Best Dance movies of 1980s

Actors : Claude Brasseur, Tonya Kinzinger, Patrick Dupond, Alain Delon,
Directors : Gilles Béhat,

Police Inspector Michel Eparvier investigates a crime tied to a dance class held by charismatic handicapped dance instructor Alan Wolf, who seems to be involved with some of his students, despite his disability.

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 : Silvia Seidel, Günther Maria Halmer, Patrick Bach, 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 : Hans-Jürgen Schatz, Michele Placido, Anne Bennent, Jean-Jacques Delbo,
Directors : Walerian Borowczyk,

The story of a sexually enticing young dancer who rises up in society through her relationships with wealthy men, but later falls into poverty and prostitution, culminating in an encounter with Jack 'the Ripper'.

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 : 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.

Actors : Martha Plimpton, Jami Gertz, George Peppard, Bruce Payne,
Directors : Carl Schenkel,

A ballet dancer is affected with cancer.

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 : Mimi Lesseos, Jan Sebastian, Tray Loren, Trudy Adams,

Lisa has a grandfather called Killer Kane, who stopped Wrestling after he killed someone while performing "the snap". Her only wish is to become a wrestler herself. To achieve this, she ...

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 : Eric Gurry, Mary Tanner Bailey, Patty Duke, Pamela Adlon,
Directors : Paul Schneider,

Milly is annoyed whenever her mom tells her to behave more appropriate for a girl. She's just not interested in fancy dresses or prom dances. Some day her best friend's little brother ...

Actors : Cindy Ferda, James Carroll Jordan, J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner, John Henry Richardson,
Directors : James Shyman,

A female cop goes undercover as a dancer at an old theater to catch a serial killer who has been murdering women auditioning for a musical.

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 : 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 : Ramarajan, Kanaka, Santhana Bharathi, Chandrasekhar,
Directors : Gangai Amaran,

Two folk dancers fall in love in rural Tamil Nadu.

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 : Rebecca Jenkins, Michael Ontkean, Luke Reilly, Chad Krowchuk,
Directors : Anne Wheeler,

Story about a WWII wife & mother who joins a local dance band to provide for family while husband at war. Romantic involvement with one of the band members make her decisions difficult when...