Movies and TvShows featuring "dance-contest" theme.

Dancing with the Stars is a ballroom dance competition show where celebrities team up with professional dancers and compete for the mirrorball trophy. Each week, the couples perform various dance styles and face elimination based on audience voting. The show features live audience, live broadcast, and weekly elimination.

In Pulp Fiction, the lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption. From a restaurant robbery to an overdose incident, a gold watch heist, and a Bonnie situation, the characters navigate a world of crime and moral choices. With dark humor and a nonlinear timeline, the movie explores themes of loyalty, honor, and the effects of power.

Good girl Sandy Olsson and greaser Danny Zuko meet and fall in love during their summer vacation. When they discover they're now in the same high school, they try to rekindle their romance. Danny tries to protect his cool image, causing Sandy to storm off. With the help of their friends, they eventually reconcile and confess their feelings for each other at the school dance. Despite obstacles and misunderstandings, Danny and Sandy end up together, flying off into the sky in Danny's car.

Dance Moms follows a group of young dancers and their ambitious mothers as they navigate the world of competitive dance. With intense rehearsals, fierce rivalries, and domineering mothers, the show offers a glimpse into the high-stress world of dance competitions and the sacrifices made for fame.

In 'So You Think You Can Dance', talented dancers from different backgrounds and styles compete to showcase their skills and win the title of America's favorite dancer. The show features a variety of dance routines, including ballroom, contemporary, hip-hop, and more. Viewers can interact by voting for their favorite dancers via phone. With live broadcasts and critiques from a panel of judges, the show offers a stage for both established and up-and-coming dancers to display their talent and entertain the audience.

Step Up 2: The Streets follows a talented dancer named Andie who joins a street dance crew known as the 410. Together, they take on a rival crew, the MSA, in an underground dance competition. Along the way, Andie faces personal challenges and discovers her own unique style of dance.

Step Up 3D follows a group of college students in New York City who form a dance crew. They compete in a dance contest to win the prize money and save their dance club from foreclosure. Along the way, they face challenges such as false identity, sabotage, and rivalry.

Another Cinderella Story is a modern retelling of the classic Cinderella story, where a talented dancer named Mary meets a famous pop star named Joey. They bond over their shared love of dance, but Mary must overcome obstacles like her evil stepmother and stepsisters to fulfill her dreams.

Tony Manero, a 19-year-old Italian-American man living in Brooklyn, finds release from his life's troubles through his passion for disco dancing. As he prepares for a dance contest, he navigates the challenges of racism, homophobia, and class differences in 1970s New York City.

In Last Tango in Paris, a grieving widower engages in a passionate affair with a young Parisian woman he meets in an apartment for rent. Together, they explore their desires and escape from the pain of their pasts, but their relationship becomes increasingly intense and destructive. This controversial film delves into themes of love, sex, and loneliness, with powerful performances from Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider.

In this comedy, a man is forced to pretend to be someone's wife in order to navigate through various situations and challenges. Along the way, he experiences friendship, love, and self-discovery.

A dentist invites a elderly patient to stay at his home to recover, unaware that he is a jewel thief. He plans to steal a valuable diamond but then runs into a beautiful nurse who, aside from constantly stripping nude, has plans of her own.

In 1960s Baltimore, a plump teenager named Tracy Turnblad dreams of dancing on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program. When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight. However, Tracy's emergence as a star threatens the reigning dance queen, Amber Von Tussle, and her domineering mother, Velma. With the help of her friend Seaweed, Tracy fights for racial integration on the show while pursuing her own dreams of stardom.

Dance with Me is a drama, music, and romance movie released in 1998. It tells the story of a talented dancer who starts working at a dance studio in Houston, Texas. She forms a romantic relationship with a handyman who eventually turns out to be her long-lost father. Along the way, they face challenges, including a dance competition and their complicated family dynamics.

In this comedic animated movie, Robot Chicken returns with another hilarious spoof of the Star Wars universe. Join your favorite characters in absurd and surreal adventures filled with parodies, gags, and running jokes.

Set during the Great Depression, a dance marathon becomes a grueling test of endurance for the contestants. As the competition progresses, the physical and mental strain pushes the participants to their limits, leading to a tragic event.

After the death of his brother, a talented street dancer from Los Angeles moves to Atlanta to attend a historically black college. He joins a fraternity and gets involved in a step dancing competition, facing off against rival teams and dealing with personal challenges along the way.

Vild med dans is the Danish version of Dancing with the Stars and is shown by TV 2 in Denmark. Seasons 1 and 2 were presented by Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph and Peter Hansen. Season 3 was presented by Christine Lorentzen and Claus Elming. Seasons 4-6 were presented by Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph and Claus Elming. Season 7 is presented by Christiane Schaumburg-Müller and Claus Elming. The show features four judges. Anne Laxholm, Britt Bendixen, and Jens Werner have been featured in all seasons. Season 1 featured Kim Dahl as the fourth judge. In season 2, he was replaced by Thomas Evers Poulsen, the only person to have appeared on the show both as a professional contestant and as a judge. Since season 3, Allan Tornsberg has been the fourth judge.

When a group of friends visit a haunted house attraction on Halloween night, they unwittingly stumble upon an evil cabinet that traps souls. In order to save their town and themselves, they must find a way to break the curse before it's too late.

Tony, a male dancer, struggles to make it on Broadway while dealing with personal and professional challenges in 1980s Manhattan.