Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "dance-school"

1. Pose (2018–2021)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

In the New York of the late '80s and early '90s, this is a story of ball culture and the gay and trans community, the raging AIDS crisis, and capitalism.

Stars: Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Angel Bismark

Votes: 32,835

2. Step Up (2006)

PG-13 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Music

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.

Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Damaine Radcliff, De'Shawn Washington

Votes: 126,850 | Gross: $65.33M

3. Billy Elliot (2000)

R | 110 min | Drama, Music

A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.

Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven

Votes: 142,857 | Gross: $22.00M

4. Never Look Away (2018)

R | 189 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Stars: Tom Schilling, Sebastian Koch, Paula Beer, Saskia Rosendahl

Votes: 25,363 | Gross: $1.30M

5. Take the Lead (2006)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Music

A dance teacher offers to conduct detention for a group of misfit students by teaching them ballroom dancing. He overcomes their insecurities and prejudices, to enter them in a dance competition.

Director: Liz Friedlander | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Alfre Woodard

Votes: 26,661 | Gross: $34.74M

6. Murder-Rock: Dancing Death (1984)

R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

The owner of a prestigious New York ballet school teams up with a male model to solve a series of bizarre murders of a few of the students.

Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Olga Karlatos, Ray Lovelock, Claudio Cassinelli, Cosimo Cinieri

Votes: 2,205

7. Innocence (II) (2004)

R | 122 min | Drama, Mystery

A look inside an offbeat boarding school for young girls.

Director: Lucile Hadzihalilovic | Stars: Zoé Auclair, Lea Bridarolli, Bérangère Haubruge, Marion Cotillard

Votes: 6,451

8. Go! Live Your Way (2019)

TV-Y7 | 40 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

Fiercely talented Mia receives a scholarship to a prestigious dance academy, where she soon clashes with the owner's fashionable and popular daughter.

Stars: Pilar Pascual, José Gimenez Zapiola, Renata Toscano Bruzón, Axel Muñiz

Votes: 874

9. And Then We Danced (2019)

Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance

A passionate coming-of-age tale set amidst the conservative confines of modern Tbilisi, the film follows Merab, a competitive dancer who is thrown off balance by the arrival of Irakli, a fellow male dancer with a rebellious streak.

Director: Levan Akin | Stars: Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakishvili, Kakha Gogidze

Votes: 14,360

10. Isadora (1968)

M/PG | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.

Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, John Fraser

Votes: 2,613

11. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Romance

A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall.

Director: Max Ophüls | Stars: Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, Marcel Journet

Votes: 13,646

12. Wunderschön (2022)

132 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Five women of different ages are confronted with their self-image and the demands of themselves and others.

Director: Karoline Herfurth | Stars: Emilia Schüle, Martina Gedeck, Nora Tschirner, Joachim Król

Votes: 2,438

13. Elsa & Fred (2014)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A withdrawn senior experiences life in new ways when he begins spending time with the free-spirited woman who lives across the hall.

Director: Michael Radford | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Marcia Gay Harden, Wendell Pierce

Votes: 3,732

14. What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)

R | 101 min | Crime, Horror, Musical

Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.

Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver, Micheál MacLiammóir

Votes: 2,301

15. Open My Heart (2002)

93 min | Drama

Former prostitute Maria restricts artistic teenage sister Catarina's freedom. Catarina pursues forbidden relationship from dance class against Maria's wishes. Sisters' dynamics, Catarina's quest for love and independence drive the plot.

Director: Giada Colagrande | Stars: Giada Colagrande, Natalie Cristiani, Claudio Botosso, Filippo Timi

Votes: 363

16. Ku'damm 56 (2016)

100 min | Drama

Generations clash when the feisty daughter of a dance studio owner defies her mother's wishes and embraces the fight for gender equality in 1950s Berlin.

Stars: Sonja Gerhardt, Claudia Michelsen, Maria Ehrich, Emilia Schüle

Votes: 2,428

17. Ku'damm 63 (2021)

90 min | Drama

Catharina rekindles her relationship with Fritz; Monika composes for the European Song Contest; Eva punishes Jürgen for his abuse; Helga is desperate because Wolfgang contacts his former lover who was imprisoned due to her denunciation.

Stars: Sonja Gerhardt, Claudia Michelsen, Maria Ehrich, Emilia Schüle

Votes: 737

18. Rize (2005)

PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Music

Rize chronicles a dance movement that rises out of South Central Los Angeles with roots in clowning and street youth culture.

Director: David LaChapelle | Stars: Tommy the Clown, Larry Berry, Dragon, Jassy Marie

Votes: 3,348 | Gross: $3.28M

19. On Moonlight Bay (1951)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

During World War I, a teenage girl begins a romance with a college student, but his unconventional attitudes cause friction with her father.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Jack Smith, Leon Ames

Votes: 3,059

20. Yuli (2018)

Not Rated | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History

The director Icíar Bollaín presents the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, a legend on the dance world and the first black dancer to perform some of the most famous ballet roles. A dancer who did not want to dance.

