Best Dance movies of 1980s

Actors : Frank Langella, Glynnis O'Connor, Tom Hulce, Jerry Stiller,
Directors : Michael Pressman,

Cleveland 1951. Pre-med student Artie Shoemaker dreams not so much of a medical career but a life in the theater, against the wishes of his working class parents. Despite having no ...

Actors : Mario Carotenuto, Philippe Leroy, Enrico Montesano, Adriano Celentano,
Directors : Pasquale Festa Campanile,

Two episodes: A roman coachman fulfills the dream of his life and meets the Pope. A priest crazy about dancing wins the first prize in a contest.

Actors : Patrick Perrot, Christiane Coppé, Marianne Valiot, Laurence Dubas,
Directors : Jean Rollin,

On the run from an asylum for the insane, a feisty young girl and a forlorn female companion embark on a surreal journey with a group of traveling erotic dancers. Wandering from the fantastic to the farcical and back again,

Actors : Vladislava Milosavljevic, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Mladen Budiscak, Zijah Sokolovic,
Directors : Rajko Grlic,

Tomislav is a former Partizan who continues his struggle after the war as a dedicated member of Tito's secret police. He meets and falls in love with a ballet dancer from a bourgeois family...

Actors : Yuet Sang Chin, Meng Lo, Pan Pan Yeung, Yue Wong,

The traditional lion dance never looked so good as in Lion vs. Lion which captures the most impressive sequences of lion dancing on film. Lo Mang teams up with Wong Yu, as they ...

Actors : Jaya Prada, Sarath Babu, Kamal Haasan, Arun Kumar,
Directors : K. Viswanath,

The life of a person who dedicated his entire life for dance.

Actors : Aldo Ralli, Robert Gligorov, Sandra Venturini, Francesco Romei,
Directors : Lorenzo Onorati,

Young, sadistic and uncharacteristically introspective Caligula falls for a black slave girl who serves as exotic dancer at his court. However, she's secretly working for his cousin who plans to overthrow him. Will love conquer all?

Actors : Cameron Dye, Michelle Nicastro, Lorenzo Lamas, Vicki Frederick,
Directors : Marcelo Epstein,

Chilly is just a guy from the streets with a talent for break-dancing. When his wicked moves catch the eye of an industry pro, Chilly finds his dreams of fame and fortune coming true, for better or for worse.

Actors : Hamdi Al Wazir, Said Abdel Ghani, Tawfik El Deken, Nabila Ebeid,
Directors : Ashraf Fahmy,

A drummer coaches a low-class dancer to stardom.

Actors : Tom Sierchio, Jim Soriero, Josh Marcano, Nelson Vasquez,
Directors : Ken Handler,

A gang of boys under the Brooklyn Bridge are united by their common interest in break dancing. Some work as pizza delivery boys, hence they call themselves the "Delivery Boys". They form a ...

Actors : Candie Evans, Becky LeBeau, Farley Maynard, Kitten Natividad,
Directors : Ed Hansen,

A school for strippers is in financial trouble. They audition for The Big Strip Joint Owner, and he's pleased, except that the new girl can't make herself take her clothes off. After ...

Actors : Mandakini, Mithun Chakraborty, Shakti Kapoor, Smita Patil,
Directors : Babbar Subhash,

Orphaned as kids, Radha and her brother Ramu make their living by dancing and singing in small functions. Ramu makes it big in the music world.

Actors : Richard E. Grant, Cassie Stuart, Bill Paterson, Charles Dance,
Directors : Stephen Poliakoff,

Sharon Newton (Cassie Stuart) leads the uncooperative James Richards (Charles Dance) into a world of misplaced government secrets, capitalistic artists and bungling secret agents. Will the ...

Actors : Alessandra Ferri, Tommy Rall, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne,
Directors : Herbert Ross,

A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.

Actors : Tiana Alexandra, Rod Steiger, Brian Thompson, David Dukes,
Directors : Joel Silberg,

A cop goes undercover in to infiltrate a drug ring as Cinderella Pu, a Chinese dancer with a unique martial arts style. An agent, who is actually at the center of the ring, is attracted by Pu and claims he can make her a star.

Actors : David Margulies, George Kranz, Kelly Curtis, Chico Hamilton,
Directors : Peter Keglevic,

Felix is a down-and-out young drummer who obtains a pair of magic drumsticks from a street vendor. He soon finds out the sticks are able to make native New Yorkers dance uncontrollably.

Actors : Silvia Seidel, Patrick Bach, Günther Maria Halmer, Jon Peterson,
Directors : Frank Strecker,

The story of young ballerina Anna, as she becomes a professional dancer and is ready to leave Munich and move across the Atlantic to New York.

Actors : David Sluga, Kaja Stiglic, Primoz Longyka, Vera Per,
Directors : Tugo Stiglic,

Three years later, Tomaz meets Milena in Ljubljana where she practices dancing. In order to spend more time with her, Tomaz enrolls at the dance club where he finds many new friends. As the...

Actors : Gary McCleery, Laurent Terzieff, Jennifer Connelly, Olimpia Carlisi,
Directors : Peter Del Monte,

An American ballerina arrives in Hungary to enroll in a ballet school and it soon becomes apparent that things are not what they seem.