Top 10 Film Scenes of White People Dancing to Black Music

1. Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNGIg8f-0Wc It's painful to watch. Perhaps it's intentional. He isn't dancing to show his skill (of which there is none). He's dancing to show his love; demonstrating his uniqueness, what separates him from the rest of the guys. Perhaps that's why, out of all the entries on this list, Jon Cryer's Duckie from Pretty in Pink dancing around a record store to Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness" is the least condescending or forced example of a white person expressing himself through black music. He isn't trying to be cool, or "be down with the brothers." He isn't out to be anyone but himself 'cause he likes who he is, and he wants Molly Ringwald's character Andie to like him too. It's a smart choice on John Hughes' part, using Otis Redding. We know that Hughes was big on using obscure, new-wave Brit pop music in his flicks, but here he decided to let the character's quirks override his own personal music preferences. The fact that Duckie was willing to put himself on the line like that in such a different and uncomfortable way is the reason why 80's fans still believe that Andie ended up with the wrong guy. Were there any scenes of white people getting down and funky to the sounds of soul that I missed (besides the obvious Pulp Fiction dance)? Please feel free to comment below.