Spre deosebire de prietenii săi, tânărul pinguin Mumble nu cântă destul de bine pentru a-și găsi o pereche. El are însă un talent neobișnuit: dansează step ca un campion!
Andie este o fată de origini modeste, o rebelă care se străduiește să-și găsească locul în cadrul respectabilului Maryland School Of The Arts, fără a-și nega rădăcinile și vechiul ei vis: să se alăture trupei Underground 410 care reunește cei mai buni dansatori de stradă din Baltimore. Chase este cel mai strălucit student al MSA - o vedetă în devenire care dorește să se desprindă de tradițiile și constrângerile dansului clasic. Scopul lui: să-și adune propria echipă pentru a lupta cu 410 într-o mare „bătălie” pe stradă. Atrași irezistibil unul de celălalt, vor reuși Chase și Andie să-și împace ambițiile, visele și dorințele respective?
După cinci ani de închisoare, Billy Brown (Vincent Gallo) este din nou liber și decide că are trei priorități în viață. Prima, cea mai amuzantă și mai presantă dintre toate, este aceea de a găsi o toaletă. Apoi, răpește o elevă de liceu (Christina Ricci) pe care o obligă să afirme că este logodnica sa. Intenția lui este aceea de a-i convinge pe nepăsătorii săi părinți (Anjelica Huston și Ben Gazzara) de faptul că, în cei 5 ani, el fusese într-o misiune CIA secretă. În cele din urmă, a treia misiune importantă pe care o are este să-l ucidă pe Buffalo Bills, un jucător de fotbal din cauza căruia Billy pierduse un pariu și astfel ajunsese în lumea criminalității și, în cele din urmă, la închisoare.
Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.
Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.
Când nu este ocupat cu planurile pentru următorul său spectacol muzical sau cu munca la producția sa cinematografică la Hollywood, coregraful și regizorul Joe Gideon se dedică consumului de pastile și aventuri romantice. Presiunea fizică și mentală începe să afecteze sănătatea acestui perfecționist încercat. În curând, el trebuie să decidă dacă stilul său de viață agitat și obsesia pentru muncă merită sacrificiul sănătății.
After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch and tries to convince him to become a dancer for the Kirov Academy of Ballet again. Determined to escape, he befriends a black American expatriate and his pregnant Russian wife, who agree to help him escape to the American Embassy.
An admiral's son with no interest in carrying on the family tradition is a successful crooner. He finally joins the Navy to prove he can, but with no real love in it.
The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.
When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her and, despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.
Sean Odkin loves to dance—much to his fathers distain. When the woman he loves cannot return his love, he goes in search of the only thing that can make him whole again—dancing.
Dancing great Bill Williamson sees his face on the cover of Theatre World magazine and reminisces: Just back from World War I, he meets lovely singer Selina Rogers at a soldiers' ball and promises to come back to her when he "gets to be somebody." Years go by, and Bill and Selina's rising careers intersect only briefly, since Selina is unwilling to settle down. Will she ever change her mind? Concludes with a big all-star show hosted by Cab Calloway.
Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. His old girl friend, Amy, who still works at the club as a Tap instructor, is less than thrilled to see him. Her father, Little Mo, is happy to see him, because he has plans for a show involving Max. In addition, Max's old partners in crime have another job for him.
Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.
Rebellious Ki-soo from North Korea is mesmerized by tap dance in prison camps. Ki-soo joins as a team member of a dance team named 'Swing Kids'. Yet suddenly, their dreams about dancing in prison camps are put in danger.
A dance band leader finds love and success in Brazil.
Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.
Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.
A series of 19 musical and comedy "vaudeville" sketches presented in the form of a live television broadcast hosted by Tommy Handley (as himself).
As America struggled through the Great Depression in the 1930s, a little girl with big dimples and indescribable charm danced her way into the hearts of moviegoers around the world.