Top 20 Celebrities That Are Surprisingly Good Dancers

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  • Sure they can act, but these are the celebrities that are surprisingly good dancers. For this list we’re looking at celebrities you wouldn’t necessarily think of having good rhythm, but can still cut a rug with the best of them. Our countdown includes Amy Adams, Sam Rockwell, Vin Diesel, and more! MsMojo ranks the celebrities that are surprisingly good dancers. Were you surprised these actors could dance? Let us know in the comments!
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  • @kathybrown9472
    @kathybrown9472 3 роки тому +676

    Add John Travolta to the list. He’s better than some of your top 20 listers.

    • @diagonotter
      @diagonotter 2 роки тому +83

      I think since his break out movie was a dance movie, it's not considered a surprise.

    • @outofmymindart
      @outofmymindart 2 роки тому +63

      That’s no secret. We all know he’s a fabulous dancer.

    • @Anjies74
      @Anjies74 2 роки тому +8

      I agree!!!!!!!

    • @lindoyaloureiro1751
      @lindoyaloureiro1751 2 роки тому +20

      I agree! Travolta is brilliant!

    • @conan_614Music
      @conan_614Music 2 роки тому +35

      He is on another level. Can't put him in this list.

  • @SunflowerMonroe7612
    @SunflowerMonroe7612 2 роки тому +144

    Richard Gere should be on here! That tap dance scene in Chicago was actually him, and he rehearsed for weeks just to get it right. It's very impressive! 👏👏👏

  • @kirstyjones2530
    @kirstyjones2530 2 роки тому +38

    I am slightly surprised the late Patrick Swayze was not mentioned. Also no John Travolta or Channing Tatum. The wonderful Sophia Loren should also get a mention, she can act, sing and dance beautifully.

    • @mariahgrimes207
      @mariahgrimes207 3 місяці тому +1

      We all knew they were good dancers!
      These are people you may not have known.

  • @merianharper9551
    @merianharper9551 2 роки тому +82

    I feel old. None of my generation was represented. Alan Rickman, Patrick Swayze, Antonio Banderas, John Travolta....omg those men could dance for me anytime.

    • @Tazzy5
      @Tazzy5 2 роки тому +6

      John Travolta was the big woman that Chris Walken was dancing with in the Hairspray clip lol. But I feel ya!

    • @robinholbrook6576
      @robinholbrook6576 2 роки тому +2

      Lol And Fred Astaire? I grew up watching him! I’m 75 and he’s STILL my ideal!

    • @emilyschmidt8730
      @emilyschmidt8730 2 роки тому +3

      None of these men are "surprisingly" good dancers, per the title of the video. They are well known.

    • @bluewaters3100
      @bluewaters3100 Рік тому

      I just finished watching the American Dance awards from 1994. They featured Patrick Swatche dancing with his wife Lisa Neime. Talk about wonderful dancing. They first met each other when Lisa was 14 at his mom's dance studio and got married when she was 19. They have been dancing together for a very long time and it shows.

    • @kathleencurry6876
      @kathleencurry6876 Рік тому +1

      Read the title of the article 🤣🤣🤣

  • @SusanSloate
    @SusanSloate 3 роки тому +353

    Would have loved to see Hugh Jackman in here. He was named the Best Dancer on Broadway, though he isn't primarily a dancer, and in fact I was sure he'd be on the list. Sorry you missed him!

    • @maureencollins5177
      @maureencollins5177 3 роки тому +6

      He would make more sense the Walken, who was a hoofer before he made it as an actor.

    • @saturnianali8r
      @saturnianali8r 3 роки тому +18

      Dances regularly. He's not a "Surprisingly Good Dancer".

    • @ricmarc7156
      @ricmarc7156 3 роки тому +8

      he's done multiple musicals. he's a singer, dancer, actor.

    • @Ketutar
      @Ketutar 3 роки тому +11

      So he surprised you by being able to dance? This isn't "Celebrities who are good dancers" but "Celebrities That Are Surprisingly Good Dancers".

    • @lucapellari5985
      @lucapellari5985 2 роки тому

      Sim!!!!

  • @twood6669
    @twood6669 3 роки тому +309

    I love seeing Sam Rockwell dance in all his movies. He just makes them so fun to watch.

  • @melindaweasenforth1206
    @melindaweasenforth1206 3 роки тому +453

    I agree Patrick Swayze was the best he may be gone but never forgotten

    • @ricmarc7156
      @ricmarc7156 3 роки тому +25

      h3e was a professional dancer before he was an actor. his mother ran a dance studio.

    • @mariobrosxsuper
      @mariobrosxsuper 2 роки тому +18

      P S, He's a professional ballet dancer...Same goes with Jean Claude Van Damme, Bruce Lee is also a professional Cha Cha ballroom instructor before they hit off big time in Hollywood🕺💃👯‍♂️

    • @johnb.t.1244
      @johnb.t.1244 2 роки тому +4

      @@mariobrosxsuper Wow I did not know that

    • @terrywc.8332
      @terrywc.8332 Рік тому +11

      He was so graceful . His dance move in dirty dancing was excellent.

    • @magsmcgee4728
      @magsmcgee4728 Рік тому +1

      And his wife 👌🕺💃

  • @DeniseGeelhart
    @DeniseGeelhart 2 роки тому +52

    You failed to mention that Alfonso Ribeiro was trained in dance. He played "The Tap Dance Kid" on Broadway and even danced in a Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial as a child.

  • @juliawalsh7934
    @juliawalsh7934 2 роки тому +76

    Christopher Walken dancing in the Weapon of Choice is my all-time favorite!

  • @DrRestezi
    @DrRestezi 3 роки тому +85

    Is there anything that Christian Bale can't do? He even did his own magic tricks in The Prestige.

