1. Hail the New Puritan
A fictionalized portrait of the British dancer and choreographer Michael Clark, depicting a day in his life as he and his company prepare for a performance.
2. MK Ultra
The Rosie Kay Dance Company present a piece about the strange history and pop-cultural aftermath of CIA mind control experiments during the Cold War, with documentary segments by Adam Curtis.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
3. Snares
Experimental short film by Rainer Kohlberger
4. Praise House
“Draw or Die” is the divine imperative received by the painter, Hannah, who is being nurtured by her Grandmother, but controlled by her pragmatic mother. When her Granny spirit shouts this command to Hannah, she closes a celebration of personal visions in a dance piece that is close to visionary in itself.
It has an average vote of 3.2 on TMDB.
5. Rhythm Nation 1814
Story about two boys, whose dreams of pursuing music careers are destroyed through substance abuse and drug trafficking.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
6. She Stays (Ella se queda)
Throughout a night out in downtown Tijuana, Laura waits for her destiny to arrive.
7. The Gay Parisian
The Gay Parisian is an American short film produced in 1941 by Warner Bros. featuring the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and directed by Jean Negulesco. The film is a screen adaptation, in Technicolor, of the 1938 ballet Gaîté Parisienne, choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Jacques Offenbach. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject .
It has an average vote of 4.3 on TMDB.
8. Step Up
Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.
It has an average vote of 6.878 on TMDB.
9. Madonna: Truth or Dare
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the icon, from a prayer circle before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards.
It has an average vote of 6.24 on TMDB.
10. RUMBA (RUMBA)
Lumiere's The Arrival Of A Train in Russian.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
11. Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue
The scene is set at Billy Rose's Casa Manana Revue, filmed at the Fort Worth Frontier Fiesta , an enormous production created as part of the Texas Centennial civic celebrations. The opening song, "The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful" emanated from the first edition of the Revue and became a hit song on two continents in 1936.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
12. Mardi Gras
The first of a series of six two-reel "Musical Parade" shorts produced in Technicolor for the Paramount 1943-44 production season. The series would continue into 1948, and then were reissued in the early 50's. Songs included "All the Way" and "At the Mardi Gras."
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
13. Cavalcade of Dance
Ballroom dancers Veloz and Yolanda perform the various dance fads of the first half of the twentieth century.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
14. Honey
Honey Daniels dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep kids off the streets. Honey thinks she's hit the jackpot when she meets a hotshot director casts her in one of his music videos. But, when he starts demanding sexual favors from her, Honey makes a decision that will change her life.
It has an average vote of 6.317 on TMDB.
15. 12 Hours to Destruction (Abbababb!)
In the early summer of 1980, eleven-year-old Hanna and the rest of her childhood band aim to bring criminals to justice when a threat to destroy the last dance of school comes their way. Their ensuing adventure pits good vs. evil and disco vs. punk, and ends with love and unity conquering all.
It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
16. Swing, Sister, Swing
In this musical comedy, two star-struck small town kids head for the Big Apple and become famous for their jitterbug act. Their fame doesn't last long, but they had fun anyway. Songs include: "Baltimore Bubble," "Gingham Gown," "Just a Bore," "Wasn't It You," "Kaneski Waltz" .
17. Sing Another Chorus
In this musical, an idealistic college graduate is bitten by the show business bug after he finds success writing and producing the campus variety show. Wanting to launch his career, he convinces his father to allow him to create a production using the workers at the old man's clothing factory. Unfortunately, the young man is naive and an unscrupulous producer bilks his father's advance money from him.
18. Jesus Christ Superstar
As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins to worry that Jesus is falling for his own hype, forgetting the principles of his teachings and growing too close to the prostitute Mary Magdalene.
It has an average vote of 7.021 on TMDB.
19. Sink or Swim (Zwemmen of Verzuipen)
Two friends dealing with the peer pressure in a desolate swimming pool. How far can they go and is their friendship important enough?
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
20. Flamenco at 5:15
In this Oscar Winning documentary short film, students in their final year at the National Ballet School of Canada are seen learning the flamenco from Susana and Antonio Robledo, who come to the school every winter to conduct classes which are held after the day's regular schedule has ended.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
