That's Dancing!

This movie is a compilation of copious dance scores through the entire historical duration of Hollywood producing movies!! "That's Dancing" is without a doubt one of the most entertaining films that I have ever seen!! Hosted by Gene Kelly, he... Full review

Famous dancing stars Mikhail Baryshnikov, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ray Bolger and Gene Kelly host this tepid retrospective on classic dance numbers from musical films (most of them made at M-G-M), a trend begun in 1974 with the song-oriented... Full review

Being a dancer, well, former dancer, I loved seeing this film when it originally came out. Felt it was a little short and still concentrated heavily on MGM. Not wanting to take out the fact that MGM WAS the greatest... Full review

Here's an outstanding collection of some of the great dance numbers from the early 1930s to the mid 1980s. From the early years, I've always found it fun to marvel at the talent of Ruby Keeler, Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire,... Full review

I can't add a whole lot of critical commentary to what's already written here, so let me say why I enjoyed this film. Would have gotten 10 stars if there hadn't been a lot of stupid narration. After you hear... Full review

Documentary showing clips of dancing from old Hollywood movies up to the present...well, 1985 actually. Also there are the stars introducing the clips and talking about them.Sounds interesting but isn't. For starters I remember seeing some of these clips from... Full review

When voting for this film, it is necessary to distinguish between the wonderful clips, which are the work of others, and the way in which they are presented, which is the work of the producer and director of "That's Dancing".The... Full review

A wonderful documentary about dance and some of the greatest dance film stars ever. Ive recently seen it and enjoyed it!But must say that I thought the dancing from the 70's and 80's wasn't a 'spectacular' as the dance numbers... Full review

this film is a must see for lovers of musicals. It's amazing how far film has come in such a short time. Great scenes from the best of the MGM musicals with narration from some of the greatest stars of... Full review

Jack Haley, Jr. was a driving force behind this film and That's Entertainment, which was released a decade earlier. As the title states, That's Dancing focuses on just that. Compared to That's Entertainment, it takes itself a bit more seriously... Full review

especially those who devoted their lives to the development of their art long before there was a motion picture camera," reads the clodhopping opening title card to That's Dancing! The unintended side effect of this wraparound, aside from making the entire enterprise laughably dated some two decades later, is that it seriously asks us to believe the spastic, chaotic gyrations of Debbie Allen's students (those poor, poor souls) fulfill the legacy of Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charisse, and Bob Fosse. ... Full Review

There is, however, a lot of good dancing in this movie, including rare silent footage of Isadora Duncan. But perhaps the most pleasing single moment in it is a little soft-shoe by Jimmy Cagney , who was perhaps not the technical equal of Astaire, but was certainly on the same sublime plane when it came to communicating sheer joy. ... Full Review