  • @mj0037
    @mj0037 3 роки тому +57

    Morgan Freeman studied ballet. I saw him bust a few graceful moves in a movie.

  • @forevercovfefe9369
    @forevercovfefe9369 3 роки тому +24

    You forgot John Travolta. How Vin Diesel and Obama made this list is a head scratcher.

  • @celestialrealm9820
    @celestialrealm9820 3 роки тому +302

    Watching Richard Gere brilliantly tap dance in Chicago was such a pleasant shock.

    • @marcosnonato
      @marcosnonato 3 роки тому +29

      Richard Gere has a movie called "Shall We Dance?" where he takes dance lessons with Jennifer Lopez. The movie is really nice. I remember going to the cinema with my mom and we came home and start dancing in the garage.

    • @frequentswaflyer6562
      @frequentswaflyer6562 3 роки тому +10

      I agree!! When I saw him dance in Chicago my jaw dropped!

    • @Rachelleluluful
      @Rachelleluluful 3 роки тому +8

      Also in the movie Shall We Dance...so good!

    • @AnnaMaria-oy1fp
      @AnnaMaria-oy1fp 3 роки тому +6

      He was on Broadway musicals. Not surprising.

    • @ricmarc7156
      @ricmarc7156 3 роки тому +3

      him singing and me not wanting to put an ice pick in my ears was amazing.

  • @joshuaterry4076
    @joshuaterry4076 3 роки тому +592

    Is it me? Or did you guys forget about John Travolta who is another among a handful of successful celebrities that can not only dance, but sing as well?

    • @ashleydowney1222
      @ashleydowney1222 3 роки тому +18

      John Travolta's dancing is better than his singing. I love Grease but not his singing in it. I also loved Hairspray but not his singing.

    • @SusanSloate
      @SusanSloate 3 роки тому +28

      Even more surprising, in the Christopher Walken clip, he's dancing with Travolta! So why didn't John make it here? Because SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER was 40 years ago?

    • @karlsmith2570
      @karlsmith2570 3 роки тому +17

      @@SusanSloate then you should check out the Fatboy Slim music video for "Weapon Of Choice"
      Walken has some serious dancing chops

    • @SusanSloate
      @SusanSloate 3 роки тому +4

      @@karlsmith2570 Will do. Thanks for the heads up!

    • @terrytari1891
      @terrytari1891 3 роки тому +2

      Don't worry cute Johnny was on that List! If you ask him he will give you a free dance audition especially if you're a cute guy, Suga!

  • @neonh161
    @neonh161 3 роки тому +7

    John Travolta, Patrick Swayze, Cuba Gooding Jnr, Idris Elba, Hugh Jackman, Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, the list is endless..

  • @thegatlingirls
    @thegatlingirls 3 роки тому +81

    I guess whoever made this had no clue that Alfonso Ribeiro has been dancing since he was a child, was on Broadway as the “Tap Dance Kid” which led to him being in the commercials with Michael Jackson!!

  • @Nina-rg8es
    @Nina-rg8es 3 роки тому +210

    Joseph Gordon- Levitt dancing to Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation was surprising and kick a$$ !

  • @guillermovillarreal8594
    @guillermovillarreal8594 3 роки тому +70

    I thought for sure Hugh Jackman would be on the list. He can surely tap dance very well.

    • @emilyschmidt8730
      @emilyschmidt8730 2 роки тому +4

      He's not "surprisingly" good. His skills are well known

  • @BriarwoodJulie
    @BriarwoodJulie 2 роки тому +57

    You forgot Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Jerry Orbach, Hugh Jackman, the entire cast of "Chicago" (Gere, Zellweger, Zeta Jones).

  • @nancymontgomery8897
    @nancymontgomery8897 3 роки тому +92

    Charles Durning (ballroom), Robert Duvall (tango), and Steve Martin (tap) were/are also gifted dancers. And Frank Sinatra did an excellent job tap dancing with Gene Kelly.

    • @amethystanne4586
      @amethystanne4586 Рік тому +1

      Those 3 men being dancers surprised me. Thank you!
      I have seen videos of Steve Martin playing banjo. The tap dancing surprised me.
      Charles Durning was an actor with an amazing repertoire of skills. Comedy, drama, etc. He was in NCIS, as a WWII veteran. It was so powerful of an episode I just had to buy it off Amazon.
      Robert Duvall was in alot of movies. The one that I watch when needing a lift is “Secondhand Lions”. He had serious moves in the fight scene against 4(?) 20-something boys. It should have not been surprising to be told he was a dancer.

    • @brookelondon8029
      @brookelondon8029 4 місяці тому

      You might want to look at videos of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. He was a perfectionist and they would do 42 takes before he was satisfied. There was also no cutting. Every dance was done in one take. Amazing! And you also might look at some of the black dancers in the movie cotton club. The Nicholas Brother and others will astound you! Tap with Greg Hines will knock your socks off when you see these older dancers. Enjoy!

    • @enyo24
      @enyo24 4 місяці тому

      Actors and actresses in the ‘old days’ used to be required to be able to sing, dance, act, and usually play some kind of musical instrument. They were marketed on more than one skill.

  • @parisgreen4600
    @parisgreen4600 3 роки тому +90

    Always a pleasure to see Christopher Walken in that "Weapon of Choice" video. I still remember when I first saw it - the part where he rings for the elevator - and I was like "What on earth did I just watch?" (in a good way).

  • @RoseTylerxx
    @RoseTylerxx 3 роки тому +175

    Amy Adams proved she could dance as far back as 'Enchanted'! The So Close scene is such a stunning dance!

    • @carag2567
      @carag2567 3 роки тому +15

      She also dances in Drop Dead Gorgeous WAY before Enchanted 😍

    • @christineribone9351
      @christineribone9351 Рік тому

      She'horrible

    • @fifimorrison1804
      @fifimorrison1804 Рік тому +2

      Well she started as a dancer, just like many other people on this list before going to Hollywood

    • @sjam1159
      @sjam1159 Рік тому +1

      Amy Adams also can sing to!

