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The 7 Best Dance Movies Streaming on Netflix
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Even if you have two left feet (or are still perfecting and managing TikTok dance challenges), it’s hard not to enjoy a fun dance movie. From flashy, high-energy musicals to dark ballet dramas, films about dance are as impressive as they are entertaining. And while there are many great dance movies out there, we did the legwork for you and combed through the offerings on streaming giant Netflix to distill their options down to a list of the very best dance movies on Netflix.
Maybe you’re looking for a love story between a well-to-do ballerina and a self-trained street dancer. Maybe you’re in the mood for an inspiring tale about an unlikely dance duo training to win a competition. No matter what you’re into, if you need more high kicks, pirouettes, and breaking battles in your life, here are seven dance movies you should stream on Netflix tonight.
– Additional reporting by Jade Esmeralda
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"Battle"
The storyline may be overdone, but if you love “Step Up” and “Save the Last Dance,” then you’ll definitely enjoy “Battle.” This Norwegian romantic drama revolves around an affluent dancer whose father’s bankruptcy means the end of her formal dance training – that is, until she’s introduced to a hip-hop dancer who wants to teach her new moves.
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"Step Sisters"
This dance comedy takes place on a college campus, where an ambitious step team captain finds herself with surprising new recruits: a pack of hard-partying sorority girls who’ve managed to sully the whole university’s reputation. To save the school’s rep, Jamilah is recruited to teach the uncoordinated Sigma Beta Beta sisters how to dance so they can win Steptacular, an upcoming step competition.
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"Let's Dance"
Similar to “Battle,” this French film follows the love story that unfolds between a hip-hop dancer and an aspiring ballerina after the former takes a job teaching at a top ballet academy in Paris. Predictable? Yes. Totally entertaining? You better believe it.
Watch “Let’s Dance” on Netflix.
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"The Tribe"
In this Spanish comedy, a cleaning woman and vocational street dancer manages to track down the son she gave up for adoption years before: a CEO who recently lost everything, including his memory. Once they’re reunited, the disgraced former CEO begins a new life with his biological mother and her empowering dance group.
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"Girl"
This revolutionary Belgian drama tells the true story of a 15-year-old transgender student who moves in with her supportive father after she’s accepted at a prestigious dance academy in Antwerp, Belgium. Though Lara manages to excel both in her new ballet classes and socially, her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina are challenged by her upcoming sex reassignment surgery.
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"Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker"
This film delivers with a behind-the-scenes look at Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and how the team prepares for their award-nabbing version of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker. The movie is applauded for showcasing the young artists of the dance academy, and how they are determined to pursue their love of dance and art.
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"Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé"
Queen Beyoncé needs no introduction. With “Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé,” fans can get a closer look at her creative process. Spanning across the time period of eight months, the musical icon rehearsed with her musicians and dancers to prepare for the Coachella performance in 2018.
Watch “Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé” on Netflix.
Corinne Sullivan is a PS contributor.
Jade Esmeralda, MS, CSCS, is a Staff Writer, Health & Fitness. A life-long martial artist and dancer, Jade has a strong passion for strength & conditioning, sports science, and human performance. She graduated with a Master of Science degree in Exercise Science and Strength and Conditioning from George Washington University.