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a kennedy

(33,537 posts) Wed Aug 10, 2022, 07:59 PM Aug 2022

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Just thinking of John Travolta and his musical movies.....Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Urban Cowboy....

yikes, he’s been in a lot of musicals. Lotsa other movies, but his dancing has some flare to it eh??

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Just thinking of John Travolta and his musical movies.....Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Urban Cowboy.... (Original Post) a kennedy Aug 2022 OP

He even got to dance a little bit in "Pulp Fiction"The twist contest c'est la vie Walleye Aug 2022 #1

Forgot that......thanks. a kennedy Aug 2022 #2

And he danced with Princess Diana TexasBushwhacker Aug 2022 #3

BTW, Urban Cowboy's choreographer TexasBushwhacker Aug 2022 #4

Shut up........that is so awesome. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 a kennedy Aug 2022 #6

That Vinny Barbarino guy BeyondGeography Aug 2022 #5

Don't forget ggma Aug 2022 #7

He and my old drama teacher... Blue_playwright Aug 2022 #8

Walleye

(40,365 posts)

1. He even got to dance a little bit in "Pulp Fiction"The twist contest c'est la vie

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 08:01 PM

Aug 2022

a kennedy

(33,537 posts)

2. Forgot that......thanks.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 08:01 PM

Aug 2022

TexasBushwhacker

(20,891 posts)

3. And he danced with Princess Diana

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 08:16 PM

Aug 2022

Although I read that she really wanted to dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,891 posts)

4. BTW, Urban Cowboy's choreographer

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 08:18 PM

Aug 2022

was none other than Patsy Swayze, Patrick's mom.

a kennedy

(33,537 posts)

6. Shut up........that is so awesome. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 08:22 PM

Aug 2022

BeyondGeography

(40,445 posts)

5. That Vinny Barbarino guy

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 08:20 PM

Aug 2022

has some talent.

ggma

(711 posts)

7. Don't forget

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 10:06 PM

Aug 2022

He danced in the bar in "Michael".. One of my favorites.

gg

Blue_playwright

(1,602 posts)

8. He and my old drama teacher...

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 10:35 PM

Aug 2022

Were similar build and talent and looks in NYC back in the early 70s (I think) and auditioned a lot together. A couple of times it came down to the two of them for a role off-Broadway. Travolta really is talented as heck. My teacher said he was super nice and funny too.

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