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Ballet

Russian Nike "Just Do It" Ad: Ballerina vs Hip Hop

http://www.youtube.com/v/06ooGrzi0KU

The music is Alexander Borodin's Polovtsian Dances which was made into a hit song: Stranger in Paradise. The dancers are Mariya Vinogradova (ballet) and Anastsiya Soboleva(Hip Hop). To check out a scene from the actual opera/ballet, as well as a spoof of the opera/ballet, check out Knock on Wood way down below.

Le Corsaire - Pas de Deux with Zakharova and Zelensky

http://www.youtube.com/v/MQvyQc68-u4

Center Stage

http://www.youtube.com/v/uo3_U4jquTk

From the movieCenter Stage (Special Edition).

Swan Lake Odette Variation (Svetlana Zakharova)

http://www.youtube.com/v/Q8nSUBcYk5w&feature=related

Swan Lake - Act 2, Pas de Quatre

http://www.youtube.com/v/vbY_FIyXPFg

Gillian Murphy - Swan Lake - Black Swan

http://www.youtube.com/v/bOdE0P7K0HM

Super Pirouette

http://www.youtube.com/v/EqutnMKB49s

A Korean Dancer

http://www.youtube.com/v/M3PMCD7aMRI

French & Saunders - Prima Ballerina

http://www.youtube.com/v/FHlniwWZB8Q
http://www.youtube.com/v/V7y7taPBFlU

Very funny ballet spoof from BBC TV show with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and a young Darcey Bussell from the Royal Ballet. In two parts.

The Making of the Pointe Shoe by Altin Kaftira

http://www.youtube.com/v/6GLf1Wgtxm0

Nureyev & Fonteyn

http://www.youtube.com/v/-oc_GvdFen0

The balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet

Friedemann Vogel Sofiane Sylve Swan Lake

http://www.youtube.com/v/oRRaHMVTQwA

"Sleeping Beauty" Dutch National Ballet

http://www.youtube.com/v/pW7kuPxy2TI

Ballet Don Quixote Basil - Daniil Simkin

http://www.youtube.com/v/vvMOvsXZXY4

Les Bourgeois - Daniil Simkin
http://www.youtube.com/v/I2aj79ql9iY

Nutcracker - Joseph Phillips - Mary Carrmen Catoya

http://www.youtube.com/v/tU7WjSfCCBs

Butterfly Lovers

http://www.youtube.com/v/8uaVXmWEN-c

A blend of ballet and acrobatics. Check it out.

The dying swan

http://www.youtube.com/v/NKu_a7m8CXU

From mad about Mariinsky

In the middle somewhat elevated

http://www.youtube.com/v/vHCUpEEqPSU

From mad about Mariinsky

Polina Seminova

http://www.youtube.com/v/q-u99OnkF7g

Nureyev Muppet

http://www.youtube.com/v/r_kSTtjplkM&search=%20

Nureyev dances with Miss Piggy.

Marlon Was immer Du willst

http://www.youtube.com/v/DMjbEGcaxJc

To read a translation of this song check out http://vergessene.multiply.com/video/item/15

Polina Seminova

http://www.youtube.com/v/feLtdsfTOT4

Alina Cojocaru in rehearsal - Royal Ballet

http://www.youtube.com/v/v9cJb8CFB2w&

In the Upper Room

http://www.youtube.com/v/rywTXvF_Ll4&feature=related

Choreography: Twyla Tharp. Music: Phillip Glass. Glassworks contains some the music from this piece.

Dance

Hellzapoppin’

http://www.youtube.com/v/R0BHxhUnokU

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers excerpt from the movie Hellzapoppin featuring Frankie Manning (in the Mechanic's Dungarees) and Ann Johnson. Hellzapoppin' routine is to the music of Count Basie's "Jumpin' At The Woodside." Two of the musicians are Slim Gaillard and Slam Stewart.

A Day at the Races

http://www.youtube.com/v/S2f9dFrvBr4

From the movie A Day at the Races. The dancers are Whitey's Linda Hoppers. Ivie Anderson is the young girl singer who sang with the Duke Ellington band.

