Top 20 Moments We Found Out an Actor Was a Great Dancer

[Music] give it to me I see you welcome to Ms Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 moments we found out an actor was a great dancer cause you ain't seen nothing yet [Music] for this list we're looking at those moments in film TV or elsewhere when actors grabbed the Public's attention for their ability to bust a move which of these dancing actors surprised you the most leave us a comment below number 20. Paul Rudd I could never be your woman for decades people have been trying to figure out what it would take to woo Michelle Pfeiffer it turns out the answer is an enthusiastic dance montage [Music] well at least that's what seems to work on her character in 2007's I could never be your woman as she stands off to the side Paul Rudd breaks out all his moves for a dance style melange that many probably didn't think he was capable of I got a question from country line to break dancing Rudd does it all and although it's played for Laughs you can tell he's got some rhythm in those bones a rhythm he showed off for Jon Stewart as well number 19 Antonio Banderas Evita depending on your age and movie watching history when you found out Antonio Banderas could dance might differ slightly from other folks [Music] the Spanish actor has shown off his abilities on the Dance Floor on multiple occasions including the Mask of Zorro and take the lead but before he was seducing Catherine Zeta-Jones and tangoing with Katya versus Banderas was walting with Madonna in the 1996 musical Evita tell me before I walked out of your life before turning my back on the past forgive my impertinent Behavior Banderas isn't a trained dancer and as he once said quote it's a myth that everyone from Spain knows how to dance well it might be a myth but it's one that he has lived up to on multiple occasions number 18 Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook in 2018's A Star is Born Bradley Cooper showed us he can sing but it was earlier in the decade that we found out he can also dance don't you worry about it started with the awesome dance competition scene in Silver Linings Playbook although his and Jennifer Lawrence's characters only score a 5 out of 10 for their routine they won all of our hearts with their spirited original choreography [Music] the following year in 2013 we learned that his Playbook moves were not a fluke as he boogied down to Donna Summer in American Hustle foreign [Music] number 17 Richard Gere Chicago in the early 80s Richard Gere showed us that he could literally sweep love interests off their feet or at least lift them off and carry them away but it wasn't until much later in his career that we learned he could move his feet with a surprising amount of Grace and rhythm Amos accused me of having an affair so I told him that the charge was erroneous the moment that made gear a dancer came in the 2002 Musical Chicago the dancing abilities of many of the film stars caught people off guard but none more so than gear when he broke out his tap shoes for a solo dance number the defense stress and we have to imagine that it was his performance in this film that landed him a role in shall we dance a couple of years later [Music] number 16 Donald Faison scrubs being a great dancer and a great improviser do not necessarily have anything to do with each other but sometimes the two come together to create one perfect moment [Music] and that's what happened on the season 5 episode of Scrubs my half acre as Donald Faison confirmed on his podcast with Zach Braff fake doctors real friends that now iconic dance he does to Bell Biv devoe's poison that was all improvised on the spot [Music] I don't know what it is he's got it and all done on the first take as well so for all of you who only know it as the default fortnite dance know that they took it from Faison's performance he's so damn talented [Music] number 15 Patrick Swayze Dirty Dancing while it might have been a surprise to fans when they saw Patrick Swayze's performance in Dirty Dancing it certainly wasn't a surprise to his family and friends [Music] Swayze's mother Patsy was a dancer choreographer and dance instructor naturally Patrick had studied dance from a young age taking it so far as to even move to New York in the 70s to finish his formal training [Music] so while Dirty Dancing was when we all found out he was a dancer for Swayze the film was just his first opportunity to really show the population at large one of the things he'd been training for his whole life [Music] yeah I Can't Get Enough number 14 Ryan Gosling la la land for the for those paying attention Ryan Gosling's dancing abilities have been on full display since he was a kid [Applause] whether it's one of the many stage shows you can now find videos of online or even back in his Mickey Mouse Club days Gosling has been moving and grooving however since he exploded onto our movie screens dancing wasn't one of his talents most of us were aware of [Applause] [Music] please [Music] that is until 2016's best picture winning oops best picture