Top 10 Most Underrated Dance Scenes in Classic Musicals

if by chance their cheeks should meet wild and sing proving that the best things happen while you dance welcome to ms mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 most underrated dance scenes in classic [Music] musicals [Music] for this list we'll be looking at often overlooked dance scenes from classic hollywood musical films since this is a list of classics we won't be including any films post 1980 like hairspray what's your favorite dance scene let us know in the comments below number 10 shall we dance the king and i we've just been introduced i do not know you well but when the music started something drew me to your side though the most known song from this classic is most likely getting to know you there are some other gems to be enjoyed in the 1956 film getting to know you getting to know all about you the story covers many western and eastern culture clash moments as well as some romantic liaisons shall we dance [Music] the king is of course reluctant to accept any form of change and makes this clear throughout only to finally understand in the end in the memorable number shall we dance anna explains to the king how western women are courted and the two expressed their inner emotions through the secretive yet much telling medium of dance number nine cool west side story i want to get even get cool i want to bust bus cool i want to go go cool boy crazy boy get cool boy this modern retelling of romeo and juliet gives us many songs for fond memories yet some really great sequences fly slightly under the radar towards the end of the film the jets and the sharks are headed to the ultimate confrontation as the two gangs wish to take each other down once and for all the jets are shown getting aggressively riled up until one of their members talks everyone down to keeping their cool and not charging in like bulls [Music] what follows is a rapid dance number in which the jets redirect their anger into their moves and it's really well cool number eight kansas city oklahoma i got to kansas city on a friday my saturday i learned a thing or two cause up to then i didn't have an id of what the modern world was coming to oklahoma depicts an old-fashioned midwestern town complete with cowboys ranch hands bells and their mamas and papas the townspeople don't often find themselves traveling elsewhere and when cowboy will parker returns from the bustling metropolis of kansas city the townsfolk gather to hear his tales what you're doing now will well this is called ragtime i've seen a couple actors doing it will's big city tales lead into a demonstration of the latest big city dance moves including the two step and ragtime as he tries to convince his audience of the appeal of these new dances the scene is high energy as well as comical and endlessly entertaining [Music] the box social scene including the farmer and cowman barn dance comes in a close second [Music] number seven the rich man's froog sweet charity [Music] down on her luck dancer for hire charity hope valentine what a cool name right dreams of the big time and getting out of her current predicament as she moves from her current lower class workplace venue widely known for the hey big spender number to attending a high class nightclub she witnesses the differences in culture [Music] this is well introduced by the rich man's frog in which the nightclub guests dance with elegance and a touch of hedonism all while maintaining that special brand of 1960s hip with the legendary bob fosse at the helm the choreography cannot go wrong [Music] number six jump and jive stormy [Music] in 1943 20th century fox released one of the two musicals featuring african-american casts that year stormy weather the film features a variety of numbers as it depicts the protagonists hope to become a professional dancer such big names as lena horne fat waller and this entry's composer kath calloway appear in the film [Music] in the jumpin jive number callaway and his orchestra provide the music for the astonishing nicholas brothers as the duo tap up a storm all over the place the number is impressive energetic passionate and amazingly was purportedly achieved in a single take and we didn't even mention that splits down the stairs sequence towards the end [Music] [Applause] [Music] number five who's got the pain damn [Music] yankees americans love their baseball in 1958's damn yankees represents this pretty well it tells the story of an ordinary man who makes a deal with the devil to lead his favorite baseball team the perpetually losing washington senators to victory the most recognized scene is of course whatever lola wants i always get what i aim for another impressive yet often overlooked number is who's got the pain and which fans of the senators celebrate their impromptu road to victory who's got the pain when they do the mumbo who's got the penguin they go out who's got the pain when they do the mumbo i don't know who do you bob fosse and gwen verdin take the stage to perform a dance number reminiscent of vaudeville it's energetic humorous and lots of fun good luck getting that tune out of your head [Music] number four born to hand drive grease [Music] almost every song from greece is easily recognizable to anyone who's ever been to any sort of karaoke night i met a girl that's you crazy for me [Music] however there are still a few underrated numbers the hand jive performed during the televised school dance is catchy as well as entertaining there's a lot going on in the scene amidst the overzealous competition every main character gets their moment of dance some followed by moments of drama however the dancing is contagious and much like the in-film audience it's tempting to join in in any way possible [Music] john travolta's dance with olivia newton john is reminiscent of the disco days and the exhausting energy doesn't stop throughout the entire scene [Applause] number three the best things happen while you're dancing white christmas happen while you're dancing things that you would not do at home come naturally on the floor there's just something about christmas themed musicals in white christmas we see the film's two protagonists played by bing crosby and danny k struggle to launch their production company following world war ii their journey of course includes romantic interests though the film does contain some timeless gems such as choreography and mandy sometimes the more gentle understated numbers are best danny k and vera ellen perform the best things happen while you're dancing with such elegance and grace the song speaks of expression through dance and how it's much stronger than regular communication for relaying emotions which is a constant theme in classic musicals in general [Music] [Applause] [Music] number two barn dance seven brides for seven brothers [Music] yeah we're definitely not recommending this one for it's absurdly awful depiction of gender roles and behavior after all the titular brides are kidnapped by the brothers and held in a cabin over the winter in typical old-fashioned style however they all fall in love and get married in a mock shotgun wedding we're focusing on the absolutely incredible dance numbers though when the brothers venture into town for a barn dance they encounter the aforementioned brides to be and fall in love however the ladies are spoken for and a brawl ensues between the men folk the fight begins through dance as the stiffy suited townsmen stiffly dance only to have their ladies taken by the rough woodsman brothers who dance more freely and wildly [Music] before we unveil our top pick here are a few honorable mentions doll on a music box chitty chitty bang bang a wind-up doll brought to life kiss ally dance my sister eileen bob fosse and tommy roll show off their skills take off with us all that jazz a depiction of the grueling audition process [Music] be a clown the pirate gene kelly joins the nicholas brothers [Music] ballet sequence the red shoes a beautiful emotional balletic interlude before we continue be sure to subscribe to our channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one moses supposes singing in the rain moses supposes his hoses are roses but moses supposes erroneously for moses he noses his toes is on roses as moses supposes his toes is to be this classic musical is filled with iconic song and dance numbers alongside the grandiose nature of some of these scenes are many underrated gems there were quite a few choices for this one such as make them laugh and beautiful girl there may be blonds and brunettes that are hard to resist you surpass them like a queen however we went with the hilarious and tongue-twisting moses supposes the film depicts the transition between silent films and talkies and this scene has the lead actor gene kelly learning eloquent speech from a stuffy professor kelly and his musical buddy and partner donald o'connor make a farce of the lessons and begin to dance and sing around the shocked professor [Music] it's an amazing two-man dance sequence we'll never [Music] do forget agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from msmojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos [Music] you

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Length: 16min 13sec (973 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 28 2021