About That's Dancing!
- Released on January 18, 1985
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 plays Self - Host
Ray Bolger plays Self - Host
Sammy Davis Jr. plays Self - Host
Gene Kelly plays Self - Host
Liza Minnelli plays Self - Host
Tommy Abbott plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Fred Astaire plays Self (archive footage)
Robert Banas plays 'West Side Story ' dancer
David Bean plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Francesca Bellini plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Busby Berkeley plays Self (archive footage)
Erik Bruhn plays From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
James Cagney plays From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
Cyd Charisse
Carole D'Andrea plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Dan Dailey
George Chakiris plays Bernardo
Arlene Dahl plays From 'Three Little Words' (archive footage)
Leroy Daniels plays From 'The Band Wagon' (archive footage)
Gloria DeHaven plays From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
Isadora Duncan
Buddy Ebsen plays From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Taina Elg plays From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)
Harvey Evans plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Eliot Feld plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Bob Fosse
Loïe Fuller
Judy Garland
Betty Garrett plays Ruth Sherwood (archive footage)
Kathryn Grayson plays From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Barbara Hancock plays From 'Finian's Rainbow' (archive footage)
Carol Haney
Robert Helpmann plays From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Tab Hunter plays From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)
Marine Jahan plays From 'Flashdance' (archive footage)
Zizi Jeanmaire plays From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
Danny Kaye plays From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Howard Keel plays From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Ruby Keeler plays From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
Paula Kelly plays From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Michael Kidd plays From 'It's Always Fair Weather' (archive footage)
Frances Langford plays From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Charles Laskey plays From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage)
Bert Michaels plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Ann Miller
Una Merkel plays From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Patsy Ruth Miller plays From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
Tony Mordente plays 'West Side Story' dancer
George Murphy plays From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas plays From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Harold Nicholas plays From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Rudolf Nureyev
Donald O'Connor
Susan Oakes plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Anna Pavlova
Lauren Peterson plays Ballet student with Gene Kelly
Dick Powell
Eleanor Powell
Jane Powell
Harve Presnell plays From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)
Juliet Prowse plays From 'Can-Can' (archive footage)
Ron Randell plays From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Chita Rivera plays From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Ginger Rogers
Alex Romero plays From 'On the Town' (archive footage)
Reiko Sato plays From 'Kismet' (archive footage)
Wini Shaw plays From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage)
Moira Shearer plays From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Phil Silvers plays From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)
Sid Silvers plays From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Red Skelton plays From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Tucker Smith plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Lyle Talbot plays Self
Russ Tamblyn
Lilyan Tashman plays From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
Scooter Teague
Shirley Temple
Tamara Toumanova plays From 'Tonight We Sing' (archive footage)
Gina Trikonis plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Bobby Van plays From 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Vera-Ellen
Gwen Verdon plays Lola (archive footage)
Esther Williams plays From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
David Winters plays 'West Side Story' dancer
Yuriko plays From 'The King and I' (archive footage)
Vera Zorina plays From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage)
Bill Robinson
Crew of That's Dancing!
- Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Ray Bolger
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Gene Kelly
- Liza Minnelli
- Tommy Abbott
- Fred Astaire
- Robert Banas
- Jennifer Beals
- David Bean
- Francesca Bellini
- Busby Berkeley
- Erik Bruhn
- James Cagney
- Cyd Charisse
- Carole D'Andrea
- Dan Dailey
- George Chakiris
- Arlene Dahl
- Leroy Daniels
- Gloria DeHaven
- Isadora Duncan
- Buddy Ebsen
- Taina Elg
- Harvey Evans
- Eliot Feld
- Bob Fosse
- Loïe Fuller
- Judy Garland
- Betty Garrett
- Kathryn Grayson
- Barbara Hancock
- Carol Haney
- Robert Helpmann
- Tab Hunter
- Michael Jackson
- Marine Jahan
- Zizi Jeanmaire
- Danny Kaye
- Howard Keel
- Ruby Keeler
- Paula Kelly
- Michael Kidd
- Frances Langford
- Charles Laskey
- Shirley MacLaine
- Bert Michaels
- Ann Miller
- Una Merkel
- Patsy Ruth Miller
- Tony Mordente
- George Murphy
- Fayard Nicholas
- Harold Nicholas
- Rudolf Nureyev
- Donald O'Connor
- Susan Oakes
- Anna Pavlova
- Lauren Peterson
- Dick Powell
- Eleanor Powell
- Jane Powell
- Harve Presnell
- Juliet Prowse
- Ron Randell
- Chita Rivera
- Ginger Rogers
- Alex Romero
- Reiko Sato
- Wini Shaw
- Moira Shearer
- Phil Silvers
- Sid Silvers
- Red Skelton
- Tucker Smith
- Lyle Talbot
- Russ Tamblyn
- Lilyan Tashman
- Scooter Teague
- Shirley Temple
- Tamara Toumanova
- Gina Trikonis
- Bobby Van
- Vera-Ellen
- Gwen Verdon
- Esther Williams
- David Winters
- Yuriko
- Vera Zorina
- Debbie Reynolds
- Bill Robinson