This past weekend, dance enthusiasts from all over the country virtually gathered to experience the 48th edition of Dance on Camera Festival, presented digitally for the first time ever. To celebrate the toe-tapping new works from both emerging and established filmmakers presented at this year’s festival, we asked you to share your favorite dance sequences in cinema history on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Featuring unforgettable selections from the legendary Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, West Side Story, The Red Shoes, Call Me By Your Name, Hellzapoppin’, Denis Lavant, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Singin’ in the Rain, Saturday Night Fever, The Last Days of Disco, Burning, Dancer in the Dark, Madeline’s Madeline, and more, it’s the ideal selection to dance the night away to. Thank you to everyone who joined the conversation!
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https://t.co/kw86l052Qj pic.twitter.com/dnmQe6kAVn
— Brian Formo (@BrianFormo) July 17, 2020
— Raffi Asdourian (@zaffi) July 16, 2020
“Hellzapoppin’” NO CONTEST https://t.co/8DYutTepl4 pic.twitter.com/lxJFv3OWPR
— Sarah Thyre (@SarahThyre) July 16, 2020
Barn-raising number in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers.
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) July 16, 2020
Yes, the title sequence is amazing, but I gotta go with my heart on this one. https://t.co/M8CrDIsv1R pic.twitter.com/dZPQrz7l6G
— Josh Spiegel (@mousterpiece) July 16, 2020
the 17-minute ballet sequence from the red shoes (1948) is the only correct answer pic.twitter.com/bEpaWxPC8l https://t.co/LMfohuQkHr
— lise (@the400blcws) July 16, 2020
Leatherface’s chainsaw dance https://t.co/ADExwUL4D1 pic.twitter.com/FqEZVI4K6F
— Jacob Davison (@JacobDavison_) July 16, 2020
Whether it’s the “best” dance sequence in even that same film alone is arguable, but America from West Side Story is definitely a big favorite of mine.
Rita Moreno, y’all. https://t.co/mzeXWjHRt9 pic.twitter.com/YGj5KTMHnR
— Arrhythmia Thermopolis (@ljzglvz) July 16, 2020
https://t.co/nWP0iA0IMu pic.twitter.com/VdDHhUSJiy
— FilmBart (@FilmBart) July 17, 2020
The opening sequence of Spike Lee’s, Do The Right Thing with Rosie Perez kicking ass to Public Enemy’s, Fight The Power. pic.twitter.com/9T6qQP8UrT
— Filipe 🤓 (@filipeoescritor) July 16, 2020
pic.twitter.com/tHzK0CtBV8 https://t.co/JS6MWvb10X
— himbos of color propagandist (@SPLENDOR1999) July 16, 2020
https://t.co/L8DgwNQYFS pic.twitter.com/GUPhZWyivd
— Rusty (@radfemrusty) July 16, 2020
US Go Home. Claire Denis pic.twitter.com/fJejm4UU8Y
— Vinayak Bhat (@vinayaka_bhat_) July 16, 2020
The fire dance in Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress (1958) pic.twitter.com/qX4n27i9lb
— Hobbes (@Ho33ess) July 16, 2020
Do you have more suggestions to add to the list? Share with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and stay tuned for more conversations on cinema.