    • @Seilolo
      @Seilolo 8 місяців тому

      Why do you say that?

  • @AnaBowlova
    @AnaBowlova 3 роки тому +137

    Salma Hayek was definitely a 'wow' surprise for me, but my real surprise was not seeing Catherine Zeta-Jones who should also be on that top list. Her perfomance in Chicago and her moves on Entrapment top it all as unbeatable. Bruce Willis on Friends when he dances in front of a mirror (watched only by the character Ross who hides under the bed) is a memorable scene too! :)

    • @marylouyund8499
      @marylouyund8499 Рік тому +5

      Catherine Zeta-Jones in Zorro.

    • @alabamagigi2218
      @alabamagigi2218 Рік тому +13

      Zeta-Jones was pregnant when she filmed Chicago. Even more impressive

    • @AnaBowlova
      @AnaBowlova Рік тому +9

      @@alabamagigi2218 Yes!! She should be on top of that list, not the missing one, at least, please...

  • @Verawnique
    @Verawnique 3 роки тому +25

    Christopher was a dance teacher before acting...no wonder he moves so beautifully...

    • @robinpajerek8007
      @robinpajerek8007 3 роки тому +1

      Christopher Was on Broadway starring as Ralph in Sound of Music when he was young. So he was dancing since he was a child.

  • @MamaPinks
    @MamaPinks 3 роки тому +48

    Sam Rockwell! I went to high school with him at the school of the arts in SF. Such fun memories!

  • @blackrose30333
    @blackrose30333 3 роки тому +151

    Hugh Jackson stared in a musical and danced through half of the songs.

    • @jalabi99
      @jalabi99 3 роки тому +3

      In multiple musicals. And he hosted the Tonys. Dude knows how to dance!

    • @drjones6567
      @drjones6567 3 роки тому +2

      No kidding. What a terrible list

    • @saturnianali8r
      @saturnianali8r 3 роки тому +5

      I love Jackman, but he dances all the time. He's not a "Surprisingly Good Dancer".

    • @benkalem
      @benkalem 3 роки тому +5

      List was about surprisingly good dancers. Jackman's skills are well documented, and they aren't a surprise to anyone at this point. Granted, there were a few others like him, who have always been known for their dancing, throughout their careers.

    • @kishannaconandoyle1907
      @kishannaconandoyle1907 2 роки тому

      @@benkalem surprisingly? For who? Some of them are well known as dancers: Christian Bale, Christopher Walken....
      PS: sorry this is not on you. I think authors put wrong title.

  • @CarolHardesty
    @CarolHardesty 2 роки тому +94

    I'm surprised you guys didn't mention Jim Carrey. I've seen clips of him dancing on "In Living Color" and "The Mask"; he's REALLY good.

    • @Hozer42
      @Hozer42 2 роки тому +6

      And "Once Bitten"

    • @raegansdrivingescapades4110
      @raegansdrivingescapades4110 Рік тому +3

      @@Hozer42 so many have never even heard of that movie. It was one of my favorites when i was young

    • @sandraoz8505
      @sandraoz8505 4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you!
      Reading comments looking for Jim Carrey ❤ The Mask was amazing

  • @lamonamaxwell6888
    @lamonamaxwell6888 Рік тому +27

    Fun fact: Ryan Gosling can also sing, he was on the Mickey Mouse Club with Justin Timberlake, Brittany Spears, and Christina Aguilera

  • @donnaarmstrong1193
    @donnaarmstrong1193 3 роки тому +30

    Does NO ONE remember Alphonso Ribiero as a little boy, damcing a la MJ in the Pepsi commercial? We knew he could dance way before we ever saw him acting.

    • @maureencollins5177
      @maureencollins5177 2 роки тому +1

      Alfonso starred in a show on Broadway called The Tap Dance Kid. That's how he ended up in the Pepsi commercial and then Silver Spoons.

    • @carlafoxworth3501
      @carlafoxworth3501 2 роки тому

      Just looked that one up - great flashback!

  • @AuthorGuy1
    @AuthorGuy1 3 роки тому +23

    One of the best things about the movie Mr. Right was the way Sam Rockwell employed dancing in his role as an assassin. Terrific role.

    • @bethcook9410
      @bethcook9410 Рік тому +2

      I agree 100%! Also, Anna Kendrick was perfect as his Mrs

  • @beckv8526
    @beckv8526 3 роки тому +60

    I was completely floored by Christopher Walken dancing! Joseph Gordon- Levitt is amazing! This was fun.

    • @jeannefoster5594
      @jeannefoster5594 2 роки тому

      Walken’s strip tease in Pennies From Heaven is superb!

    • @misred1
      @misred1 Рік тому +3

      Look him up on youtube or the internet Christopher Walken dancing in the Weapon of Choice , the man can dance

    • @madelineprokop3556
      @madelineprokop3556 Рік тому

      First time I saw Christopher Walken dance was on a TV special "Night of 100 Stars." I was floored.

  • @peterswanson9590
    @peterswanson9590 3 роки тому +166

    I like this list, and am particularly pleased that it includes Christopher Walken, a professional-caliber tap dancer. One unforgivable omission is Neve Campbell, who was offered a position with the Joffrey Ballet after filming The Company. That offer acknowledges her commitment to hundreds of hours of extremely hard work, and must be applauded.
    A personal Honorable Mention: Christina Applegate, whose unchoreographed frivolity runs with the credits of both View From the Top and The Sweetest Thing. The girl has great rhythm, and an extremely mobile torso.

    • @Caroline-rv8wy
      @Caroline-rv8wy 2 роки тому +11

      I went to the same ballet school as Neve Campbell as a kid, but she's a few years older and was at a much higher level. My mom still has the recital program with her name in it.