Director: Icíar Bollaín | Stars: Carlos Acosta, Santiago Alfonso, Keyvin Martínez, Edilson Manuel Olbera Núñez

Votes: 2,296

21. Little Tickles (2018)

103 min | Comedy, Drama

Odette is a 8-yr-old girl who loves to dance and draw. Once she has become an adult, Odette realizes she was abused, and immerses herself body and soul in her career as a dancer while trying to deal with her past.

Directors: Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer | Stars: Andréa Bescond, Karin Viard, Clovis Cornillac, Pierre Deladonchamps

Votes: 1,685

22. Match (2014)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

As a Juilliard professor is interviewed by a woman and her husband for her dissertation on the history of dance in 1960s New York City, it becomes increasingly clear that there are ulterior motives to the couple's visit.

Director: Stephen Belber | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino, Matthew Lillard, Jamie Tirelli

Votes: 2,581 | Gross: $0.03M

23. The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)

Not Rated | 101 min | Biography, Crime, History

Neo-noir about a small-time New York City criminal whose ambition is to become a big-time crime boss during the Prohibition era.

Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart, Jesse White

Votes: 1,342

24. Ku'damm 59 (2018)

278 min | Drama

This is a story about a woman and her three daughters in Germany in the 1950s. One of the daughters wants more from life and becomes a part of the rock'n'roll subculture.

Stars: Sonja Gerhardt, Claudia Michelsen, Maria Ehrich, Emilia Schüle

Votes: 1,341

25. The Tribe (2018)

TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Music

After he's injured in an accident, a disgraced CEO is forced to reunite- and move in with- his biological mother, a humble cleaning woman who helps him begin putting his life back together.

Director: Fernando Colomo | Stars: Paco León, Carmen Machi, Maribel del Pino, María José Sarrate

Votes: 3,031

26. Come Dance with Me! (1959)

91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Handsome dentist Herve Dandieu, temporarily separated from his new, delectable wife Virginie by a lovers' tiff, is picked up by sexy dance teacher Anita Flores...object blackmail. Sensing ... See full summary »

Director: Michel Boisrond | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams, Darío Moreno

Votes: 737

27. Dames (1934)

Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

A multimillionaire decides to boycott "filthy" forms of entertainment such as Broadway shows.

Directors: Ray Enright, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Zasu Pitts

Votes: 2,429

28. Love Is Better Than Ever (1952)

Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Romance

Dancing teacher Anastacia "Stacie" Macaboy (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) falls in love with smart theatre agent Jud Parker (Larry Parks). He likes her too, just not enough to give up his exciting... See full summary »

Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Larry Parks, Elizabeth Taylor, Josephine Hutchinson, Tom Tully

Votes: 620

29. Sky Dancers (1996)

30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

This series follows the adventures of Camille, Slam, Angelica, Breeze, and Jade, five students who attend High Hope Dance Academy under the widowed Queen Skyla. They double as Sky Dancers, ... See full summary »

Stars: T.J. Benjamin, Andrea Burns, Thomas Cannizzaro, Donna Daley

Votes: 116

30. I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)

Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A dancer is pinned for murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene of the crime. His wife follows the trail of clues to the genuine killer.

Director: William Nigh | Stars: Don Castle, Elyse Knox, Regis Toomey, Charles D. Brown

Votes: 878

31. Ghulam-E-Musthafa (1997)

Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A gangster shuns the path of crime after his lover is killed by his rivals but soon he is dragged by his boss once again in the criminal world to do one last job.

Director: Partho Ghosh | Stars: Nana Patekar, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal, Aruna Irani

Votes: 1,314

32. Crystal (I) (2017)

127 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

"A promise to her dead mother is all that 10 year old Crystal has left. Will she break it to save herself, or keep it and be sold again?"

Director: Michael Sneed | Stars: Jason London, Trinity Rose Miller, Mario Accardo, Billie Rae Bates

Votes: 93

33. Let's Dance (I) (2006– )

Family, Game-Show, Music

German version of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing. Features German B or C-list celebrities teaming up with professional dancers to compete against each other in a dancing competition.

Stars: Joachim Llambi, Kathrin Menzinger, Motsi Mabuse, Jorge Gonzalez

Votes: 160

34. Cha-Cha-Cha (1982)

81 min | Comedy, Drama

Teenagers try to get to know the opposite sex during Sunday afternoon dance classes in Budapest in 1962.