Kiss Me Kate

http://www.youtube.com/v/MRPYQaBpTAQ

From the movie Kiss Me Kate. Bob Fosse is the in yellow hat with the yellow and orange costume. Tommy Rall is also one of the dancers.

My Sister Eileen

http://www.youtube.com/v/fBBoQxLQ9Rk

From the movie My Sister Eileen. Bob Fosse is the blond dancer. Tommy Rall is the other dancer.

Top Hat

http://www.youtube.com/v/NWmK9Xl82CU

From the movie Top Hat. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance to Irving Berlin's Cheek to Cheek.

Top Hat

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZlHg5tl0JAA

From the movie Top Hat. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance to Irving Berlin's Isn't it a Lovely Day.

Swing Time

http://www.youtube.com/v/mxPgplMujzQ

From the movie Swing Time. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance to Jerome Kern's Pick Yourself Up.

Swing Time

http://www.youtube.com/v/MBf5oieL7K0

From the movie Swing Time. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance to Jerome Kern's Never Gonna Dance.

Swing Time

http://www.youtube.com/v/H1OzenVli6U

From the movie Swing Time. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance to Jerome Kern's Waltz in Swing Time.

Shall We Dance

http://www.youtube.com/v/1L0a1pecLCI

From the movie Shall We Dance. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance to George Gershwin's They All Laughed.

The Gay Divorcee

http://www.youtube.com/v/YjrWAMhxGOs

From the movie The Gay Divorcee. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance to Cole Porter's Night and Day.

Holiday Inn

http://www.youtube.com/v/cxJWJ3RbJJU

From the movie Holiday Inn (Special Edition). Fred Astaire and sings Be Careful it's my Heart. Yes, this is the movie that White Christmas comes from. The music is by Irving Berlin.

Small Town Girl

http://www.youtube.com/v/5bKwsUnd2F0

From the movie Small Town Girl. Bobby Van is the dancer. This movie is currently not available on DVD or VHS. However, a very cool movie with Bobby Van, Debbie Reynolds and Bob Fosse is Affairs of Dobie Gillis which is available on VHS.

Charlie Chaplin Table Ballet

http://www.youtube.com/v/xoKbDNY0Zwg

Charlie Chaplin doing this famous table ballet dance is part of one of his best movies The Gold Rush (2 Disc Special Edition)

Stormy Weather

http://www.youtube.com/v/qXZRWa8kyAE

From the movie Stormy Weather--Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers perform “Jumpin Jive.”

Minnie the Moocher

http://www.youtube.com/v/33nTnawq6jk&feature=related

Performed by Cab Calloway and his Orchestra

Singin’ in the Rain

http://www.youtube.com/v/bkEvy-9yVyQ

From the movie Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)Gene Kelley in one of the most famous film dance sequences of all time, dancing and singing to Singin' in the Rain composed by Arthur Freed who also produced the movie. Lyrics by Nacio Herb Brown.

Singin’ in the Rain

http://www.youtube.com/v/FW02c5UNGl0&feature=related

From the movie Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)Donald O’Connor does his shtick in the number Make ‘em Laugh. Check out Donald O’Connor in Something in the Wind which he made earlier. It's a very similar dance. The song is composed by Arthur Freed, lyrics by Nacio Herb Brown.

Singin’ in the Rain

http://www.youtube.com/v/rVeSgGU5zqA

From the movie Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)Gene Kelley, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor show how to make an audience feel good. The song is Good Morning composed by Arthur Freed, lyrics by Nacio Herb Brown.

Singin’ in the Rain

http://www.youtube.com/v/TVGBHqsFR-k

From the movie Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)A nice romantic ballad dance and song by Gene Kelley for Debbie Reynolds. The song is called, You Were Meant for Me Arthur Freed, composer, Nacio Herb Brown, lyricist.

