Alfonso Ribeiro - "Dance Baby"

Before he was Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, he was this kid in 1983.

Bettie Page Burlesque

The legendary Miss Page doing a silly little dance in this burlesque clip from 1950.

Julie Atlas Muz: Moon Balloon

New York City's most famous burlesque dancer, performing live on stage, with a balloon, to an instrumental version of "Moon River".

Fatback Band - "Do The Bus Stop"

Fred Astaire - The Hat Rack Dance

In this clip from the 1951 film Royal Wedding, Fred Astaire performs one of the most memorable dance routines of all time, with just a hat rack and some gym equipment.

The Misfits - "Rise Above"

This cover of the Black Flag anthem was performed live at Channel Club in Boston on March 20th, 1983.

Harvey Sid Fisher - The Astrology Medley

Samples from all 12 of his Zodiac-themed songs, brought to life with interpretive dance.

Special thanks to Chris for teaching me the beauty of Harvey Sid Fisher.

Sandy Kane - "Gloria"

Manhattan cable access legend Sandy Kane performing her parody of Laura Branigan's "Gloria", on her weekly burlesque comedy show.

Solla Solla Enna Perumai

Superfly song and dance performance from the 1981 Bollywood Tamil film Ellam Inba Mayam.

Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga

Bobby Burgess and Cissy King lead a song and dance number on The Lawrence Welk Show: Salute to the Working People, from March 8th, 1969.

Mankini Man Dances London

Mr. Rogers, the B-Boy

In this clip from Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, 12 year-old Jermaine teaches Mr. Rogers how to breakdance. First aired on February 6th, 1985.

Unconventional Dance Moves

Silver Spoons Breakdance

Ricky Schroeder and Alfonso Ribeiro breakdancing at the end of an episode of Silver Spoons.

World Trade Center High Wire Act

Back on August 7th, 1974 - before the Twin Towers were completed - French high wire artist Philippe Petit rigged a tightrope between the towers and danced 1,350 feet in the air, without a net. This clip from the Ric Burns series New York: A Documentary, tells the amazing story.

Gold Pants Dance

Yummy randomness from the good people at PCL Linkdump.

James Brown Dance Lessons

The great James Brown teaches you different dance steps in this random video.

The Thousand-Handed Goddess of Mercy

21 deaf Chinese dancers perform an amazing Thai-esque dance called "Senjyukannon", which roughly translates as "The Thousand-Handed Goddess of Mercy".

Something Weird - Exotic Fire Dance

From the South Sea Glamour-Girl Arcade series.

Toni Basil - "You Gotta Problem"