Cast and Crew of That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.

Full Cast of That's Dancing!

Mikhail Baryshnikov as Self - Host

Mikhail Baryshnikov

as Self - Host
Ray Bolger as Self - Host

Ray Bolger

as Self - Host
Sammy Davis Jr. as Self - Host

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Self - Host
Gene Kelly as Self - Host

Gene Kelly

as Self - Host
Liza Minnelli as Self - Host

Liza Minnelli

as Self - Host

Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her comm...

Tommy Abbott

as 'West Side Story' dancer
Fred Astaire as Self (archive footage)

Fred Astaire

as Self (archive footage)

Robert Banas

as 'West Side Story ' dancer
Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963, height 5' 8½" (1,74 m)) is an American actress and a former teen model. She i...

David Bean

as 'West Side Story' dancer
Francesca Bellini as 'West Side Story' dancer

Francesca Bellini

as 'West Side Story' dancer
Busby Berkeley as Self (archive footage)

Busby Berkeley

as Self (archive footage)
Erik Bruhn as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)

Erik Bruhn

as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
James Cagney as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)

James Cagney

as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

Carole D'Andrea

as 'West Side Story' dancer
Dan Dailey

Dan Dailey

George Chakiris as Bernardo

George Chakiris

as Bernardo
Arlene Dahl as From 'Three Little Words' (archive footage)

Arlene Dahl

as From 'Three Little Words' (archive footage)
Leroy Daniels as From 'The Band Wagon' (archive footage)

Leroy Daniels

as From 'The Band Wagon' (archive footage)
Gloria DeHaven as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)

Gloria DeHaven

as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan

Buddy Ebsen as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Buddy Ebsen

as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Taina Elg as From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)

Taina Elg

as From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)
Harvey Evans as 'West Side Story' dancer

Harvey Evans

as 'West Side Story' dancer
Eliot Feld as 'West Side Story' dancer

Eliot Feld

as 'West Side Story' dancer
Bob Fosse

Bob Fosse

Loïe Fuller

Loïe Fuller

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Betty Garrett as Ruth Sherwood (archive footage)

Betty Garrett

as Ruth Sherwood (archive footage)

Betty Garrett (May 23, 1919 - February 12, 2011) was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer, who starred in...

Kathryn Grayson as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Kathryn Grayson

as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Barbara Hancock

as From 'Finian's Rainbow' (archive footage)
Carol Haney

Carol Haney

Robert Helpmann as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)

Robert Helpmann

as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Tab Hunter as From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)

Tab Hunter

as From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)
Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter,...

Marine Jahan as From 'Flashdance' (archive footage)

Marine Jahan

as From 'Flashdance' (archive footage)
Zizi Jeanmaire as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)

Zizi Jeanmaire

as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
Danny Kaye as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)

Danny Kaye

as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Howard Keel as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Howard Keel

as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Ruby Keeler as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)

Ruby Keeler

as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
Paula Kelly as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)

Paula Kelly

as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Michael Kidd as From 'It's Always Fair Weather' (archive footage)

Michael Kidd

as From 'It's Always Fair Weather' (archive footage)
Frances Langford as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Frances Langford

as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Charles Laskey

as From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage)
Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty; April 24, 1934) is an American actress, singer, author, activist, and f...

Bert Michaels as 'West Side Story' dancer

Bert Michaels

as 'West Side Story' dancer
Ann Miller

Ann Miller

Una Merkel as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Una Merkel

as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Patsy Ruth Miller as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)

Patsy Ruth Miller

as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)

Tony Mordente

as 'West Side Story' dancer
George Murphy as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)

George Murphy

as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)

Fayard Nicholas

as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Harold Nicholas as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)

Harold Nicholas

as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Susan Oakes

as 'West Side Story' dancer
Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

Lauren Peterson

as Ballet student with Gene Kelly
Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell

Jane Powell

Jane Powell

Harve Presnell as From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)

Harve Presnell

as From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)

Harve Presnell (September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was an American actor and singer. He began his career in the mid ...

Juliet Prowse as From 'Can-Can' (archive footage)

Juliet Prowse

as From 'Can-Can' (archive footage)
Ron Randell as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Ron Randell

as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Chita Rivera as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)

Chita Rivera

as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Alex Romero

as From 'On the Town' (archive footage)
Reiko Sato as From 'Kismet' (archive footage)

Reiko Sato

as From 'Kismet' (archive footage)
Wini Shaw as From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage)

Wini Shaw

as From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage)
Moira Shearer as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)

Moira Shearer

as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Phil Silvers as From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)

Phil Silvers

as From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)
Sid Silvers as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Sid Silvers

as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Red Skelton as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

Red Skelton

as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Tucker Smith as 'West Side Story' dancer

Tucker Smith

as 'West Side Story' dancer
Lyle Talbot as Self

Lyle Talbot

as Self
Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

Lilyan Tashman as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)

Lilyan Tashman

as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)

Scooter Teague

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

Tamara Toumanova as From 'Tonight We Sing' (archive footage)

Tamara Toumanova

as From 'Tonight We Sing' (archive footage)

Gina Trikonis

as 'West Side Story' dancer
Bobby Van as From 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Bobby Van

as From 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Vera-Ellen

Vera-Ellen

Gwen Verdon as Lola (archive footage)

Gwen Verdon

as Lola (archive footage)
Esther Williams as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

Esther Williams

as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
David Winters as 'West Side Story' dancer

David Winters

as 'West Side Story' dancer

Yuriko

as From 'The King and I' (archive footage)
Vera Zorina as From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage)

Vera Zorina

as From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage)
Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds

Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, businesswoman, fi...

Bill Robinson

Bill Robinson

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