What do dance scenes add to a movie? It’s still going on: Witness the mainstream success of “La La Land,” a film in the golden age mold. Taking stock of film’s dance treasury to pick the paragons was an irresistible challenge. In making my choices for the best dance scenes, I looked at several factors: mastery of technique, imaginative choreography, quality of the music — this is very important — and design and storytelling. Whether it’s a masterpiece of steps and skill, or an intentionally funny, hot mess, or a dreamscape that’s intriguingly weird — dancing that moves you is great dancing.

Source: Washington Post November 08, 2018 15:53 UTC