nominated La La Land now we all know that Ryan Gosling is a great dancer [Music] number 13 Charlize Theron the astronaut's wife when Charlize Theron hosted Saturday Night Live in 2014 she confirmed to the world that she cannot sing but then I started noticing during rehearsals that the part where I sang kept getting smaller and smaller and no one was ever like you know what can't really say or anything like that well at least there's one thing this beautiful and talented woman can't do because we all know she can act like a champ and we've also seen that she can dance the year before her SNL confession we saw her Waltz around the Oscar stage with Channing Tatum while Seth MacFarlane sang a song but over a decade before that just a few years into her film career Theron gave us a taste of her moves in a Solo dance around the house in the astronaut's wife [Music] oh my God and 20 years later she gave the world a taste of her Tango in Longshot [Music] number 12 Channing Tatum step up and speaking of Charlize Theron's Oscar dance partner before he was a famous movie star Channing Tatum was known for his abilities on the Dance Floor come on well actually it was more of a stage and the dancing also involved the removal of his clothes as an exotic dancer a skill and life experience he would put to direct use years later in Steven soderberg's great 2012 film Magic Mike [Music] however it was six years prior that his moves were first put on display up on the Silver Screen and step up Tatum grooves all over the movie showing off his ability to both freestyle and work with choreography please yeah [Music] number 11 Jenna Ortega Wednesday Jenna Ortega's unusual and intense dance as Wednesday Adams brilliantly showed the many facets of her creepy character [Music] although not formally trained Ortega came up with all of the moves herself [Music] body she based her research on actors singers and dancers from the past including Suzy Sue Bob Fosse goth kids in the 80s and the first Wednesday Lisa Loring her character's blank face and Laser intense Focus really put the emphasis on the clean graceful moves [Music] the creepy kooky routine is so much fun that it has since inspired many Tick Tock Recreations including one from Lady Gaga number 10. Penelope Cruz Noel since making her film debut in the early 90s Penelope Cruz has always filled the screen with beauty and glamor to go along with her huge Talent as an actor I can't be late [Music] but in 2004's Noel she filled the screen with her Sultry and seductive salsa dance moves in an attempt to draw Paul Walker into her arms and it worked the film itself didn't perform very well at the box office but those who did pay to see it certainly got their money's worth as far as Cruz's dancing is concerned [Music] Hugh Jackman the greatest Showman for many years Hugh Jackman was best known as the tough mutant fighter Wolverine what kind of a name is Wolverine my name's Logan nobody expected the blade-handed hero to also have dancing feet before and launched him to stardom Jackman spent much of his early career singing and dancing on stage he showed off his skills at the occasional award show including a number from his starring role in Broadway's The Boy From Oz despite that many of his fans were stunned when he sashayed onto the screen as PT Barnum in the dazzling film musical the greatest Showman [Music] his leading man Moves In This romantic musical are truly the greatest show number 8. Kate Hudson nine few people knew that Kate Hudson was a spectacular dancer until she took to the runway in the film Musical 9. [Applause] [Music] Devon's Italian style by only his decision as the Vogue fashion journalist Stephanie Hudson performs these stylish number Cinema Italiano the dazzling black and white sequence has a music video vibe and Hudson is the star [Music] she makes the high energy moves look stylishly simple as she takes over the screen just a few years later Hudson would continue to show off her dance skills in the hit TV series Glee [Music] as dance instructor Cassandra July her choreography continued to exude confidence and glamor and let's not forget about her pushing it in 2011 Something Borrowed oh [Music] number seven Christian Bale Newsies Christian Bale is an actor usually associated with grim characters and dramatic performances however this former Batman has a film history sprinkled with serious shuffling skills [Music] fail first on his dancing shoes for the silver screen while playing a teenage Newsboy in the Disney musical Newsies next his Nimble feat were spotlighted in the 1993 drama Swing Kids [Music] foreign would sneak the occasional dance moves into roles like serial killer Patrick Bateman and American Psycho Taiko ytt even seriously considered giving Gore the god butcher a celebratory dance sequence in Thor love and thunder sadly the butcher Boogie Bops didn't make it into the film schedule Tucker and I we're sending inspirational videos back and forth hoping that we would find half a day to shoot it would have been one of the most bizarre things ever number six Amy Adams