Top 30 Best Tap Dance Scenes in Movies 

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ELEANOR POWELL HER FLOWERS! She's very underated and i hope more people start to watch her legacy, her activism, and generosity. Her, Fred, and Debbie Reynolds inspired me to tap dance as a kid and now as an adult.

I love Melvin 1953 - Donald O'Connor tapping in roller skates before Gene Kelly did it in his movie.

Don't forget the Bob Hope/James Cagney table dance scene from "The Seven little Foys" in 1955. Hope was 53 and Cagney was 56...

Thank you for showing Gregory Hines in Tap he was amazing

Gene Kelly will always be No. 1 to me. Tap dancing in ROLLERSKATES!

Singing in the Rain got left out?? Not even an honorable mention?!?!? C'mon. Yes, every dance number in the movie is top notch, but Gene dancing down the street, getting soaked to the bone, swinging that umbrella and sloshing through puddles is an iconic performance for a reason.

I mean this with the greatest of admiration: black people take dancing to a whole ‘nother level! As they do with many other artistic expressions. So talented!👏👏 ❤

Gregory Hines in White Nights

Growing up I was obsessed with all the classic dance movies! I never missed Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, and many others every weekend. Imagine my delight when I discovered that Buddy Ebson was a talented dancer! Glad to see him in this compilation.

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson should have had more spot up here.

“Tap” was released in 1989. Gregory Hines “carried on the legacy of black rhythmic tap dance …”. He died in 2003 at age 57. Who’s carrying on his legacy? Those scenes of mixed ballet and tap with Mikhail Baryshnikov were amazing! I doubt that anyone could even imitate that.

I always found tap dancing fascinating 🤩

Fred Astaire was born in 1900. So in his most famous movies and their dance sequences, he's middle aged. That's almost geriatric by the standards of that time. He was remarkably fit for the same reasons. Tap dancing is VERY healthy!

Tap dancing is so uplifting and upbeat

I've always fallen in love with seeing tap dancing on screen, especially hearing it.

Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did but she did it backwards and in heels.

ABSOLUTELY! Jumpin' Jive is the very best!!!!!!

Should have just played the full dance and left out the talking.

I see Ann Miller, I click.

Jumpin' Jive HAD TO BE number 1!!!!

Honorable mention? Ha! ‘Moses’ is number one. That choreography is…out of this world.

Chattanooga Choo Choo with Dorothy Dandridge & The Nicholas Brothers, from Sun Valley Serenade. Every bit as good as Jumpin’ Jive.

Thank you ,,, for a wonderful video ,,,,, nice to see some of the GREATS of the dance film stars ,,,, all of them ,,,, THANK YOU ❤

I don't know if it comes under the heading of "tap dancing," but the Paso Doble scene from Strictly Ballroom is electrifying

Those were great movies and talented actors. Too bad we don't have anything like that today.

TOOOO MUUCH SPEECH, AND TOOO LITLE DANCING !!!!

I would have enjoyed seeing more of Donald O'Conner. He was an energetic, talented hoofer! ❤😂

Donald O’Connor, Make ‘em Laugh.

Astaire and Rogers also tap danced on roller skates in 'Shall We Dance?', as did Donald O'Connor in 'I Love Melvin'. Fun Fact: Animators for Jerry the Mouse in 'Anchors Away!' didn't realize until the sequence was finished that they hadn't put in Jerry's reflections on the floor to match Gene Kelly's, so they had to go back and add them. Fun Fact: The Nicholas Brothers' jump-splits are echoed by the Genie and Aladdin at the end of the live-action version of 'Friend Like Me'.

This vid showed us a few we don’t normally associate with tap dancing, Christopher Walkin, James Stewart, Richard Gère, Julie Andrew’s and Mary Tylor Moore which made it worth leaving out famous sequences such as Singin in the Rain.

Donald O Connor for You Can Bounce Right Back being left out is crazyyyyy!

Thank you thank you thank you for featuring all these wonderful tap sequences I loved every minute

Ray Bolger in The Gibson Girls was epic and reportedly filmed in one continuous take

Well deserved No. 1. Sheer brilliance.

dancers who can sing !!! and then act? ! just perfect ! This is the first time ive heard of the condos bros ! WOW I thought I was up on this craft! clearly not ! thank you for this :))) Gregory was taken from us far to early, but the talent he left was learned by so many dances

Thank you! I love to watch dancing, especially tap. This was great.