Something in the Wind

http://www.youtube.com/v/Dg1CZJJhFsw

From the movie Deanna Durbin Sweetheart Pack (Three Smart Girls / Something In the Wind / First Love / It Started with Eve / Can't Help Singing / Lady on a Train)Donald O’Connor entertains Deanna Durbin with a dance to the song I Love a Mystery. The dance became the basis for the number Make ‘em Laugh in Singin in the Rain a few years later.

Call Me Madam

http://www.youtube.com/v/mFG46XhRB68

From the movie Call Me MadamDonald O’Connor and Vera Ellen do it as beautifully and as romantically as it can be done. The tune is It’s a Lovely Day Today by Irving Berlin.

White Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/v/fZXYYfHICSc&feature=related

From the movie White ChristmasDanny Kaye and Vera Ellen dance to the song, The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing.

Knock on Wood

http://www.youtube.com/v/5iVU6cZvXbE

From the movie Knock on Wood. Unfortunately, this movie isn’t available on DVD or VHS, so the video quality is very poor. The beautiful ballerina is Diana Adams who danced for Balanchine in the 1940’s and 50’s. The ballet is a spoof of the ballet sequences in the opera Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin. Here’s a ballet scene from the opera.

http://www.youtube.com/v/t8C8frqCKKg

If you watched the first ballet video—the Russian Nike ad—this is the music.

Excuse My Dust

http://www.youtube.com/v/tKAzRSgjRFA

From the movie Excuse My Dust. Another movie among the missing in terms of DVD and VHS release. However, the movie is NOTHING like this dance number. The movie is a comedy starring Red Skelton. The dance is a fantasy sequence. Sally Forrest, the great dancer in this number, is in the entire movie as an actress but this is her only dance number.

Tom Thumb

http://www.youtube.com/v/sLwtFzmUE7c

From the movie Tom Thumb. You can see that Toy Story owes a lot to Tom Thumb. The dancer is Russ Tamblyn who is also one of the dancers in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Russ is the father of Amber Tamblyn who plays Tibby in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Peggy Lee wrote the song.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

http://www.youtube.com/v/nCdiWxzw0RU

From the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Two-Disc Special Edition). This number was choreographed by Michael Kidd and stars many famous dancers. Russ Tamblyn (blue shirt), Tommy Rall (reddish shirt), Jacques D’Amboise (green shirt) and Julie Newmeyer (aka Julie Newmar who played the original Catwoman in the TV show Batman). To check out who is who, go to:

http://www.janepowellscrapbook.com/sevenbrides.htm

Carousel

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZYY6DhNGJAk

From the movie Carousel (50th Anniversary Edition). The sequence stars Jacques D’Amboise and Susan Luckey. Jacques D’Amboise was a principal dancer with Balanchine. The musical is by Rogers and Hammerstein.

Footlight Parade

http://www.youtube.com/v/Xy6I1oXIIpw

From the movie dvd FOOTLIGHT PARADE 1933 Authentic Region 1 A Warner Brothers Release Starring JAMES CAGNEY, JOAN BLONDELL, RUBY KEELER and DICK POWELL. This truly astonishing sequence was choreographed and directed by Busy Berkeley, the most famous director of dance sequences in Hollywood. He simultaneously pioneered and revolutionized dance on film. The singer is Dick Powell. The girl singer is Ruby Keeler.

Blast from the Past

http://www.youtube.com/v/2NfSRdb2HAo

From the movie Blast From the Past. Brendan Fraser dances to the song Mr Zoot Suit by the Squirrel Nut Zippers (other current groups have done the song in a very similar manner).

The Bandwagon

http://www.youtube.com/v/duLFwcsc6Nc

From the movie The Band Wagon (Two-Disc Special Edition)Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse dance to the tune, Dancing in the Dark a 1931 song by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz.

Three Little Words

http://www.youtube.com/v/pOkaiVigK_M&feature=related

From the movie Three Little Words It’s a totally cool number called Mr.&Mrs. Hoofer At Home. The dancers are Fred Astaire and Vera Ellen.

White Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/v/t1zk3OsIPus&feature=related

From the movie White Christmas Vera Ellen in the dance number Abraham music by Irving Berlin. The guy is John Brascia