the other best dance movies of all freekin time!

a classic! the film that inspired one of the life stories in the landmark musical 'a chorus line'. tons of beautiful dancing and choreography by many, including massine and robert helpmann.

though it gets in its own way at times, this lyrical and deeply film shows the change in a relationship between two friends who were once rivals in an american ballet company. this film helped to make a houselhold name of baryshnikov and showed the world that male dancers could be as straight as they could be gay.

this is a great documentary about new york city 5th graders as they learn the dulaine ballroom method, as well as their teachers in teh school system.

this film started the cottage industry in street dance movies, combining elements of backstage films like '42nd street' with a good underdog story like 'rocky'.

todd bridges and break dance master adolfo quinones compete in the documentary that explores the differences between breaking and krumping. it tries to get the two to compete and filnally posits that there is no competition between the two forms.

an insightful documentary about film musical icon gene kelly. cannot be missed if you like any sort of musical.

bill t jones is one of the most revered choreographers in the world today. this documentary shows us about his creation of his ground breaking work 'last supper at uncle tom's cabin'.

this film is a west indian version of the dance films that contribute a great deal to american filmgoers' preceptions of dance. it provides a view in to a centuries-old tradition of social dance that is a part of jamaican identity.

this documentary won a well-deserved nomination for an academy award in 1998. it is about american choreographer paul taylor as he creates a new work to astor piazzolla's tangos. the film also provides profiles on many of his dancers, including patrick corbin and lisa viola.