I just love tap dancing.❤❤❤

Love the movies with dancing

Happy sunday afternoon, Emily. Take care and God bless you, greetings from Colombia to you as well.

Unlike many commentors, I appreciated your narration. Thanks for including some numbers that i hadn’t seen.

Excellent job! I love it! Thank you so much!

Wonderful step back in time!

I took tap dancing for five years as a child so I clicked on this. Loved it. My Dad's cousin was Eleanor Powell. I met her once when I was a young teenager, and she danced at the Eastern States in MA. It was wonderful to watch her. So much skill. As much as I tried to tap, I had two left feet. Thank you for bringing memories back. Also, I loved Gene Kelly in roller skates and 'Singing In The Rain'.

You guys do great work. If I were to remix this slightly, I would show more of the Nicholas brothers in the number one spot. Also, I would find a way to squeeze Danny Kaye in, maybe in honorable mentions. The sequence he led in "Singing in the Rain" is incredible.

Buddy Ebsen could be called an 'anachronism' because he danced like no other way back in the 30's and 40's. In later years, he excelled in Westerns like MGM's Northwest Passage TV series; From the dancing upload, it is apparent that James Stewart had two left feet. Hilarious in a word. Ginger & Fred were impeccable in 'Swing Time'. Vera Ellen in White Christmas. This dance sequence was fusion at its best with a little bit of ballet, soft-shoe, jazz and interpretative dancing all rolled into one. I wonder who Vera's partner was. He was superb. I loved his pant and matching shoes that helped to enhance his intricate foot-work. Ann Miller, that lady with the most gorgeous LEGS in Hollywood was electrifying in her dance numbers from Small Town Girl and Kiss Me Kate. I swear no other Hollywood actress had thighs and calves like our gorgeous Ann. Fred & Eleanor Powell to this day are unbeatable with their Begin the Beguine number from Broadway Melody of 1940. I mustn't forget to mention our sweet Debbie Raynolds, Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor with their Good morning number from Singing in the rain. Great and neat synchronized footwork. Those were the days and years with real champs!!!

Hines, Hines and Dad. Gregory was a part of that fantastic trio. No mention.

This was extremely well thought out and put together!! Bravo! For a beautiful tribute to the greats of old!

That was fun thanks. They're all great.

Jumpin' Jive hands down.

Ann Miller … fantastic. Loved Eleanor Powell too.

Now I wanna see the stormy weather movie lol that was awesome

I'm so glad you included White Nights in here. I really loved that movie !

FANTASTIC!!!!!

The Jumpin Jive splits on teh stairs was a single scene because it was so strenuous. The rest is filmed in he usual way with multiple cameras and dollys and a bunch of takes. At one point you can see their direction marks and scuffs from previous takes on the floor.

The Nicholas Brothers also got to perform in Down Argentine Way, and I also enjoy Ruby Keeler's dance to the 42nd Street title number.

🥰🥰🥰🥰BRAVO BRAVO Great Performance 👍 👌

Yes, Vera Allen (I think) in White Christmas.

Thanks!

OH! Thank you!!!

😮Little Miss Broadway…Danced by Shirley Temple #1 dance of the ages ..

Cagney mentioned in his autobiography that he told them he could tap and then learned how after being offered the role.

I didn't know that Richard Gere could dance and tap like that! Now I like him even more!

Christopher Walken surprised me!

As usual, this site enjoys talking over the entertainment.

Ginger did it in heels!

I think they are all great!! there is no 1 to 30.

Great Great Video ! In my opinion all Fantastic dancers but for me Fred Astaire just stands out !

Ann Miller is my fave tap dancer, Its sad that she died. Ann Miller was a legend

The movie Tap showcased the best!!

Dirty Dancing went a long way in bringing dance to include tap to a whole new generation and creating a sensation that still lives on!

Step in Time from Mary Poppins? That number is impressive both on screen and stage.

