Dance double

A dance double is a type of stunt double who steps in and performs the dangerous or physically difficult dance parts of a character's role in film or television.

These highly trained professionals provide their bodies, their dance technique, their physical expression and their artistry so that an actor/actress can play the role of a dancer convincingly.

List of dance doubles in cinema

Movie Year Character Actor Dance Double
Black Swan 2010 Nina Sayers Natalie Portman Sarah Lane[1]
Adjustment Bureau 2011 Elise Sellas Emily Blunt Acacia Schachte
Flashdance 1983 Alex Jennifer Beals Marine Jahan
Save the Last Dance 2001 Sara Julia Stiles Chryssie Whitehead

References

  1. ↑ Sarah Lane (30 March 2011). "My (Double) Life as a Black Swan". Wall Street Journal.


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