    • @Helz777
      @Helz777 Рік тому +6

      Grace Kelly, was a dancer too.

    • @maryb8150
      @maryb8150 Рік тому +15

      I remember reading somewhere that if Christopher Walken had been born a few years earlier, he would have been right up ther with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and all the other singing/dancing movie stars from that era.

    • @ROBYNMARKOW
      @ROBYNMARKOW 6 місяців тому +1

      I saw Christina Applegate in “Sweet Charity” on bdway some years back & she did a terrific job!💃

  • @oldtimenonsense6343
    @oldtimenonsense6343 3 роки тому +51

    The late great Alan Rickman had a pretty smooth tango number in the official music video for Texas' "In Demand". He at least deserved an honorable mention!

  • @Ad_Astra2023
    @Ad_Astra2023 3 роки тому +26

    I can’t say I’m surprised to hear actors like Ryan Gosling or Christian Bale are good at dancing. People like these tend to be super committed to whatever the role they take on. I bet they’re perfectionists.

    • @trippleme1298
      @trippleme1298 3 роки тому +5

      And Ryan started off dancing

    • @saravandebunte8262
      @saravandebunte8262 3 роки тому +5

      @@trippleme1298 Ryan was a member of the New Mickey Mouse Club with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake.

  • @shanihursh8590
    @shanihursh8590 3 роки тому +59

    How could you not mention John Travolta...he was iconic for his moves in Saturday Night Fever, Grease and Pulp Fiction

    • @emilyschmidt8730
      @emilyschmidt8730 2 роки тому +19

      Per the name of the video, he's not "surprisingly" good. Everyone is aware of Travolta's dance skills.

    • @millylopez6913
      @millylopez6913 Рік тому +4

      I agreed 👍

  • @sometimesiwander7146
    @sometimesiwander7146 3 роки тому +37

    It’s time Ryan Gosling, Tom Hiddleston, or another of these fearless dancers remade the Fred Astaire movies. I named those two bc they are tall like Astaire. I could watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sam Rockwell, & Tom Holland dance every day for the rest of my life & not be bored.

    • @ruthsmith2447
      @ruthsmith2447 2 роки тому

      Fred Astaire wasn't particularly tall, approx 5 .9-though I will give you that generally dancers are on the small side , (GENERALLY)

    • @ChesireCat72
      @ChesireCat72 2 роки тому +3

      That clip of Tom Holland on the Lip Sync battle was AMAZING! I myself was trained as a classical ballet dancer, flamenco as well as many other genres and love to see good dancing.

  • @Dashingdiva73
    @Dashingdiva73 3 роки тому +27

    Sam Rockwell should have been number one! The fact that he played Bob Fosse alone!

  • @dr.barbaraannekidd-hoffman2994
    @dr.barbaraannekidd-hoffman2994 3 роки тому +94

    You missed Brendan Fraser. He did a fabulous jive number with two female partners in Blast From the Past and a great tango in Mrs. Winterbourne. Any, yes, how did you miss Travolta and Tatum? Are those clips not available?

    • @mangot589
      @mangot589 2 роки тому +4

      They’re both already well known for their dancing.

    • @reneeborjas1877
      @reneeborjas1877 2 роки тому +1

      The title says «surprisingly good dancers»...

    • @bluewaters3100
      @bluewaters3100 Рік тому +1

      I loved him, Christopher Walken, and Sissy Spacek in the Blast From The Past. It is one of my favorite feel good movies.

  • @slytherinjedi32
    @slytherinjedi32 Рік тому +35

    NEED A PART 2! You forgot Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Channing Tatum just to name a few.

    • @goddessmel8518
      @goddessmel8518 Рік тому +3

      But are any of those really surprising? People KNOW they can dance.

    • @CharlieHepp
      @CharlieHepp Рік тому

      Brides with Hugh Jackman, and John Travolta,

    • @alfie7801
      @alfie7801 7 місяців тому

      So true

  • @catherineoneal1030
    @catherineoneal1030 2 роки тому +57

    Oh, yeah. Tom Hiddleston a WELL deserved #1. Unless anyone has seen him dance you would never guess he was so good. #2 in MY book SHOULD have been Sam Rockwell. That boy is nothing short of AMAZING!!!

  • @auntdeen6314
    @auntdeen6314 3 роки тому +321

    I can think of a dozen people who should be on this list before Vin Diesel.

  • @angels5330
    @angels5330 3 роки тому +81

    What about John Travolta? His dancing is legendary!!!

    • @Hozer42
      @Hozer42 2 роки тому +15

      Glad he wasn't because he isn't "surprisingly". Like Swayze and Channing. They're known. But some well knowns were on the list, like Alfonso and Gosling to name a couple

    • @RiRi2023_
      @RiRi2023_ Рік тому

      Same thought

    • @munkustrap2
      @munkustrap2 Рік тому +1

      But he wasn't known when he first started. In Welcome Back Kotter there was no dancing. He's a grey area to me. Same with Swayze...until Dirty Dancing it wasn't common knowledge he could dance.

  • @angelarasmussen1800
    @angelarasmussen1800 3 роки тому +45

    I was wondering when you were going to include Tom Hiddleston. I feel great about him being at the top because he is a classically trained actor who has done Shakespeare, so that's got to be a quadruple threat.

  • @treasure2behold282
    @treasure2behold282 Рік тому +16

    Ryan Gosling is likeable and extremely talented. Kate Hudson totally underrated talent. Tom Holland/Zendaya lip sync battle was the best. Joseph Gordon Levitt 🙌

  • @garyschumacher6531
    @garyschumacher6531 3 роки тому +212

    Christopher Walken just never ceases to amaze me

  • @MariaMartinez-researcher
    @MariaMartinez-researcher 3 роки тому +52

    The level of what is considered dancing in this list is astonishing. Comparing Christopher Walken to Vin Diesel...

