When we think of โFootlooseโ we think of dancing. The song from the movie based on the same name is basically the ultimate dance anthem. Not only is the 1984 musical drama about a small town that forbids dancing, but the movieโs theme song is also about busting out some sweet moves.
And the movie is actually based on a true story.
Dancing in Elmore City, Oklahoma had been illegal for almost a hundred years from 1898 t0 1980. So, when the junior class of Elmore City High School wanted to hold a school prom in 1980 they literally had to change the law to do so.
โWe had all grown up watching โAmerican Bandstand,โ โHappy Days,โ even the โAndy Griffith Show,โ they would talk about the community dance. It was just what I thought was normal for a community to do,โ Leonard Coffee, the 1981 Elmore City graduate who proposed the prom as a junior class officer told NewsOK. โWe wanted to dance.โ
Just like in the movie, the concept sparked outrage among some neighbors.
Some of the religious residents believed that dancing was immoral.
It actually caused quite a divide in town.
โWe had to remain respectful no matter what was said to us,โ said Coffee, shown in the photo above with his fellow classmate Mary Ann Temple-Lee who the story is also based on.. โWe had everything to lose and nothing to gain by getting into an argument or a fight. But there were several townsfolk that it did become an issue. And it was almost neighbor against neighbor for a few folks.โ
Most of us canโt imagine a world where we canโt dance.
Itโs a great American pastime.
Thatโs why dancing is at the forefront of some of Americaโs favorite films, such as โDirty Dancing, โFlash Dance,โ and โSaturday Night Fever.โ
One internet genius decided to bring all these films who celebrate dancing together.
And the results are absolutely incredible.
They created the perfect medley of dance scenes set to the song โFootlooseโ which was co-written and recorded by singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins.
In this great compilation, youโll scene dance scenes from the dance movies mentioned above as well as other movies where the filmโs actors kick off their Sunday shoes and get footloose.
Some of the films featured are โAmerican Pieโ where Jason Biggs dances in his underwear and โClerks 2โ where Rosario Dawson teaches Kevin Smith to dance.
It also features another famous musical, โGreaseโ and even the sexy scene from โTrue Liesโ where Jamie Lee Curtis does a sexy dance for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Basically, this video is ALL the things and just makes you feel super happy.
It might even inspire you to get up and bust out a few moves of your own. Check out the video below and see it yourself.
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