Best Dance movies of 1980s

Actors : Ramarajan, Kanaka, Santhana Bharathi, Chandrasekhar,
Directors : Gangai Amaran,

Two folk dancers fall in love in rural Tamil Nadu.

Actors : Wilson Lam, Eric Tsang, Lap-Man Tan, Joey Wang,
Directors : Clara Law,

A woman (Joey Wang) is cursed with beauty in China and becomes prey for men. Raped by the prefect of her ballet school and sent to work camp, she escapes to decadent Hong Kong by marrying a...

Actors : Richard E. Grant, Cassie Stuart, Bill Paterson, Charles Dance,
Directors : Stephen Poliakoff,

Sharon Newton (Cassie Stuart) leads the uncooperative James Richards (Charles Dance) into a world of misplaced government secrets, capitalistic artists and bungling secret agents. Will the ...

Actors : Silvia Seidel, Patrick Bach, Günther Maria Halmer, Jon Peterson,
Directors : Frank Strecker,

The story of young ballerina Anna, as she becomes a professional dancer and is ready to leave Munich and move across the Atlantic to New York.

Actors : Michelle Nicastro, Cameron Dye, Lorenzo Lamas, Vicki Frederick,
Directors : Marcelo Epstein,

Chilly is just a guy from the streets with a talent for break-dancing. When his wicked moves catch the eye of an industry pro, Chilly finds his dreams of fame and fortune coming true, for better or for worse.

Actors : Cindy Ferda, James Carroll Jordan, J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner, John Henry Richardson,
Directors : James Shyman,

A female cop goes undercover as a dancer at an old theater to catch a serial killer who has been murdering women auditioning for a musical.

Actors : Martha Plimpton, Jami Gertz, George Peppard, Bruce Payne,
Directors : Carl Schenkel,

A ballet dancer is affected with cancer.

Actors : Mandakini, Mithun Chakraborty, Shakti Kapoor, Smita Patil,
Directors : Babbar Subhash,

Orphaned as kids, Radha and her brother Ramu make their living by dancing and singing in small functions. Ramu makes it big in the music world.

Actors : Claude Brasseur, Tonya Kinzinger, Patrick Dupond, Alain Delon,
Directors : Gilles Béhat,

Police Inspector Michel Eparvier investigates a crime tied to a dance class held by charismatic handicapped dance instructor Alan Wolf, who seems to be involved with some of his students, despite his disability.

Actors : Mario Carotenuto, Philippe Leroy, Adriano Celentano, Enrico Montesano,
Directors : Pasquale Festa Campanile,

Two episodes: A roman coachman fulfills the dream of his life and meets the Pope. A priest crazy about dancing wins the first prize in a contest.

Actors : Eric Gurry, Patty Duke, Mary Tanner Bailey, Pamela Adlon,
Directors : Paul Schneider,

Milly is annoyed whenever her mom tells her to behave more appropriate for a girl. She's just not interested in fancy dresses or prom dances. Some day her best friend's little brother ...

Actors : Alessandra Ferri, Tommy Rall, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leslie Browne,
Directors : Herbert Ross,

A successful aging dancer takes a young female protegee.

Actors : Jaya Prada, Sarath Babu, Kamal Haasan, Arun Kumar,
Directors : K. Viswanath,

The life of a person who dedicated his entire life for dance.

Actors : Rebecca Jenkins, Michael Ontkean, Luke Reilly, Chad Krowchuk,
Directors : Anne Wheeler,

Story about a WWII wife & mother who joins a local dance band to provide for family while husband at war. Romantic involvement with one of the band members make her decisions difficult when...

Actors : Candie Evans, Becky LeBeau, Farley Maynard, Kitten Natividad,
Directors : Ed Hansen,

A school for strippers is in financial trouble. They audition for The Big Strip Joint Owner, and he's pleased, except that the new girl can't make herself take her clothes off. After ...

Actors : David Sluga, Kaja Stiglic, Primoz Longyka, Vera Per,
Directors : Tugo Stiglic,

Three years later, Tomaz meets Milena in Ljubljana where she practices dancing. In order to spend more time with her, Tomaz enrolls at the dance club where he finds many new friends. As the...

Actors : Mimi Lesseos, Jan Sebastian, Tray Loren, Trudy Adams,

Lisa has a grandfather called Killer Kane, who stopped Wrestling after he killed someone while performing "the snap". Her only wish is to become a wrestler herself. To achieve this, she ...

Actors : Tiana Alexandra, Rod Steiger, Brian Thompson, David Dukes,
Directors : Joel Silberg,

A cop goes undercover in to infiltrate a drug ring as Cinderella Pu, a Chinese dancer with a unique martial arts style. An agent, who is actually at the center of the ring, is attracted by Pu and claims he can make her a star.

Actors : Aldo Ralli, Robert Gligorov, Sandra Venturini, Francesco Romei,
Directors : Lorenzo Onorati,

Young, sadistic and uncharacteristically introspective Caligula falls for a black slave girl who serves as exotic dancer at his court. However, she's secretly working for his cousin who plans to overthrow him. Will love conquer all?

Actors : Gary McCleery, Laurent Terzieff, Jennifer Connelly, Olimpia Carlisi,
Directors : Peter Del Monte,

An American ballerina arrives in Hungary to enroll in a ballet school and it soon becomes apparent that things are not what they seem.