    • @Gee-xb7rt
      @Gee-xb7rt 3 роки тому +1

      I was a bit confused by how they chose, and who they placed where.

    • @anitalupo3481
      @anitalupo3481 3 роки тому

      M.p

    • @terrytari1891
      @terrytari1891 3 роки тому

      Oh my, suga hips!!

    • @conniecarroll7222
      @conniecarroll7222 3 роки тому +1

      Christopher Walken is a Tap Dancer he has been doing it for years which is why he was asked to danced in the music video.

    • @mattdinero5870
      @mattdinero5870 3 роки тому +7

      Agree, Christopher Walken is far superior to Vin Diesel when it comes to dancing as well as acting.

  • @LeslieNicole
    @LeslieNicole Рік тому +107

    What about Channing Tatum? Can’t believe he wasn’t included. Maybe because it’s not unknown that he is a great dancer.

    • @billdedrick1480
      @billdedrick1480 Рік тому +5

      Without Channing Tatum on this list it is unrealistic. He is an eclectic dancer who excels at many different styles.

    • @alexandraanselmo583
      @alexandraanselmo583 Рік тому +12

      "Top 20 Celebrities That Are Surprisingly Good Dancers"... I think the "surprisingly" kind of eliminates Channing Tatum. And Kevin Bacon. And John Travolta. (etc)😁

    • @katymvt
      @katymvt Рік тому

      @@alexandraanselmo583 I thought Kevin Bacon couldn't dance.

    • @powerpuff_avenger
      @powerpuff_avenger Рік тому +5

      CT being a good dancer is not a *surprise*, it's common knowledge.

    • @R.A.G81
      @R.A.G81 Рік тому +1

      Я тоже всё видео ждал когда скажут про Ченнинга Таттума

  • @deborahinrig4538
    @deborahinrig4538 3 роки тому +19

    Patrick Dempsey is a really good dancer. Watch his earlier movies and appeared on the Oscars in Tuxedo with Tails dancing like Fred Astaire. I think it might have been the same year Rob Lowe got in trouble for his dance with Snow White

  • @leenut91
    @leenut91 3 роки тому +43

    Terry Crews....”that’s a big ass robot”
    Also funny story about Christopher Walken. He was a die hard fan of Gene Kelly (as evidenced by his dancing style) and Kelly actually came to watch him perform that bar dance on the Pennies From Heaven shoot.

    • @terrytari1891
      @terrytari1891 3 роки тому

      Terry said that he loves cute little white girls like you, Suga Lips!

  • @Jager87
    @Jager87 3 роки тому +70

    Daniel Radcliffe can cut a freakin' rug! His performance in "How too Succeed..." really should have been acknowledged here.

    • @Gee-xb7rt
      @Gee-xb7rt 3 роки тому +1

      I would definitely place him over some of these.

    • @Jager87
      @Jager87 3 роки тому +4

      @@Gee-xb7rt Absolutely!

    • @JackieWarner13
      @JackieWarner13 3 роки тому +4

      Amen!

    • @tazdaniels4869
      @tazdaniels4869 3 роки тому +5

      @@Gee-xb7rt Over Vin Diesel definitely.

    • @Gee-xb7rt
      @Gee-xb7rt 3 роки тому +1

      ​@@tazdaniels4869 Daniel is competent and gets bonus points for enthusiasm, most of these don't have that level of chutzpah. I feel like a lot of these just made the list because the women at Ms Mojo are past thirty and thirsty.

  • @normaalvarez8651
    @normaalvarez8651 7 місяців тому +2

    I loved,loved,loved all of it. Always loved to dance and still do at the age of almost 73. This video made me so happy. Couldn't stop smiling.

  • @jseidel70js
    @jseidel70js 3 роки тому +8

    Alfonso has been dancing since he was a child. Seen him on Silver Spoons.

  • @berniceduvall4014
    @berniceduvall4014 3 роки тому +49

    Patrick Swayze the best# 1 he will always be.❤️

    • @misred1
      @misred1 2 роки тому +1

      It says celebrities that we wouldn't have thought of as dancers ." . For this list we’re looking at celebrities you wouldn’t necessarily think of having good rhythm, but can still cut a rug with the best of them" Swayze is the #1 dancer I would have come up with but for a different list same for all the other great dancers that people keep mentioning. Different list.

  • @catalinagomezroca6257
    @catalinagomezroca6257 3 роки тому +53

    dancing is really helpful in acting, singing too, it teaches you how to be coordinated and makes you be more in touch with your body and the movements you make in front of the camera, so i wouldn't be surprised if a lot of actors took dancing lessons as well

    • @lisajohnson6351
      @lisajohnson6351 3 роки тому +5

      Plus, you need rhythm to dance well and Rhythm helps everything, including timing.

    • @ChesireCat72
      @ChesireCat72 2 роки тому +1

      My dream as a child was to be a performer. Growing up in NJ in the shadow of Broadway fed this. I took years of dance in various genres, acting, singing and musical instruments. I even took modeling lessons just to learn how to present myself better.

  • @plee6223
    @plee6223 2 роки тому +11

    Alfonso was the lead on Broadway in “The Tap Dance Kid.” He was a great child dancer and performer he began acting on television.

    • @Hozer42
      @Hozer42 2 роки тому +1

      They must have forgotten his original "introduction" to America with Michael Jackson in a Pepsi commercial

  • @munchocrisps
    @munchocrisps 3 роки тому +18

    Brendan Fraser? Loved his dance from Blast from the Past 😎👍

  • @MrQ454
    @MrQ454 3 роки тому +25

    "Glau received a scholarship to a ballet company and was homeschooled from grades 3 to 12 to accommodate her ballet training. In addition to her classical ballet training, she studied tango and flamenco." She is a ballerina!