A couple of my personal favorites come to mind: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers "They All Laughed" from Shall We Dance and "The Barn Dance" from Summer Stock, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.

Thank you for adding some fresh dances to the usual mix such as Eleanor Powell/James Stewart/& Cast in Hey Babe Hey from Born To Dance, Richard Gere's solo tap dance from Chicago, The Condos Brothers, and Julie Andrews/Mary Tyler Moore from Thoroughly Modern Millie (in the honorable mentions). As usual 30 dances are not enough--you will next have to go to 100.

Brilliant Ann Miller, easter parade my favourite movie musical of all time

Who would chat so much during these iconic scenes? Better to find them online with no interference.

loved ZF

Job well done. I would like to ask that you allow tap performance to speak for itself. You could have made 6 videos with you speaking of the performances in between. Tap is the dance everything else flows around.

Fred Astaire- simply the ❤️ best❤️

The dance scene at the end of "cuties" has to be top 3

I wish tap and musicals would come back. I have a suggestion. Do a compilation of just good dance scenes from some 50s musicals. My vote for #1 is the barn raising dance scene in 7 Brides for 7 Brothers. Then there's Mitzi Gaynor in South Pacific. You could cheat a little and sneak in some of Westside Story and I love the large group dance scene in Beyond the Sea, Kevin Spacey's tribute to Bobby Darin. ❤

I adore watching Fred Astaire dance. I have never admired Gene Kelly; even when acting I found his personality smugly repellent, which overshadowed any talent he might have had in other areas. For my tastes, none of these come close to the talent and charisma of Gregory Hines. I miss him. ❤ Added note: WOW! I haven't seen that much of Ann Miller. She was fantastic! Thanks for this compilation! I truly enjoyed it. Especially some of the early, to me unknown, dancers. (Like all the brother performers,)

Ray Bolger did more than Wizard. How about “The Harvey Girls”? I saw him in person with my mother and her aunt at a Mothers’ Day concert at the Roostertail in Detroit. Fantastic!

WOW

Great choices of some rarely seen numbers well done I know movies have moved on from the all singing all dancing films. How many of todays actors would be able to keep up with these dancers.

If Shirley Temple hadn't been in there somewhere I'd have been disappointed. But how about the routine she and Buddy Ebsen did in Captain January? My personal favourite.

Fred Astaire no one comes near to matching his talent, except maybe Eleanor Powell

Nothing against Gene Kelly in his beautiful dance in roller skates. I'm a big fan of his, but Donald O'Connor tap danced on roller skates in the movie 'I Love Melvin' two years before Gene Kelly did it. Ray Winfield was doing those cool moves before Michael Jackson.

No Mandy? From white christmas?? That's one of my favorites. Although I do love that you put Shirley Temple and Bo Jangles

Süper ❤❤

There are times I wish Anchors Aweigh was a full animated and live action crossover movie, like Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Gregory and Maurice Hines from "The Cotton Club"

I, am, your singing telegram!

Singing In The Rain, known to be the best musical movie ever done....Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds keeping up with them.

Ray Bolger, The Great Zeigfeld.

Astaire was pure class❤ (and his best partner ever Rita Hayword...)

Wow! WOW! Thank you so much! - 2 small nits to pick: you showed (in Singing in the Rain), but did not mention Donald O'Connor!?!?!? maybe I missed it - a vastly under-rated talent - AND! you. didn't mention Henry Le Tang playing the piano in Tap! He was Hines, Hines and Dad's teacher/choreographer (of Eubie! also I believe) - also tap teacher to many, MANY others, famous and not

And how could we ever forget Ann Miller in the larger than life Great American Soup TV commercial?!

Come on….not even an honorable mention for Young Frankenstein’s Putting on the Ritz????

I fancied myself an “expert” in 40’s tap movies, but you, Ms Mojo, have taken the crown from me. I was enthralled with the taps you curated for this video. They were outstanding and many of them I had never seen before. I was particularly happy that you included Vera Ellen and Ann Miller and especially that you actually mentioned by name Vera Ellen’s tap partner. He has to be the least recognized and greatest tap partner ever. So thank you for that! I have liked and subbed your channel and look forward to seeing many more presentations from you in the future! Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed your video.