Most memorable dance moments in musicals?

I was watching some of Guys and Dolls tonight on TCM after the Brando tv special (which I found a bit too filled with stuff I already knew but worth it alone for that 2 minute clip of him and Monty Clift goofing around in home movies). Anyway to me the best aspect of the movie, is that we have much of Michael Kidd's original choreography preserved--I don't think anyone else can ever top his Craps Ballet with new choreography in my eye--just the basic poses used are SO perfect and distinctive.

So that's on my list--what other moments do you think really are a quintessential part of their musical--even now years after maybe that original choreography has been done?

Some random quick ones off the top of my head. Agnes DeMille's work in Oklahoma's dream ballet (it's great the movie kept all her choreographya dn too bad Carousel replaced most of hers and later movies like Brigadoon didn't use ANY of her apparantly remarkable dances)

Steam Heat in Pajama Game and Rich Man's Frug in Charity top my essential Fosse--impossible to improve ones though obviously he has a ton.

(from clips alone I have to include WMichael Bennett's Who's that Woman from Follies)

Anyway I'd love to read people's favorites--and if it's not from the original production than say which version

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Did they not use Jerry Robbins's choreography?

Speaking of Robbins--West Side Story is filled with great moments (one often forgotten, cuz the film dropped it, is the Somewhere ballet) but my fave for sure is Cool.

Guys & Dolls London
-"Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat" and the Havana scene were both breathtaking

A Chorus Line Revival
-The finale and "The Music and the Mirrors"

pick anything from 'an american in paris'.

Guys and Dolls in London was amazing for choreography

I also have to say that Fame the musical (OLC) the choreography was mind blowing(since been watered down), i did the show for 2 years and it almost killed me.

Chorus Line as well is great and i love some of the choreography in Carrie (In is awesome)

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Singing in the Rain.

Try as you might, you can't forget it! HAHA!

Who amonmg us hasn't tried to re-create the moment anytime there's a storm cloud and an umbrella nearby???

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Every moment of Michael Bennett's Ballroom.

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I adore "Singin' in the Rain" too! It's playing in my town right now, and it's so cool seeing people prancing around in real rain on a stage....cool!

And though I know it isn't much for coreography, or even dancing, the orgy scene in Pippin is quite memorable. I mean, how often do you see that sort of thing on the stage?

Everything in:

Singing in the Rain
Sweet Charity
An American in Paris

I also enjoy the final performances in Center Stage.

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I actually agree with probably all of your comments, but one that always sticks in my mind as being totally incredible is Ann Miller's tap performance to 'Too Darn Hot' in the movie Kiss me Kate.

To make it even better the NFT in London showed the movie in 3D a few years ago and it was totally incredible.

There's so much wrong with that Kate movie but that sequence (and the dancing in general) certainly isn't one of them. MAN she was something. I've always hoped somehow they could release that movie (and the same year's Hitchcock 3D--Dial M for Murder--oddly another Broadway adaptation) in their real 3D for DVD

Cheesy time: Those first few beats of "42nd Street" with just the feet and then that whole opening.

I'd have to say "Chorus Line" has tons. The opening, "Music and the Mirror," and "One" just tip the iceberg.

My personal favorite though is "The Small House of Uncle Thomas."

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Was the feet openign for 42nd street just the revival or in the Champion original?

I always forget Robbins choreographed Kign and I--thank God his Uncle Tom was kept on film--gorgeous

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