Director: János Kovácsi | Stars: Péter Rudolf, Rita Tallós, Mátyás Usztics, Frigyes Hollósi

Votes: 164

35. Let It Be Me (1995)

PG-13 | 88 min | Drama, Romance

After becoming engaged to Emily, Gabe finds himself watching a graceful pair of dancers in a dance studio window. Hoping to learn to dance for his upcoming wedding, Gabe enters the studio ... See full summary »

Director: Eleanor Bergstein | Stars: Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals, Yancy Butler, Patrick Stewart

Votes: 793

36. Strip for Action (1974)

70 min | Drama

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Director: Erwin C. Dietrich | Stars: Marianne Dupont, Michel Jacot, Kurt Meinicke, Christa Free

Votes: 43

37. Das Jahr der ersten Küsse (2002)

94 min | Comedy, Drama

31-year-old Tristan remembers the time when he was 15 and had just hit puberty. But he is not alone in this; he is with a large group of friends: Specki, a fat kid who is always stuffing ... See full summary »

Director: Kai Wessel | Stars: Oliver Korittke, Max Mauff, Diane Willems, Thomas Drechsel

Votes: 330

38. Dansen op de vulkaan (2014)

81 min | Drama

Maarten has an incurable matabolic disorder. His friend, Stefan, is the only one who knows. No one at his school, his danceschool, not even his new girlfriend named Roxanne. It's just ... See full summary »

Director: Adriënne Wurpel | Stars: Nils Verkooijen, Marcel Musters, Mouna Goeman Borgesius, Gina van Os

Votes: 303

39. City Rhythms (1989)

R | 97 min | Drama, Music, Romance

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Director: Ted Mather | Stars: Carlos Gómez, Daniel Quinn, Sally Stewart, Christina Haack

Votes: 106

40. The Deadly Game (1954)

Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama

An American on vacation in Spain gets mixed up with a smuggling ring.

Director: Daniel Birt | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Finlay Currie, Maureen Swanson, Simone Silva

Votes: 156

41. Two Girls on Broadway (1940)

Passed | 73 min | Musical, Mystery, Romance

Eddie sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly who brings her younger sister Pat. Upon seeing Molly ... See full summary »

Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Lana Turner, Joan Blondell, George Murphy, Kent Taylor

Votes: 504

42. Give Out, Sisters (1942)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Music

Peggy (Peggy Ryan)), a messenger, delivers a telegram to The Flamingo Club where the Andrews Sisters (The Andrews Sisters) and Bob Edwards' Orchestra are appearing. Peggy learns that the ... See full summary »

Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Laverne Andrews, Patty Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Grace McDonald

Votes: 64

43. Dancing Feet (1936)

Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery

Peyton Wells (Ben Lyon) rescues Judy Jones (Joan Marsh) from a very dull young man, at a sedate party given for her by her multi-millionaire grandfather Silas P. Jones (Purnell Pratt.) Judy... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Ben Lyon, Joan Marsh, Edward J. Nugent, Isabel Jewell

Votes: 95

44. Rushin' Ballet (1937)

Approved | 11 min | Comedy, Family, Short

While trying to track down Butch, Spanky and Alfalfa get caught up in a dance recital.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Votes: 167

45. Taxi Boy (1986)

95 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

The meeting of Manuel, a lady's dancer, Petrus, an unfortunate gambler, and Corinne, a fast-food waitress. The drifting of three drop-outs, three solitary dreamers, adventurous waverers.

Director: Alain Page | Stars: Richard Berry, Claude Brasseur, Charlotte Valandrey, Evelyne Didi

Votes: 46

46. Die Heartbreakers (1983)

114 min | Drama

Four teenagers in the German Ruhr region try to succeed as a rock band in 1966. A girl tries to join them as a singer but is rejected by them.

Director: Peter F. Bringmann | Stars: Sascha Disselkamp, Maria Ketikidou, Michael Klein, Uwe Bohm

Votes: 131

47. Ne plach po mne, Argentina! (2012– )

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Each of our heroines ends up at a dance school called "Don't cry for me, Argentina!" at the most turbulent time of their lives and each, for her own reason. At this dance school they not ... See full summary »

Stars: Nika Balina, Alena Nyrkova, Vladimir Chuprikov, Nataliya Vdovina

Votes: 18

48. Mudra-Afrique (1980 TV Movie)

57 min | Documentary

The Mudra Afrique was a contemporary dance school founded in Dakar, Senegal in 1977 by Léopold Sédar Senghor and Maurice Béjart, based on a Pan-African philosophy of uniting Africans through the commonalities.

Director: Gudie Lawaetz | Stars: James Hogg, Germaine Acogny, Doudou N'Diaye Rose, Irène Tassembedo

49. Dance of a Dream (2001)

94 min | Comedy, Romance

Namson Lau is a ballroom dancing instructor. On stage, he is a refined and suave gentleman, but in reality, he is cunning and greedy, and dancing has become a mean to strike fortune for him, without any other levels of significance.

Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Andy Lau, Anita Mui, Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Ka-Tung Lam

Votes: 378

50. The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale (2015 TV Movie)

30 min | Animation, Family

When a young ballet dancer learns about a dispiriting pattern with a role she earned in the Nutcracker, she finds help with an unusual mentor.

Directors: M.R. Horhager, Mike Valiquette | Stars: Saara Chaudry, Chloe Gillard, Zoe Fraser, Sara Botsford

Votes: 14