Murder never looked so good.
By spontaneously breaking out into an awesome dance and song number.
Thanks,Fame, for making our high school years seem even lamer.
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Why couldn’t Irene Cara have been in our class?
But don’t think too much about it.
(Good thingRocky Horrorprovides us with an in-depth step-by-step tutorial on exactly how to follow along).
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Just like leave your gold lame hot pants at home.
“Moses,” Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Oh, Gene Kelly.
You make this so hard for us.
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But the technical precision required of Kelly and Donald O’Connor in this tap-dance duet might trump them all.
Give respect where respect is due: It ain’t easy to dance in pleather mini-dresses.
Dream ballet, Oklahoma!
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(1955)
Cowboys and ballet seem to go together about as well as oil and water.
The men of Theta Nu Theta spend them perfecting their stepping and krumping.
And it’s a good thing their nail-biting final dance battle definitely brings the house down.
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Singular sensation, indeed!
It’s a whole 18 minutes long, but worth the attention.
Simply,c’est magnifique.
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In the 1943 film, the duo perform an intricate tap number that even includesleapfrog splits.
With a catchy dance number, of course!
(Watch out for flying cars, though!)
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But the breakdance/ballet number certainly has us cheering like maniacs.
It might just inspire you to buy tickets toSwan Lake.
Just take note: that one won’t involve a motorcycle.
Hard to believe, we know.
Finale, Dirty Dancing (1987)
Do we really need to explain why?
Because Baby and Johnny’s hip-swiveling routine made us wish we could pull off the infamous lift.
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Just as long as Johnny is there to catch us.
Of course, those tight bell-bottoms didn’t hurt his cause either.
If only lodging a giant needle in her heart didn’t prove to be such a killjoy.
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Canned Heat, Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Forget Pedro.
(But then again, based on his inability to even feed a llama properly, maybe not).
Remind us why he didn’t get the girl?
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The Full Monty (1997)
Talk about underdogs.
Moviegoers only got to see the full monty from the backside.
Walking handstands and levitation?
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How could we serve up anything better than that?
‘‘Puttin’ on the Ritz,’' Young Frankenstein
Hit it!
Luckily, the dancing crows still managed to win us over.
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