this man was born to dance
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counting down our picks for the top 10
Christopher Walken dance moments before
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content for this list we’re taking a
look at movies television appearances
and music videos that feature Walken
demonstrating his toe tapping skills
number 10 walk ins world Wayne’s World
to Wayne and Garth are added again in
this silly sequel and this time the guy
out to steal Wayne’s main squeeze
Cassandra is her new producer Bobby Khan
and you’ll never guess who plays mister
steal yo girl a smooth as silk
Christopher Walken Bobby surprises
everyone with his impressive and sexy
moves when he grabs Cassandra and starts
grooving twirling and grinding on the
dance floor as you can imagine this all
makes Wayne pretty jealous and not just
but we gotta admit if we were in Wayne
shoes we’d wish we could dance like walk
into number nine around the world around
the bend in this story of forgiveness
and coming of age Walken plays Turner
lair the crazed father – Josh Lucas’s
Jason Turner is back with his family
after abandoning them 30 years earlier
and together with his son and grandson
he embarks on a trip to scatter some
ashes along the way there is bonding and
redemption to be found
and if none of this sounds like the
setup for dancing yet clearly do not
know Chris Walken while the others sleep
Turner busts out sand dance moves let
only by their vans headlights for pretty
much no reason
wacky yes
unexpected sure walkin to a tee music
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Masum number eight wedding dance the
deer hunter the fact that Walken earned
a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for this
movie probably had little to do with his
dancing skills but hey you never know
before the men are shipped off to
Vietnam and the true drama of this war
film starts we see the characters live a
few moments of happiness and you’d
better believe walk in cuts a rug more
than once when he’s drinking and playing
pool with his buddies and can’t take my
eyes off you comes on Walken can’t help
himself and later at a wedding when the
Russian dancing starts Walken stands out
from the crowd like only he can number
seven dances with aliens communion
communion is the so called based on a
true story tale of one man’s
interactions with extraterrestrials from
a cabin in the woods two group therapy
sessions this alien abduction movie
takes you on quite the emotional roller
coaster peppered between these strange
moments are even stranger moments when
Whitley Strieber
as portrayed by Walken dances with
aliens in a seemingly dreamlike State
[Music]
there’s fog
there’s bowing there’s a handshake and
some teasing and then there’s those
crazy dance moves no big deal right
well given that it’s a Christopher
Walken joint probably not
[Music]
number six musical funeral plots with a
view
also known as undertaking Betty how many
people can say they’ve seen a tap dance
routine performed at a funeral well if
you’d like to check out this dark comedy
Christopher Walken plays Frank
featherbed an undertaker with a
revolutionary idea about themed funerals
at the funeral in question the theme is
clearly old Broadway theater the guests
are greeted by showgirls they’re treated
to the after mentioned dance number
complete with sequins top hats and canes
and to top it all off they get to hear
the dearly departed sing one last time
through a cardboard standee of course
all in a day’s work for mr. Walken like
there’s something this number five
karaoke search-and-destroy we’re not
gonna mince words this movie is weird
and what would a weird movie be without
an out-of-place karaoke scene starring
Christopher Walken though he’s only a
supporting player in this 1995 drama
playing an eccentric rich guy who lives
life on the edge
he is definitely everything in this
scene he’s my friend walkins eating
dinner when all of a sudden he gets up
walks slowly yet confidently to the
microphone at the front of the room and
starts singing and tap-dancing for some
reason and everyone in the room is
smiling when he takes the stage that’s
walking for you always pleasing his
public
[Music]
[Applause]
number four these boots are made for
dancing Puss in Boots walkin definitely
flaunts his theatrical roots in this
film not only does he dance he also
sings his heart out and when both
happened at the same time it’s just
beautiful
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throughout this retelling of the classic
tale of puss-in-boots Walken as puss
shows off his finely tuned skills and
cat-like reflexes using them to
confidently stand out every time he’s on
screen however the most notable moment
has to be when Walken dances into a
kitchen and proceeds to jump on a table
and let his dancing feet fly number
three timeless to me
hairspray okay we’ll admit that matching
John Travolta in dance in drag is a
daunting prospect like come on he’s been
in some of the most iconic dance movies
of all time but Walken accepts the
challenge and more than holds up his end
of the bargain
in this rowdy musical the world is
changing a little too fast for this old
married couple but in a moment of doubt
they sing that their love for each other
will never fade and they dance of course
and not just one style of dance from a
tango to a waltz to the can-can the pair
clearly has a great time it’s definitely
number two let’s misbehave pennies from
heaven
[Music]
there go those tap and feet again and
you know what that’s not even the best
part of this dance routine as Tom the
pimp walkin is surrounded by scantily
clad women of the night when he embarks
on a tap number performed on top of a
pool table two of those ladies help him
out with his striptease yep you heard
that right
Christopher Walken performs a striptease
his goal to convince Lulu portrayed by
the talented Bernadette Peters to become
a prostitute
well if anyone’s up for that challenge
its Christopher Walken before we danced
our way to our top pick here are some
honorable mentions number one the music
video weapon of choice by Fat Boy slim
[Music]
who could deny the spike jonze directed
music video the top spot Fat Boy slim
may have produced the song but the true
star of this moment in music history is
obviously Christopher Walken the man
completely owns the screen as he dances
there were those tap-dancing feet those
boogying arms and those grooving hips
and his musical theater dance training
is on full display is it any wonder this
music video not only won multiple awards
at the 2001 MTV Video Awards but also
took home the 2002 Grammy Award for Best
short form music video and walk and
probably danced all the way home – do
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