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.
Directed by
Jack Haley Jr.
Shirley MacLaine
Jennifer Beals
Danny Kaye
From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Buddy Ebsen
From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Michael Jackson
Ginger Rogers
Debbie Reynolds
James Cagney
From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
Judy Garland
Liza Minnelli
Self - Host
Fred Astaire
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple
Gene Kelly
Self - Host
George Chakiris
Bernardo
Cyd Charisse
George Murphy
From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
Russ Tamblyn
Howard Keel
From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Vera-Ellen
Taina Elg
From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)
Harve Presnell
From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)
Dick Powell
Ray Bolger
Self - Host
Arlene Dahl
From 'Three Little Words' (archive footage)
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Self - Host
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self - Host
Ann Miller
Jane Powell
Donald O'Connor
Betty Garrett
Ruth Sherwood (archive footage)
Lyle Talbot
Self
Esther Williams
From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Robert Helpmann
From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Tab Hunter
From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)
Rudolf Nureyev
Gloria DeHaven
From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
Una Merkel
From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Ron Randell
From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Paula Kelly
From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Ruby Keeler
From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
Eleanor Powell
Phil Silvers
From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)
Kathryn Grayson
From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Dan Dailey
Juliet Prowse
From 'Can-Can' (archive footage)
Red Skelton
From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Moira Shearer
From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Bobby Van
From 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)