Actors with Dancing Talent
Actors with Dancing Talent
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#0Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/19/05 at 9:37pm
Who are some actors you know of who aren't known primarily for their dancing (i.e. not Chita Rivera), but who can dance?
Julia Stiles
Keri Russell
Elizabeth Berkley
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#1re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/19/05 at 9:42pmA lot of Julia Stiles' (good) ballet shots were danced by a double in SAVE THE LAST DANCE. I hardly consider her a dancer.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#2re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/19/05 at 9:44pm
Ewan McGregor. After Guys and Dolls started I read a lot of reviews that were just shocked that he could dance so well.
Does Catherine Zeta-Jones count as not known primarily for dancing? Even though she's been a professional since what, 17?
Renee Zellweger
I guess OH GOD I forget her name. WHY do I forget her name..the one from Pretty in Pink who was in Cabaret? URGH brain freeze
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MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#3re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/19/05 at 9:47pmWell, I enjoyed her dancing in Ten Things I Hate About You, Glebb. She's definitely got rhythm.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#5re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/19/05 at 10:39pmplease don't forget that tap dancin' tornado--christopher walken.
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bunchamuncha
Leading Actor Joined: 3/7/05
#6re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/19/05 at 11:04pmCharlize Theron, Jenna Elfman and Neve Campbell were all ballet trained. And one of my faves, Audrey Hepburn.
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MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#7re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/19/05 at 11:05pm
Good pick, Garland.
Some more:
Victoria Rowell
Finola Hughes
Jeff Fahey
Lea Thompson
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#8re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/19/05 at 11:13pmJulia DEFINITELY had a double in STLD. However, she did get very fit, and take as much dance as possible to train for it, so I commend her. But, a rigorous dance schedule doesn't make up for a life of not being in classes. She did a good job, though.
awkward.
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MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#9re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/19/05 at 11:18pmI assume Marisa Tomei can dance if she was going to be in Sweet Charity.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
bwayfan3
Broadway Star Joined: 10/11/04
#10re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/19/05 at 11:39pmJennifer Garner is also a trained ballet dancer. That's why she's so graceful when she's kicking butt on alias.
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#11re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 12:22am
It might be a bit of a stretch to call Carmen Electra an "actor", but she can move pretty well.
Carmen Electra & The Pussycat Dolls
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
Updated On: 9/20/05 at 12:22 AM
#12re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 8:26am
I like Julia Stiles. I just think she would be amongst the first to be cut at an audition for a ballet company.
Neve is very good in ballet slippers and not too bad en pointe. She is a real ballet dancer. Jane Seymour and Emma Samms were also real ballet dancers - well trained and with potential to make it as ballet dancers. Do we consider Jane Krakowski an actress with dance talent (she's a real ballet dancer too) or a dancer with acting talent?
PS - I knew Jeff Fahey at the Joffrey School and he was a very good dancer with perfect ballet legs and feet.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#13re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 8:28amNeve Campbell looked great in The Company, though the film itself left me a little dazed and confused...but she definitely had the training to back up the character.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
#14re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 8:31am
Opps, sorry MrMidwest.
I've just reread the first post and see that I should have not brought Jane Krakowski into this thread.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#15re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 9:37am
Oooo...i LOVED The Company...Neve was, indeed, brilliant in that film.
It was bizarre, to be sure, but...impressive and beautiful and simple at the same time. It is a film in its own class.
I dug it.
Don't forget Megan Mullaly, either. Trained and beautiful dancer.
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Updated On: 9/20/05 at 09:37 AM
#16re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 10:00amummm....john o'hurley? ha ha.
Mind is Mantra.
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#17re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 10:37am
"I like Julia Stiles. I just think she would be amongst the first to be cut at an audition for a ballet company."
You're probably right, but I do think that she dances to hip hop with great energy and flow.
I did realize that she was doubled for part of STLD for anyone who thinks I'm that dumb. :-P It was pretty obvious.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#18re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 10:35pmVanessa Williams' dancing in Dance With Me was pretty impressive, I thought.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
#19re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 10:37pmGorgeous!
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#20re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 10:39pm
(Sorry in advance for going back to the beginning of this thread) BUT...
Julia Stiles didn't do any of her own dance in STLD, I know her double (Chrissy Whitehead), have taken class from her, and she is PRETTY DARN AMAZING.
I don't know where i was going with that. I'm done.
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#21re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 10:40pmShe did some of it.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
kissmycookie
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/21/04
#22re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/20/05 at 11:20pmClaire Danes was featured in this past Sunday's NYTimes as returning to the world of dance, for PS1 here in NY.
#23re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/21/05 at 8:42amI believe Lea Thompson is a graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts - ballet division.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#24re: Actors with Dancing Talent
Posted: 9/21/05 at 8:53am
Justine Bateman was a super for Joffrey in The Taming of The Shrew at the Dorothy Chandler in L.A. and Cynthia Gibb was a super for Joffrey in Romeo and Juliet at the Dorothy Chandler in L.A.
They were both ballet dancers.
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
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