Opening Sequence – La La Land (2016)
  10. Dance Battle – You Got Served (2004)
  11. The Way You Make Me Feel – Center Stage (2000)
  12. Dance Scene – House Party (1990)
  13. Crazy Rhythm – The Cotton Club (1984)
  14. Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Pennies From Heaven (1981)
  15. Got a Lotta Livin to Do – Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
  16. The Duet – White Nights (1985)
  17. Closing Scene – All of Me – (1984)
  18. Rich Man’s Frug – Sweet Charity (1969)
  19. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend – Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
  20. More Than a Woman – Saturday Night Fever (1977)
  21. I’ve Gotta Hear That Beat – Small Town Girl (1953)
  22. I’ll Take Tallulah – Ship Ahoy (1942)
  23. Title Number – Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
  24. Never Gonna Dance – Swing Time (1936)
  25. Barn Dance – Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
  26. Final Dance – Dirty Dancing (1987)
  27. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Stepmom (1998)
  28. Dance Rehearsal and Competition – Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
  29. Twist Contest – Pulp Fiction (1994)
  30. Next – A Chorus Line (1985)
  31. Pick Yourself Up – Swing Time (1936)
  32. Jai Ho – Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
  33. Final Dance Scene – Flashdance (1983)
  34. Step in Time – Mary Poppins (1964)
  35. Cheek to Cheek – Top hat (1935)
  36. Cool – West Side Story (1961)
  37. Super Freak – Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
  38. The Big Audition – Save the Last Dance (2001)
  39. Ballroom Scene – Enchanted (2007)
  40. Dance Scene – Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
  41. The Inconceivable Sight – Strictly Ballroom (1992)
  42. Sixteen Going on Seventeen – The Sound of Music (1965)
  43. Final Scene – Billy Elliot (2000)
  44. Tango Scene – Take the Lead (2006)
  45. Shall We Dance? – The King and I (1956)
  46. The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing – White Christmas (1954)
  47. Brand New Girl – Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
  48. Someone in the Crowd – La La Land (2016)
  49. Born to Hand Jive – Grease (1978)
  50. Nightmare Dance – Black Swan (2010)
  51. Cell Block Tango – Chicago (2001)
  52. You Should Be Dancing – Saturday Night Fever (1977)
  53. The Final Dance – The Artist (2011)
  54. Too Darn Hot – Kiss Me Kate (1953)
  55. A Lovely Night – La La Land (2016)
  56. Girl Ballet Hunt – The Bandwagon (1953)
  57. Human Waterfall – Footlight Parade (1933)
  58. The Time Warp – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
  59. I Got Rhythm – An American in Paris (1951)
  60. Prologue – West Side Story (1961)
  61. Make ‘Em Laugh – Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
  62. Opening Credits – Do the Right Thing (1989)
  63. Thriller Dance – 13 Going on 30 (2004)
  64. Rain on the Roof – Paddington 2 (2018)
  65. Bohemian Dance – Funny Face (1957)
  66. The Lady in the Tutti-Fruitti Hat – The Gang’s All Here (1943)
  67. Line Dance – Footloose (1984)
  68. Mein Herr – Cabaret (1972)
  69. Street Dance Scene – Fame (1980)
  70. The Swan – Funny Girl (1968)
  71. The Laendler – The Sound of Music (1965)
  72. Good Morning – Sinin’ in the Rain (1952)
  73. Stepping Out With My Baby – Easter Parade (1948)
  74. Every Dance Scene from 42nd Street (1933)
  75. Dance Scene – For Me and My Gal (1942)
  76. There’s No Business Like Show Business – Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
  77. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – Mary Poppins (1964)
  78. All That Jazz – Chicago (2002)
  79. Hard Knock Life – Annie (1982)
  80. Big Spender – Sweet Charity (1969)
  81. Aquarius – Hair (1979)
  82. Put On Your Sunday Clothes – Hello, Dolly! (1969)
  83. What a Swell Party – High Society (1956)
  84. I’ll Capture Her Heart Dancing – Holiday Inn (1942)
  85. Dancing on the Ceiling – Royal Wedding (1951)
  86. The Binge Trash Can Dance – It’s Always Fair Weather (1955)
  87. The Prison Dance – Jailhouse Rock (1957)
  88. Gamble Dance – Guys and Dolls (1955)
  89. You Gotta Have a Gimmick – Gypsy (1962)
  90. Can Can Dance Scene – Can Can (1960)
  91. Beat Out Dat Rhthym on a Drum – Carmen Jones (1954)
  92. Day-O (Banana Boat Song) – Beetlejuice (1988)
  93. Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – The Big Chill (1983)
  94. That’s Entertainment – The Bandwagon (1953)
  95. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – Shall We Dance (1937)
  96. Slap That Bass – Shall We Dance (1937)
  97. Dancing in the Stars – La La Land (2016)
  98. The Club – In the Heights (2021)
  99. Christmas Dance – Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
  100. Every Dance Scene from And Then We Danced (2019)