    • @elenachristian9860
      @elenachristian9860 2 роки тому +5

      Her fight scenes in Serenity essentially are a ballet.

  • @Tarabara
    @Tarabara 3 роки тому +25

    I would have put Zoe Saldana at least in the honorable mentions. She was in the ballet movie Center Stage and apparently studied ballet as a kid.

  • @valmacclinchy
    @valmacclinchy 2 роки тому +8

    Joaquin Phoenix...quadruple threat: acting, dancing, singing, playing guitar.

  • @Artst2010
    @Artst2010 3 роки тому +13

    It is my impression that many actors started off on Broadway so singing and dancing makes sense.

  • @feliciasanders2066
    @feliciasanders2066 3 роки тому +26

    Alfonso Ribeiro was a break dancer as a child and was in the Jacksons Pepsi commercial. Therefore his ability to dance isn't a surprise to those of us who grew up with him.🙄

  • @bandoballerina
    @bandoballerina 3 роки тому +96

    Umm you didn’t include the video Tom Holland’s fouetté turns, that is a something that everyone needs to see because he’s sooooo talented!!

  • @poisonivyheart6621
    @poisonivyheart6621 3 роки тому +10

    I love a man that can dance! I’m all googly eyed 👀

  • @MichelleEvans
    @MichelleEvans 3 роки тому +118

    Tom Hiddleston is a GREAT dancer!

  • @marshaloiscamillephilpotts7245
    @marshaloiscamillephilpotts7245 3 роки тому +124

    This is a list about celebrities who are surprisingly good dancers not a list about the celebrities we already know are good dancers like John Travolta, Kevin Bacon, Hugh Jackman, Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan and many others.

    • @gladysfontana9412
      @gladysfontana9412 2 роки тому +2

      No, darling, Kevin Bacon is beatiful, but HE IS NOT A DANCER!!! OMG!!!

    • @coco2.2
      @coco2.2 2 роки тому

      THANK YOU 👏🏻

    • @theschipronouncedassky9142
      @theschipronouncedassky9142 2 роки тому +2

      They've still missed the mark here, there are Plenty who can dance that were not mentioned. This list just felt sloppy which is our of the norm for this channel

    • @Mirjen12
      @Mirjen12 2 роки тому +3

      @@theschipronouncedassky9142 these were ones that were meant to surprise us though. Those other ones are not surprising. We already know they can dance.

    • @cathyharrison8297
      @cathyharrison8297 2 роки тому +2

      Channing and Jenna were dancers years before made it into acting!

  • @JackieWarner13
    @JackieWarner13 3 роки тому +19

    Me seeing Tom Holland on this list & knowing he can dance. Wasn't surprising to me.
    Sam Rockwell dancing in Charlie's Angels is still one of my fave scenes.

  • @ginnyberg9271
    @ginnyberg9271 3 роки тому +20

    I’m surprised they didn’t mention that Kate Hudson‘s mom Goldie Hawn used to be a dancer in Goldies Hawn‘s mom on the dance studio

  • @debs6475
    @debs6475 Рік тому +7

    Tom Hiddlestone is just an all rounder. Love him.

  • @Lana_Light
    @Lana_Light 3 роки тому +736

    You forgot to mention Patrick Swayze. He was #1 dancer!

    • @dragonflysteampunk4266
      @dragonflysteampunk4266 3 роки тому +26

      He sure was, may he be resting in peace.

    • @marissam7032
      @marissam7032 3 роки тому +64

      He was a dancer before he was an actor, not surprising at all!

    • @lynnayesmith-winters7922
      @lynnayesmith-winters7922 3 роки тому +54

      These are actors/actresses that are not known for dancing

    • @lazarelazaro52
      @lazarelazaro52 3 роки тому +20

      He was classically trained classic ballet dancer.

    • @conniekreese7165
      @conniekreese7165 3 роки тому +11

      Not surprising that he was as ppl know he was trained

  • @kathydobney7155
    @kathydobney7155 3 роки тому +4

    JOHN TRAVOLTA!!omg how can you forget him??? Saturday Night Fever? Grease? Pulp Fiction? Hellloooo?

  • @KindCountsDeb3773
    @KindCountsDeb3773 3 роки тому +8

    While Ryan G. was fine in the La La Land dance, Emma Stone was right there kicking it too ! My crush on Sam Rockwell just got bigger ! Fun post, thank you !!

  • @leoml101
    @leoml101 2 роки тому +22

    Benedict Cumberbatch is another surprisingly good dancer. I was shocked to see how smooth he can move.

  • @tmbline
    @tmbline 3 роки тому +123

    The Terry Crews entry wasn't surprising, but I'm glad you added him.

    • @tmbline
      @tmbline 3 роки тому +1

      3 AA of 20 people ain't bad I guess 😒

    • @tmbline
      @tmbline 3 роки тому +2

      @Krystal H Everyone is dumb about something

    • @patricialacroix5582
      @patricialacroix5582 3 роки тому +5

      I LOVE Terry Crews!

    • @deoragol6754
      @deoragol6754 3 роки тому

      There could have and should have been so many more, but this is about good dancers that surprised people. And they always find a way to make us a token somehow...

  • @tuza1443
    @tuza1443 3 роки тому +385

    Excuse me.... WHERE is John Travolta, Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey???

    • @marycrawley3293
      @marycrawley3293 3 роки тому +11

      And Jenna Dewan

    • @dragonflysteampunk4266
      @dragonflysteampunk4266 3 роки тому +10

      Travolta was there in drag, Hairspray or whatever the name of that movie was

    • @drjones6567
      @drjones6567 3 роки тому +10

      I agree. This list is crap

    • @listeningtowhateva4340
      @listeningtowhateva4340 3 роки тому +33

      Hi, long time Grease fan.
      The fact that Travolta can dance is not surprising.
      I think that's why he's not on the list

    • @dracngrrl3
      @dracngrrl3 3 роки тому +28

      How would any of them be surprising?

