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That’s Dancing! 1985

The film traces the history of dance on screen, beginning with the earliest moving‑picture experiments after the invention of the camera, moving through the golden age of Hollywood song‑and‑dance movies from the 1920s to the 1960s, and concluding with the emergence of break‑dancing and MTV‑style music videos of the 1980s.

The film traces the history of dance on screen, beginning with the earliest moving‑picture experiments after the invention of the camera, moving through the golden age of Hollywood song‑and‑dance movies from the 1920s to the 1960s, and concluding with the emergence of break‑dancing and MTV‑style music videos of the 1980s.

Does That’s Dancing! have end credit scenes?

No!

That’s Dancing! does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of That’s Dancing!

Explore the complete cast of That’s Dancing!, including both lead and supporting actors. Learn who plays each character, discover their past roles and achievements, and find out what makes this ensemble cast stand out in the world of film and television.


Gwen Verdon

Gwen Verdon

Lola (archive footage)

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli

Self - Host

Robert Helpmann

Robert Helpmann

From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Frances Langford

Frances Langford

From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera

From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)

George Chakiris

George Chakiris

Bernardo

Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds

Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

James Cagney

James Cagney

From 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' (archive footage)

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Self - Host

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

Self - Host

Tony Mordente

Tony Mordente

'West Side Story' dancer

Tucker Smith

Tucker Smith

'West Side Story' dancer

Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly

Self - Host

Tab Hunter

Tab Hunter

From 'Damn Yankees' (archive footage)

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Taina Elg

Taina Elg

From 'Les Girls' (archive footage)

Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)

Howard Keel

Howard Keel

From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Jane Powell

Jane Powell

Ann Miller

Ann Miller

Betty Garrett

Betty Garrett

Ruth Sherwood (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self - Host

Dick Powell

Dick Powell

Ruby Keeler

Ruby Keeler

From '42nd Street' and 'Dames' (archive footage)

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

From 'White Christmas' (archive footage)

Gloria DeHaven

Gloria DeHaven

From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)

Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson

From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers

From 'Cover Girl' (archive footage)

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

Harve Presnell

Harve Presnell

From 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown' (archive footage)

Arlene Dahl

Arlene Dahl

From 'Three Little Words' (archive footage)

Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

Vera-Ellen

Vera-Ellen

Dan Dailey

Dan Dailey

Michael Kidd

Michael Kidd

From 'It's Always Fair Weather' (archive footage)

Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas

From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)

Harvey Evans

Harvey Evans

'West Side Story' dancer

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)

Robert Banas

Robert Banas

'West Side Story ' dancer

Bert Michaels

Bert Michaels

'West Side Story' dancer

Loïe Fuller

Loïe Fuller

Patsy Ruth Miller

Patsy Ruth Miller

From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)

Juliet Prowse

Juliet Prowse

From 'Can-Can' (archive footage)

Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen

From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Alex Romero

Alex Romero

From 'On the Town' (archive footage)

Lauren Peterson

Lauren Peterson

Ballet student with Gene Kelly

Red Skelton

Red Skelton

From 'Bathing Beauty' (archive footage)

Leroy Daniels

Leroy Daniels

From 'The Band Wagon' (archive footage)

Tommy Abbott

Tommy Abbott

'West Side Story' dancer

David Bean

David Bean

'West Side Story' dancer

Francesca Bellini

Francesca Bellini

'West Side Story' dancer

Erik Bruhn

Erik Bruhn

From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)

Carole D'Andrea

Carole D'Andrea

'West Side Story' dancer

Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan

Eliot Feld

Eliot Feld

'West Side Story' dancer

Barbara Hancock

Barbara Hancock

From 'Finian's Rainbow' (archive footage)

Carol Haney

Carol Haney

Marine Jahan

Marine Jahan

From 'Flashdance' (archive footage)

Zizi Jeanmaire

Zizi Jeanmaire

From 'Hans Christian Andersen' (archive footage)

Charles Laskey

Charles Laskey

From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage)

George Murphy

George Murphy

From 'Broadway Rhythm' (archive footage)

Rudolf Nureyev

Rudolf Nureyev

Susan Oakes

Susan Oakes

'West Side Story' dancer

Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell

Ron Randell

Ron Randell

From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Reiko Sato

Reiko Sato

From 'Kismet' (archive footage)

Wini Shaw

Wini Shaw

From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage)

Moira Shearer

Moira Shearer

From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)

Sid Silvers

Sid Silvers

From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Self

Lilyan Tashman

Lilyan Tashman

From 'So This is Paris' (archive footage)

Scooter Teague

Scooter Teague

Tamara Toumanova

Tamara Toumanova

From 'Tonight We Sing' (archive footage)

Gina Trikonis

Gina Trikonis

'West Side Story' dancer

Bobby Van

Bobby Van

From 'Small Town Girl' and 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

Yuriko

Yuriko

From 'The King and I' (archive footage)

Vera Zorina

Vera Zorina

From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage)

Bill Robinson

Bill Robinson

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That’s Dancing! Themes and Keywords

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That’s Dancing! Other Names and Titles

Explore the various alternative titles, translations, and other names used for That’s Dancing! across different regions and languages. Understand how the film is marketed and recognized worldwide.


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