To Alice, Bette's the dancer to beat: Jennifer Beals gained fame as a dancer in Flashdance.
At the 1970's-inspired costume party disco dance, Pam Grier sports a fake afro, which is what she had, for real, in that era's blaxploitation films, especially iconic in Coffy.
While Jennifer Beals is known for her role in Flashdance, Marine Jahan was Jennifer Beals' body double for the dancing scenes. Jahan was kept hidden from the press because the filmmakers did not want to ruin the illusion. Her leap through the air in the audition scene was done by gymnast Sharon Shapiro and the break-dancing was done by Crazy Legs.