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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The movie is best recognized for the bucket scene and Alex either a skin-tight black getup or outright wearing nothing but a sweatshirt that covers her naughty parts.

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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The movie is best recognized for the bucket scene and Alex either in a skin-tight black getup or outright wearing nothing but a sweatshirt that covers her naughty parts.parts.
* CommonKnowledge: "Maniac" is often associated with the bucket dance, when it actually plays during a scene of Alex exercising, while a different song, "He's a Dream" by Shandi Sinnamon, plays over the bucket dance (this may stem from the music video, which plays scenes from the film including the bucket dance).
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The movie is best recognized for the bucket scene and Alex wearing nothing but a sweatshirt that covers her naughty parts.

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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The movie is best recognized for the bucket scene and Alex either a skin-tight black getup or outright wearing nothing but a sweatshirt that covers her naughty parts.



* EnsembleDarkhorse: Alex's coworker Tina. She only has two or three notable scenes in the movie, but her dancing scene at the club is considered one of the best, if not the best, in the film, and the RunningGag of her waiting for her boyfriend to call added to her popularity. Her actress, dancer Creator/CynthiaRhodes, even went on to be cast in other '80s films about dancing (such as the ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' sequel ''Staying Alive'' and, most famously, ''Film/DirtyDancing'') and even got a leading role in ''Film/{{Runaway}}''.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Alex's coworker Tina. She only has two or three notable scenes in the movie, but her dancing scene at the club is considered one of the best, if not the best, in the film, film (especially since her actress, Creator/CynthiaRhodes, was a professional dancer and thus didn't require a double for it, unlike how Jennifer Beals infamously did) and the RunningGag of her waiting for her boyfriend to call added to her popularity. Her actress, dancer Creator/CynthiaRhodes, It went to the point that Rhodes even went on to be cast in other '80s films about dancing (such as the ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' sequel ''Staying Alive'' and, most famously, ''Film/DirtyDancing'') and even got a leading role in ''Film/{{Runaway}}''.



* NeverLiveItDown: ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' and ''Series/PopUpVideo'' each focused a lot of attention on Marine Jahan's uncredited performance as Jennifer Beals' dancing double, poking more fun at the fact that it happened rather than the actresses' performances themselves.

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* NeverLiveItDown: ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' and ''Series/PopUpVideo'' each focused a lot of attention on Marine Jahan's uncredited performance as Jennifer Beals' dancing double, poking more fun at the fact that it happened Beals didn't do her own dancing and needed a dancing double rather than the actresses' Beals's and Jahan's acting and dancing performances themselves.respectively.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Alex's coworker Tina. She only has two or three notable scenes in the movie, but her dancing scene at the club is considered one of the best, if not the best, in the film. The RunningGag of her waiting for her boyfriend to call and her performer (future ''Film/DirtyDancing'' star Creator/CynthiaRhodes) add to her popularity.

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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Alex's coworker Tina. She only has two or three notable scenes in the movie, but her dancing scene at the club is considered one of the best, if not the best, in the film. The film, and the RunningGag of her waiting for her boyfriend to call and her performer (future ''Film/DirtyDancing'' star Creator/CynthiaRhodes) add added to her popularity. Her actress, dancer Creator/CynthiaRhodes, even went on to be cast in other '80s films about dancing (such as the ''Film/SaturdayNightFever'' sequel ''Staying Alive'' and, most famously, ''Film/DirtyDancing'') and even got a leading role in ''Film/{{Runaway}}''.
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** The scenes with the two {{Signature Song}}s, both featuring Alex dancing in a black getup: a spastic pratice scored by "Maniac", and the audition to "Flashdance... What a Feeling" where Alex incorporates all of the styles she's observed throughout in the film.

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** The scenes with the two {{Signature Song}}s, both featuring Alex dancing in a black getup: a spastic wild pratice scored by "Maniac", and the audition to "Flashdance... What a Feeling" where Alex incorporates all of the styles she's observed throughout in the film.
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** The audition where Alex incorporates all of the styles she's observed throughout in the film.

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** The scenes with the two {{Signature Song}}s, both featuring Alex dancing in a black getup: a spastic pratice scored by "Maniac", and the audition to "Flashdance... What a Feeling" where Alex incorporates all of the styles she's observed throughout in the film.
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** [[http://youtu.be/6Vx4J_NtNPk "Maniac"]] by Michael Sembello, and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILWSp0m9G2U Flashdance - What A Feeling]]" by Irene Cara. With that said, hearing either of these songs is bound to bring up memories of this film to 80's enthusiasts.

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** [[http://youtu.be/6Vx4J_NtNPk "Maniac"]] by Michael Sembello, and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILWSp0m9G2U Flashdance - What A Feeling]]" by Irene Cara.Creator/IreneCara. With that said, hearing either of these songs is bound to bring up memories of this film to 80's enthusiasts.
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** [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y6miwjtmjGQ Manhunt]] is a very memorable and fast-paced dance number, which makes for a good MinorCharacterMajorSong moment.
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The only movie is only recognized for the bucket scene and Alex wearing nothing but a sweatshirt that covers her naughty parts.

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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: The only movie is only best recognized for the bucket scene and Alex wearing nothing but a sweatshirt that covers her naughty parts.
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* {{Moe}}
** Alex's winning smile, her passion for dance that is tempered by insecurity about her skills, her protectiveness of her friends, and her sense of pride in her blue collar work all make her charming and endearing.
** Tina's awkward insecurities about her boyfriend, the funny way she struggles with some barbells during a TrainingMontage, and the sheer energy and dedication she puts into her MinorCharacterMajorSong dance number all make her surprisingly adorable for a small character.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/CynthiaRhodes plays a dancer with a MinorCharacterMajorSong scene several years before playing the tritagonist in [[Film/DirtyDancing a more famous eighties dancing movie.]]

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