Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jennifer Beals went from wide-eyed acting newcomer to movie star and 1980s fashion icon in "Flashdance" 40 years ago. Audiences ...

Released on April 2, 1983, “Flashdance…What a Feeling,” by the late Irene Cara, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard chart on May 28, 1983. Forever associated with the film 'Flashdance,' starring Jennifer ...

In March 1983, Casablanca Records released the first single from the soundtrack of the upcoming movie Flashdance to help ...

On this day in 1983, one of the best movie soundtracks dropped, signaling the release of one of the best dance films of all time. Four days later, the world met Alex Owens, played by the magnificent ...

Arlene Phillips is in pain. In the last week of rehearsals for the new musical version of Flashdance, the choreographer and former Strictly Come Dancing judge has developed tendonitis in her right arm ...

When I reviewed the low-budget movie “Flashdance” in April 1983, I had no idea it would become a box-office phenomenon — the third top-grossing film of its year. “ ‘Flashdance’ could become a new ...

There is so much exciting singing and dancing talent onstage in the West End debut of "Flashdance: The Musical" that it makes you wonder how all the other musicals in town are making out. By Ray ...

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Think back to the famous 1983 movie "Flashdance" and answer the question, "What was it about?' You will probably respond that it's about a young girl named Alex, a steelworker who dances in an almost ...

Wayne Frost, a hip-hop pioneer known as Frosty Freeze whose acrobatic performance with the legendary Rock Steady Crew in the hit 1983 movie “Flashdance” set off a worldwide break-dancing craze, died ...