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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.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
as Self - Host
Ray Bolger
as Self - Host
Sammy Davis Jr.
as Self - Host
Gene Kelly
as Self - Host
Liza Minnelli
as Self - Host
Fred Astaire
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Banas
as 'West Side Story ' dancer
Francesca Bellini
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Busby Berkeley
as Self (archive footage)
Erik Bruhn
as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
James Cagney
as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
George Chakiris
as Bernardo
Arlene Dahl
as From 'Three Little Words' (archive footage)
Leroy Daniels
as From 'The Band Wagon' (archive footage)
Gloria DeHaven
as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
Buddy Ebsen
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Taina Elg
as From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)
Harvey Evans
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Eliot Feld
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Betty Garrett
as Ruth Sherwood (archive footage)
Kathryn Grayson
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Barbara Hancock
as From 'Finian's Rainbow' (archive footage)
Robert Helpmann
as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Tab Hunter
as From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)
Marine Jahan
as From 'Flashdance' (archive footage)
Zizi Jeanmaire
as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
Danny Kaye
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Howard Keel
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Ruby Keeler
as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
Paula Kelly
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Michael Kidd
as From 'It's Always Fair Weather' (archive footage)
Frances Langford
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Bert Michaels
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Una Merkel
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Patsy Ruth Miller
as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
George Murphy
as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas
as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Harold Nicholas
as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Harve Presnell
as From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)
Juliet Prowse
as From 'Can-Can' (archive footage)
Ron Randell
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Chita Rivera
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Alex Romero
as From 'On the Town' (archive footage)
Reiko Sato
as From 'Kismet' (archive footage)
Wini Shaw
as From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage)
Moira Shearer
as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Phil Silvers
as From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)
Sid Silvers
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Red Skelton
as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Tucker Smith
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Lyle Talbot
as Self
Lilyan Tashman
as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
Tamara Toumanova
as From 'Tonight We Sing' (archive footage)
Bobby Van
as From 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Gwen Verdon
as Lola (archive footage)
Esther Williams
as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
David Winters
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Yuriko
as From 'The King and I' (archive footage)
Vera Zorina
as From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage)
Mikhail Baryshnikov
as Self - Host
Ray Bolger
as Self - Host
Sammy Davis Jr.
as Self - Host
Gene Kelly
as Self - Host
Liza Minnelli
as Self - Host
Fred Astaire
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Banas
as 'West Side Story ' dancer
Francesca Bellini
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Busby Berkeley
as Self (archive footage)
Erik Bruhn
as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
James Cagney
as From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)
George Chakiris
as Bernardo
Arlene Dahl
as From 'Three Little Words' (archive footage)
Leroy Daniels
as From 'The Band Wagon' (archive footage)
Gloria DeHaven
as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
Buddy Ebsen
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Taina Elg
as From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)
Harvey Evans
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Eliot Feld
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Betty Garrett
as Ruth Sherwood (archive footage)
Kathryn Grayson
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Barbara Hancock
as From 'Finian's Rainbow' (archive footage)
Robert Helpmann
as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Tab Hunter
as From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)
Marine Jahan
as From 'Flashdance' (archive footage)
Zizi Jeanmaire
as From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)
Danny Kaye
as From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)
Howard Keel
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Ruby Keeler
as From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)
Paula Kelly
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Michael Kidd
as From 'It's Always Fair Weather' (archive footage)
Frances Langford
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Bert Michaels
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Una Merkel
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Patsy Ruth Miller
as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
George Murphy
as From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas
as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Harold Nicholas
as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)
Harve Presnell
as From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)
Juliet Prowse
as From 'Can-Can' (archive footage)
Ron Randell
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Chita Rivera
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Alex Romero
as From 'On the Town' (archive footage)
Reiko Sato
as From 'Kismet' (archive footage)
Wini Shaw
as From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage)
Moira Shearer
as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Phil Silvers
as From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)
Sid Silvers
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Red Skelton
as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
Tucker Smith
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Lyle Talbot
as Self
Lilyan Tashman
as From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)
Tamara Toumanova
as From 'Tonight We Sing' (archive footage)
Bobby Van
as From 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Gwen Verdon
as Lola (archive footage)
Esther Williams
as From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)
David Winters
as 'West Side Story' dancer
Yuriko
as From 'The King and I' (archive footage)
Vera Zorina
as From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage)
