Top 20 Most Underrated Dance Scenes in Classic Musicals

These classic musical dance scenes need more love. For this list, we’ll be looking at the jazziest dance movie numbers from before 1980 that we think deserve a little more recognition. Our countdown includes "Yankee Doodle Dandy," "The King and I," "Grease," and more! Which dance scene do YOU think is the most underrated? Let us know in the comments!

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[johnmacon]

The Cagney dance on the stairs was spontaneous—no one knew he was going to do it and he did it in one take!

[wendigo]

The incredible Cyd Charisse is definitely underrated, in my opinion. The lines on that woman were glorious. She had a stunning body for dance, and I found her mesmerizing.

[doublebo]

Donald Oconner is my all time great in “make them laugh”. I am gobsmacked at all his feats but especially the humongous leap he does from sitting at the piano to then sitting on top of the piano, with his legs crossed. Unbelievable strength

[kelleyceccato]

"Fiddler on the Roof" has two numbers that deserve a mention here: "To Life" and "The Bottle Dance." This beautiful film rarely gets the recognition it should.

[dilltheoriginaldog]

The trouble with "Singing in the rain" is that there are no bad scenes - it's almost 100% perfect!

[lindabriggs]

As a young girl. I was enamored by Danny Kay. I would watch his movies whenever the showed up on the television. As a dancer he had the most limber body I had ever seen, and his facial expressions were so memorable. I think Danny talent wasn't as appreciated as much as he should have been.

[eleanorshakespeare]

Can we all agree that Gene Kelly is one of, if not THE best dancer EVER with his ethic and range in dances. Who else could pull off what he did? Can we get a count down of Gene Kelly's best dances?

[suzannecooke]

The roller skate tap: Amazing...and those are steel clamp-on skates, they weigh a ton. He makes it look effortless. Lately, I was most amazed by Robert Wagner's dancing in 'Say One for Me' from 1950. Who knew he had such moves .

[lhcng]

Thank you for mentioning flower drum song. It's a piece that's been constantly forgotten, but still wonderfully executed.

[amylousnowhite]

Stormy Weather is one of the greatest movies ever! The Nicholas Brothers were so talented, Cab has such energy and Lena is a goddess.

[jodiwittman]

I watch The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing scene multiple times a year. The costumes, the energy, the smoothness, the singing, and of course the dancing, ALWAYS puts me in a happy mood.

[cathyrowe]

Good to see the Nicolas Brothers Stormy Weathers tap number and Barn Dance from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

[westcountycrumudgeon]

Thank you for Moses Supposes. It truly does get lost in the other iconic numbers in the musical and it deserves the recognition. It is our family's favorite. The dancing on the desk still leaves me in awe every time we watch it

[iap-ugoy]

I am 82 now but I was a film buff and I saw all these film except one…Ho! How I wish life was like that now…fabulous innocent times….Thank You for the memories.

[rw]

I love the addition of James Cagney who is often most remembered for his tough guy roles rather than his dancing! An often overlooked triple threat!

[doloresbriseno]

Gene Kelly said that one of the reasons the dancing looked so great side by side with him and Donald O'Connor was because dancers have a lead foot. Gene leads with his left while most dancers lead with their right. Donald also leads with his left. That's why they look so much more in sync. I could watch them dance all day long. Wish they had done more movies together.

[heyjude]

I'm so glad you featured that lovely dance with Vera Ellen and Danny Kaye in White Christmas. That was so elegant and packed with talent. Thank you!

[t.s.]

The Nicholas Brothers make everybody else look like they're in traction.

[ktfaye]

Donald O'Conner more than held his own in that Singing in the Rain tap dance with Gene Kelly, something not everyone could do. They were a brilliant pairing.

[hellmuthschreefel]

The amount of talent these old singer/dancer/actors had was truly mind-boggling. They could do pretty much everything ... and then some.