Ballet Dancer Movies

At a prestigious performing arts school, a teenage male ballet dancer desires to be at the top of his class while refusing to listen to his body.

In this homage to the melodramatic made-for-TV-movie genre, aspiring ballerina Mary Jane Stevens moves to a new town with her emotionally abusive...

Luise, called Pünktchen, and Anton are closest of friends. Being the daughter of a wealthy surgeon, young Pünktchen lives in a great house....

The adventurous life of Natacha Rambova (1897-1966), an American artist, born Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy, who reincarnated herself countless times:...

The Royal Opera House presents this short film by Andy Margetson featuring dancer Marianela Nunez who graces the pages of this month's Bazaar UK.

This underwater ballet is an ecological story depicting our paradoxical relationship with plastic. Bakelite launched the #SickOfPlastic campaign from...

The former principal ballerina tells her story, with historic performances from the BBC archives and candid interviews from throughout her career....

Sergei Polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend.

A old red riding hood, badly crippled after killing a monster many years ago, comes up with a sinister plan to dance again.

The film tells the story of the regular visits that the legendary Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev made to Turkey between 1980 and 1990.

Alexis, a talented and proud student of the National Ballet School of Cuba, spends his life practicing chassé and entrechats with his...

The career of a classical ballet dancer is short and often riddled with injuries, and it takes a special kind of artist to submit to the discipline...

During a quiet moment of closeness, a young couple’s playful banter takes a profound and sobering turn when a simple question about the past...

A French ballerina falls in love with an American paratrooper on a two day pass in London near the end of World War II.

Young and extremely talented dancer Yulya Olshanskaya from a small mining town draws a “happy ticket”: she is noticed by a former ballet...

Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life,...

Anna sees Jasmine, her former school bully, after years when Jasmine brings her daughter to Anna’s dance class. Anna and Jasmine try to behave...

Discovered by an eccentric ballet master, two gifted but underprivileged Mumbai teens face bigotry and disapproval as they pursue their dancing...

While preparing to audition for a renowned ballet company, Paige must convince herself and her mother that she has what it takes to make it in the...

Russas, a small town in northeastern Brazil, is the home of Pacarrete, a grumpy retired dance teacher who dreams of getting a big shot and starring...