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''That's Dancing!'' is a 1985 retrospective documentary produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that looked back at the history of dancing in film. Unlike the ''That's Entertainment!'' series, this film did not focus specifically on MGM films and included more recent performances by the likes of John Travolta (from ''Saturday Night Fever'') and Michael Jackson and from the then-popular films ''Fame'' (1980) and ''Flashdance'' (1983), as well as classic films from other studios, including ''Carousel'', released by 20th Century Fox, and ''Oklahoma!'', released by Magna Corporation (roadshow) and 20th Century Fox (general release). A highlight of the film was the first theatrical release of a complete dance routine by Ray Bolger for his "If I Only Had a Brain" number that had been shortened in ''The Wizard of Oz''. The hosts for this film are Gene Kelly (who also executive produced), Ray Bolger (his last film appearance before his death in 1987), Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Pop singer Kim Carnes was commissioned to sing an original song, "Invitation to Dance", that plays over the closing credits. This film is sometimes considered part of the ''That's Entertainment!'' series, especially since its starting credits contain a card with the ''That's Entertainment! III'' title (not to be confused with the 1994 film), but even though it shared studio and producers, it is considered a separate production. Jack Haley, Jr., who wrote, produced and directed the first ''That's Entertainment!'' film, also wrote and directed this one, co-producing with longtime friend David Niven, Jr. Haley's father, Jack Haley, had co-starred with Bolger in ''The Wizard of Oz''. ''That's Dancing!'' was not included when the three ''That's Entertainment!'' films were released on DVD in 2004; it was instead released on its own in 2007. The DVD includes several behind-the-scenes promotional featurettes from 1985 on the making of the film, as well as its accompanying music video featuring Kim Carnes singing "Invitation to Dance" although the DVD omits both the video and song itself. ==Dedication== This film is dedicated to ''all'' dancers .... especially those who devoted their lives to the development of their art long before there was a motion picture camera. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「That's Dancing!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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