  • @dorycohen9884
    @dorycohen9884 3 роки тому +3

    You are right. Patrick was an excellent dancer and had the looks too. He was amazing.

  • @kiransuz8226
    @kiransuz8226 2 роки тому +14

    Damon wayans jr and john Travolta definitely deserve a spot. I'm always struck by how graceful they are with the tiniest dance moves

  • @divaliciousshow915
    @divaliciousshow915 3 роки тому +17

    Alfonso Ribiero starred as a child actor/dancer in the Tap Dance kid and was featured in the Pepsi ads of the 80’s dancing opposite Michael Jackson. So. He actually should’ve been #1

  • @kthybrown007
    @kthybrown007 3 роки тому +8

    You forgot Dule' Hill (West Wing and Psych) he is an award-winning (really) tap dancer. Also Neil Patrick Harris (Fraser, others), he performs on Broadway and is a fine pianist also.

    • @SusanSloate
      @SusanSloate 3 роки тому

      And he can do magic, too...

    • @beth436
      @beth436 Рік тому

      Dule Hill is amazing.

  • @denesepitzold1504
    @denesepitzold1504 2 роки тому +4

    How could you not have Hugh Jackson and the late great Patrick Swayze on that list? You need to do another list.

    • @raet8512
      @raet8512 2 роки тому

      Totally agree!

    • @emilyschmidt8730
      @emilyschmidt8730 2 роки тому

      Look at the name of this video, tell me what you see. Now, do you STILL think Jackson and Swayze belong on this "surprisingly" good dancer list, or are they perhaps already very well known for their dancing?

    • @emilyschmidt8730
      @emilyschmidt8730 2 роки тому

      Sorry, *Jackman

  • @jennifertochi6253
    @jennifertochi6253 Рік тому +3

    Walken dancing is the best on this list. He is simply breath taking 😍

  • @kitspics526
    @kitspics526 3 роки тому +23

    Joseph Gordon Levitt brought me here...loved em all

    • @marycook1644
      @marycook1644 Рік тому +1

      Me TOO. The only reason I watched ! 🦅

  • @catherinecawthon3377
    @catherinecawthon3377 3 роки тому +189

    They didn't even mention one of the best male dancers, Tatum Channing!

    • @terrytari1891
      @terrytari1891 3 роки тому +4

      Tatum, can bust a move just like MC Hammer!

    • @ricmarc7156
      @ricmarc7156 3 роки тому +6

      former male stripper and breakdancer. had to do intensive study to pull off his tap/dance routine in hail caesar, which he did superbly.

    • @arjunasondhi2003
      @arjunasondhi2003 3 роки тому +24

      Umm they said people you would not expect to be good dancers. Everyone knows Channing Tatum is an amazing dancer. He was the lead in Step-up and Magic Mike it's quite well known.

    • @karinalemus2305
      @karinalemus2305 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah, I guess we tent to forget they said “surprinsingly” good so yeah, we all already know Channing is amazing.

    • @maricelpulido6701
      @maricelpulido6701 3 роки тому +1

      I think because these actors are not known to be dancers to begin with.

  • @Rachelleluluful
    @Rachelleluluful 3 роки тому +9

    Sam Rockwell is insane! Wow!

  • @lizcopp6789
    @lizcopp6789 3 роки тому +28

    James McAvoy has some great dance moves! He should have been on the list!

  • @karlsmith2570
    @karlsmith2570 3 роки тому +27

    Alfonso Ribeiro wasn't that big of a surprise to me
    I remembered seeing him dancing when he was on "Silver Spoons"and with Ricky Schroeder

    • @Trish0871
      @Trish0871 3 роки тому +3

      Kathleen Henson exactly I was waiting for them to mention that but I guess that they didn’t know or just skipped over that whole fact.

    • @jennyrengood9875
      @jennyrengood9875 3 роки тому +6

      I don't even know why he's on this list. His Wikipedia page lists him as a dancer and his first gig was a lead in a Broadway musical called The Tap Dance Kid. Why wouldn't he be able to dance?

    • @HRH23
      @HRH23 3 роки тому +2

      He wasn't a surprise based on the Carlton dance. It's obvious that he could dance

  • @kimberlyquintanilla5493
    @kimberlyquintanilla5493 3 роки тому +85

    Uh what about Kevin Bacon!?! The one that started the solitary bust a move trend. Although I love Vin Diesel he belongs in the lower half. Drew Carrey deserves an honoable mention at least.

    • @woomeebly
      @woomeebly 3 роки тому +2

      Kevin bacon gets at least several mentions in the mcu. That's how bad ass he is. And swayze. He got a few mentions too.

    • @sharonwilliams5965
      @sharonwilliams5965 3 роки тому +1

      Definitely The Bacconator should be on this list

    • @PassionGrows
      @PassionGrows 3 роки тому +5

      It was a double who danced in place of Bacon.

    • @adamruth7956
      @adamruth7956 3 роки тому +2

      He is not surprisingly good. He is expectedly good :)

    • @blackdogslivesmatter1568
      @blackdogslivesmatter1568 2 роки тому +1

      @@PassionGrows For the acrobatical moves yes but the regular dancing he did it.

  • @RdanglRd
    @RdanglRd 3 роки тому +7

    The Wayans Brothers, Patrick Swayze, John Travolta, Chris Tucker

  • @bigrivtodagled8210
    @bigrivtodagled8210 3 роки тому +38

    Can’t believe you left out the fact that Alfonso has been dancing since he was a kid appearing with MJ in a Pepsi commercial.

