THEME EXPLORATION

ballroom dancing

7 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
How to Dance
How to Dance
1953 · Jack Kinney
Happy Feet Two
Happy Feet Two
2011 · George Miller
Balls to the Wall
Balls to the Wall
2011 · Penelope Spheeris
Give Me Five
Give Me Five
1980 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
Go Go Tales
Go Go Tales
2008 · Abel Ferrara
Strictly Ballroom
Strictly Ballroom
1992 · Baz Luhrmann
The Whoopee Party
The Whoopee Party
1932 · Wilfred Jackson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Emile Ardolino USA

Directed 'Dirty Dancing' (1987), the quintessential film that romanticizes ballroom and Latin dance as a transformative cultural and intimate experience.

 Baz Luhrmann Australia

Created 'Strictly Ballroom' (1992), a visually extravagant exploration of competitive ballroom dancing that blends personal rebellion with the discipline and passion of the dance world.