Enchanted although Amy Adams started her career as a dancer she didn't get to really showcase her skills on screen until she became a princess little working merry little throw your sleeves up so to speak in kitchen as Giselle and Enchanted Adam's dance background can be seen in each graceful arm Jester she fully Embraces musical theater as she frolics about an happy working song and Twirls through Central Park and that's how you know [Music] it's in the final ballroom dance however where Adam's Grace gets to shine as she and Patrick Dempsey float across the ballroom her inner ballerina truly comes to life [Music] number five Sam Rockwell Charlie's Angels throughout his film career Sam Rockwell's never been shy about cutting a rug he loves to throw in a few well-placed dance moves to enhance his characters it is a frequent enough occurrence that fans look forward to his little spectacle in whatever film he's in [Music] one of the first of these delightful moments is his smooth villain routine in the Spy comedy Charlie's Angels as Eric knocks he displays his full joy in being the bad guy with some clever footwork revenge is fun it's also easy to remember his quick-footed Expo entrance as Justin hammer in Iron Man 2. help me as you re-watch some of those earlier films be sure to notice his less obvious character boogies number four Catherine Zeta Jones The Mask of Zorro like to catch my breath is a very spirited dancer Catherine Zeta Jones's character Elena in The Mask of Zorro is well remembered for a very vigorous sword fight however as previously alluded to Chi and co-star Antonio Banderas showed off their on-screen chemistry with a sizzling pasta doble before she started making films Zeta Jones performed as a child in the West End and studied musical theater [Music] after her turn as Zorro's romantic interest her dancing skills continued to serve her well [Music] her Fierce numbers as the merry murderous Velma Kelly in Chicago earned her an Oscar for best supporting actress a spirited dancer indeed [Music] number three Zoe Saldana Center Stage although Zoe Saldana trained in her early years as a dancer she chose not to pursue her ballet dreams [Music] luckily she was able to live them out in her debut feature Center Stage Saldana showed off her Talent playing an aspiring ballerina in this Keen drama although she hasn't taken on another dancer role the actress managed some pretty impressive hip-hop moves while dancing to No Scrubs on lip sync battle [Music] gamora's graceful and fierce fighting and Guardians of the Galaxy also clearly reflects the dancer within number 2. Tom Holland lip sync battle not everyone knows that Tom Holland started his career on a West End stage in Billy Elliott the musical it all started I used to go to a street dance club and we did a show in White Lodge in the ballet school and the Headmaster he spotted me he was like we wanted to audition for Billy Elliot and other fairies so I'll get okay I'll go for it as a preteen he fully embraced the ballet and gymnastics training for his acting and singing debut these spins and flips eventually helped him score the role of everyone's favorite friendly neighborhood superhero once the world knew him as Spider-Man he stunned audiences with his lip sync battle against co-star Zendaya just sing what a glorious feeling I'm happy again hohen began by demonstrating his best Gene Kelly moves to singing in the rain soon enough he traded suit for corset and channeled his inner Rihanna in order to make the biggest splash of them all [Applause] [Music] idea before we unveil our top pick here are some honorable mentions Tom Hiddleston Alan Carr Chatty Man this actor can bust out some marvelous moves [Applause] Salma Hayek From Dusk Till Dawn Hayek stance is so seductive you almost forget about the snake so what wondering why Max Mickelson another round a drunken dance of pure delighted [Music] Daniel Craig Belvedere Vodka commercial thank you taika ytt for this dancing Daniel Craig [Music] bring it away 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 Christopher Walken weapon of choice Christopher Walken has always been an instantly recognizable actor do you know who I am Mr Wally his distinctive speech pattern and intense characters always steal the show so it's no wonder Fatboy Slim decided to feature him as a solo act in the 2001 music video weapon of choice [Music] though Watkin has Dance Training and had shown off his moves before many didn't know about the skill of his and were blown away by his smooth grooving it is three minutes of non-stop Talent delivered with Watkins nonchalant intensity [Music] at first it's hard to believe that this is the same actor who played drug lord Frank White in King of New York then again it really shouldn't be all that surprising it's Christopher Walken [Music] do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from Ms Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos foreign

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Length: 23min 25sec (1405 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 14 2023