    • @nicoleaisha4129
      @nicoleaisha4129 3 роки тому +1

      Seriously tho!!! Came to the comments just for that reason! Lol

    • @traceythompson1092
      @traceythompson1092 3 роки тому +4

      And he stared in the play the Tap Dance Kid on Broadway when he was a kid!!!!

    • @jenny_of_oldstones3523
      @jenny_of_oldstones3523 3 роки тому +1

      He was on Broadway for years as "The Tap Dance Kid" he was also in a show as a pre teen I think with Jusin Bateman where he did some dancing too.

  • @sazfretz1945
    @sazfretz1945 3 роки тому +25

    Why is Alfonso Ribeiro such a surprise? He was the original "Tap Dance Kid" on Broadway in 1983. Terrible that Daniel Radcliffe and Uma Thurman didn't make the cut. They are superb dancers.

    • @leenut91
      @leenut91 3 роки тому +4

      I think the goal was to name drop people you wouldn’t think of when you’re naming actors that can dance as well. Uma’s most iconic scene is a dance with John Travolta in Pulp Fiction so it’s not like people don’t know she can dance. And Daniel has been a visible Broadway star recently, even performing at the Tony’s so people are aware he can as well (BRILLIANTLY I might add). Most of the people here started in musical theater but most fans wouldn’t know that off the top of their head since they are doing non musical roles now for the most part. Alfonso is just on here cause people don’t give him the recognition he deserves though. The man played a younger version of Michael Jackson in a Pepsi commercial for crying out loud, he is a legend in my book.

    • @504CreoleCrystal
      @504CreoleCrystal 3 роки тому +2

      Exactly! He also danced for/with MJ....no shocker

    • @xsannes3884
      @xsannes3884 3 роки тому +2

      @@504CreoleCrystal I seem to remember he was in a video with Michael Jackson when he was a kid.

    • @504CreoleCrystal
      @504CreoleCrystal 3 роки тому

      @@xsannes3884 Definitely! It was either a video or a commercial. You remember back in the day....quite a few commercials were big productions! Some were like real videos back then.....ahhhhh the good ole days

    • @servraghgiorsal7382
      @servraghgiorsal7382 2 роки тому +2

      Yes it uma thurman in the Producers was astonishingly good!

  • @Pollyanna012
    @Pollyanna012 2 роки тому +3

    Dominic West dancing to the song Shame in the film Pride should definitely be in this collection !

  • @lisaharrington6488
    @lisaharrington6488 2 роки тому +7

    This was definitely fun to watch! Thank you!!!

  • @Majka76
    @Majka76 3 роки тому +447

    I am sorry, but not having Hugh Jackman on the list is a shame

    • @MrGscp
      @MrGscp 3 роки тому +24

      Majka76 the word “surprisingly “ is in title ....

    • @PDTLuke2238
      @PDTLuke2238 3 роки тому +3

      think they said surprising, like people we didn't know they were good dancer's. I was thinking the samething, till I realized the title.

    • @selinalafontaine2620
      @selinalafontaine2620 3 роки тому

      Agree

    • @RavyniaGaming
      @RavyniaGaming 3 роки тому +7

      He was on Broadway in 'Oklahoma' before he became a household name, it was well known that he could dance.

    • @louestar28
      @louestar28 3 роки тому

      @@RavyniaGaming t.

  • @trippleme1298
    @trippleme1298 3 роки тому +9

    I knew I loved Ryan Gosling when the first movie I saw him in he was a murderer and I never had a negative thought even about the character 😂😂🥰

  • @ramonaestrada601
    @ramonaestrada601 3 роки тому +206

    There is nothing sexier than a guy who can dance!

    • @scottcped
      @scottcped 3 роки тому +7

      If I had only known that 35 years ago!

    • @gilneisilvadonascimento4197
      @gilneisilvadonascimento4197 3 роки тому +3

      I can easily to falling in love 😘

    • @KindCountsDeb3773
      @KindCountsDeb3773 3 роки тому +6

      it shows confidence and is so sexy !!

    • @picardy7488
      @picardy7488 3 роки тому +15

      I agree...it makes little sense why boys are ridiculed and bullied for dancing. That skill later is so useful (and attractive)

    • @Tristan1886
      @Tristan1886 3 роки тому

      I'm a guy and can't dance haha

  • @Umbreon5
    @Umbreon5 3 роки тому +5

    ryan gosling is such a king

  • @kasession
    @kasession 3 роки тому +10

    Mads Mikkelsen was the biggest surprise for me. Loves me some Mads!!!!

    • @dajnova1148
      @dajnova1148 3 роки тому +1

      Then you MUST watch his latest movie Another Round. It ends with the most epic scene and exactly what the world in 2020 needs.

    • @KindCountsDeb3773
      @KindCountsDeb3773 3 роки тому

      there are more and longer clips of him dancing.

  • @babytooty04
    @babytooty04 3 роки тому +49

    I will never get over Chris Messina's American Woman dance. The belt removal and the body roll was my favorite part.
    He was too sexy there.

  • @TheSuzberry
    @TheSuzberry 3 роки тому +7

    Sam Rockwell. I was afraid you might miss him. Did you see him dance in Mr Right?

  • @lindaname9413
    @lindaname9413 2 роки тому +3

    Kate Hudson in "Nine" Holy Moly that was some dance!!!!

  • @drakemane
    @drakemane 3 роки тому +72

    Needs more cowbell....and Cristopher Walken.

    • @vestspet4242
      @vestspet4242 3 роки тому +2

      LOL Gotta have more cowbell

    • @beverlyharmon2263
      @beverlyharmon2263 3 роки тому +1

      2 OF THE BARE NECESSITIES OF LIFE!!! ( ANOTHER 3 BEING BALOO, MOWGLI AND KING LOUIE!!!)

    • @jerc6433
      @jerc6433 3 роки тому

      Fuckin right