Have you seen "Simply Ballroom," Alibelle?

"Strictly Ballroom", I think Anne meant, and I second that.

"Red Shoes". Have inspired little girls to become ballerinas for over half a century, despite the unhappiness heaped on the protagonist. Gorgeous stuff, and the long stretch of Red Shoes ballet in the middle section is extraordinary.

"American in Paris" is not a 'dance movie' per se, but has possibly the most beautiful long dance sequence(s) ever filmed.

"Shall We Dance", the Japanese version and not the J.Lo remakes.

"The Turning Point", again about ballet. Good melodrama. Plus, catfight!

"White Nights" is a so-so movie, but it has young Mikhail Baryshnikov being all limber and beautiful.

Among classic musicals, anything with Vera-Ellen is guaranteed to have an extra ballet sequence.

I went to see "Fever Pitch" yesterday and liked it quite a bit. It's formulaic to be sure, but it's an immensely good-natured and sweet flick, and Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon are both very likable in it.

I hear that in the original Nick Hornby version (which I haven't read), the main character's team is supposed to have lost--apparently that was the plan for this movie as well, then the damn Red Sox went and won the World Series and the filmmakers had to go and change the ending. Heh.

Tap is another so-so film, but it has a lot of old-time tapdancers teaching the "new kid" (a very young Savion Glover) old tricks. Do not confuse with Taps, a bad military school drama.

I loved Tap, but it's quite possible that my Gregory Hines love is large, large, large.

See also White Nights.

Center Stage is a good dvd movie, because then you can fast forward through all the non-dance parts. (Well, stop and look at Peter Gallagher and think about licking hi eyebrows too.)

I love Nicky Katt. He was totally the best part of the movie.

Holy Crap! I did not even realize that. I meant to check the credits, because that character made me laugh and laugh, but I had no idea what character name to look for.

it's quite possible that my Gregory Hines love is large, large, large.

Mine, too. He's fantastic.

I hear that in the original Nick Hornby version (which I haven't read), the main character's team is supposed to have lost--apparently that was the plan for this movie as well, then the damn Red Sox went and won the World Series and the filmmakers had to go and change the ending. Heh.

Arsenal were pretty dismal (known as boring-boring Arsenal) for much of Nick Hornby's aware life. They would occasionally have flares of creativity then sink back into the mire. He had to put an afterword in the book for later editions of the book as Arsenal became a british and european powerhouse in club football in recent years. They were undefeated in the league all year in 03-04, which makes me wonder how that has affected his fannishness. I do have a friend who has been a Red Sox fan all his life who is thinking of switching his allegiance to a "lesser" team now because the suspense and mystery/misery has gone. Fans are weird, but that's the fun of the original book.