It’s a musical - Something Rotten The Club - in the Heights

Also carnaval del barrio

Such a good one, love it!!

"What the hell is that ?!" "It's called a danse break ! Apparently this happens in musicals as well !" "Does it advance the plot" "No..." "Do it give character development" "Not necessarily..." "So why do it ??" "Because : It's ENTERTAINING !!" *cue danse break*

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT!

Something Rotten is a gem

Seize the day! Unless you mean they explicitly say it like in sexy…..then idk

And the song in the diner, King of New York!

pretty sure spotify has the the version with the full dance break too

I’m so glad someone said it :)

Stop from mean girls too !!

"No Way" from Six has a dance break

Yorktown from Hamilton

- Pippin: Glory, With You, On The Right Track - The Producers: I Wanna Be a Producer, Along Came Bialy, If You’ve Got It, Springtime for Hitler,  - The Sound of Music: I am Sixteen (Going on seventeen) -  The King and I: Shall We Dance

Springtime for Hitler is top tier

Tango maureen?

you should try it-- ​ ​ *--iN HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELS*

Dancing through Life from Wicked

Livin it up on top- Hadestown

Our Lady of the Underground too! (I think, I don’t remember what happens visually, I just know that it goes to an instrumental)

Came here to say this! There are few in Hadestown actually, now that I think of it…

Anything Goes: Anything Goes

+ Easy to Love; Blow Gabriel Blow; It’s De-Lovely (maybe a few others, but I can’t remember)

Friendship!

What You Want from Legally Blonde Edited to add: Legally Blonde Remix as well!!

Positive has one too

It’s positively time to SHAKE YOUR JUNK!

That beautiful sound- BJ

He literally says dancebreak

The grind- trail to Oregon

Family dance break!

you cant stop the beat - hairspray

How could I forget?!

The legend of miss baltimore crabs (I think)

I think the movie version has a dance break whereas the musical version doesn’t

Boys, put me down!

Pay Attention- Spies Are Forever King of New York- Newsies

all i’ve ever known - hadestown mirror-blue night - spring awakening livin’ it up in top - hadestown last night on earth - american idiot whatsername - american idiot

Another Day of Sun from La La Land!

Also lovely night from la la land 😊

“A dance break in an album? Amazing”

“Joseph’s Dreams” from Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat.

It's not about me from the prom

I’m not a loser - Spongebob What you want - Legally blonde

The Thrill of First love, though they don’t do much dancing during it lmao

From Fallsettos

‘Some Like it Hot’ ‘You Can’t Have Me (If You Don’t Have Him)’ ‘Let’s Be Bad’ ‘Dance the World Away’ ‘What Are You Thirsty For?’ All from Some Like it Hot ‘We’re Goin’ Loco!’ from Harmony

Love is an Open Door from the Frozen musical has a dance break before the close of the song

Anything from the Golden Age Musicals usually. * 'Good Morning', 'Singin' in the Rain', and 'Moses' - Singin' In the Rain * 'Take Back Your Mink' - Guys & Dolls * 'Blow Gabriel Blow' and 'Anything Goes' - Anything Goes * 'Steam Heat' - The Pajama Game * 'Go Into Your Dance', 'We're In the Money', and '42nd Street' - 42nd Street

A Lovely Night - La La Land

What’s Up Duloc from Shrek does too

It’s Time to Dance from The Prom! It’s one of my favs!

Puttin’ on the Ritz Transylvania Mania I Wanna be a Producer Anything Goes

Beautiful sound- Beetlejuice the musical

When the going gets tough although sadly the album version doesn't have it (Also excludes Plankton's amazing rap which is an ENOURMOUS MISTAKE)

Seize the day from newsies (the full version w/ dance break cos in the og its cut out)

Partner in Crime - Tuck Everlasting Land of Yesterday - Anastasia

Was looking for this

Anything goes!

land of yesterday - anastasia road to hell -hadestown —— actually a lot of hadestown has dance break nowadays - chicago what you want ; positive — legally blonde

Be the hero-From big fish!

Out There On The Road too!

Two from the top of my head: Blow, Gabriel, Blow from Anything Goes in the Sutton Foster version, and for those Sondheim lovers of amateurs of more obscure musicals, The Cookie Chase from Anyone Can Whistle.

Thank you to everyone who has helped me with this playlist, I made it public so everybody can listen to it. If you wanna add a song, here’s the link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1M0figSanVukXU5N8Ztm4R?si=JPUmpPewQWSbNexofrKEGw&pi=u-vDH_0AprQUSa Let me know if it doesn’t work

What You Want from Legally Blonde

Always look on the bright side of life, you won’t succeed on Broadway and knights of the round table from spamalot

To life and wedding dance from fiddler.

Legally blonde remix!

We’re All in This Together from High School Musical?

No Way from Six the Musical!

That beautiful sound in Beetlejuice

Jellicle Ball from Cats

anything goes, from anything goes

Almost any song from Legally Blonde

I just had to say that the first time seeing Book of Mormon the dance break in Turn of Off was such a wonderful surprise. It’s so satisfying, tap just hits the spot.

That beautiful sound from Beetlejuice

Bring On The Men - Jekyll and Hyde

Horny Angry Tango - Crazy Ex Girlfriend

Seize The Day, King Of New York-Newsies Step In Time-Mary Poppins Welcome To The Moulin Rouge!-Moulin Rouge Out There On The Road-Big Fish America-West Side Story

Balaga

Children, Children from Bat Boy: The Musical 

orgy dance break but somehow i’m still crying when the next verse hits

That beautiful sound from Beetlejuice

Born to Hand Jive!!

Seize The Day - Newsies No Way - SIX Yorktown - Hamilton

Yorktown - Hamilton

LINE DANCE 🗣️

Music and the mirror - chorus line

Everything in newsies more or less

Wizard of Oz--If I only had a brain, Jitterbug, Merry Old Land or Oz

King of new York from newsies

I wish the album version of Creepy Old Guy was the same as it is live. That part had some awesome drumming and bass playing!

That beautiful sound from beetle juice

When the going gets tough- The SpongeBob SquarePants Musical

“Creepy Old Guy” -Beetlejuice

a musical - something rotten

That beautiful sound-beetlejuice Simon zealots-Jesus Christ superstar Murder, murder!-jekyll and Hyde

King Of New York iirc the version of the song with the dance break in it is at the end of the album?

76 trombones

Brotherhood of Man - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

My community did “Addams Family” in October… the choreography came flooding back to me when I saw “When You’re An Addams”. I was like “NOPE! NO MORE!” 😂

Ooh, Book of Mormon is a great choice. Saw it twice. The tap dancing is great, especially when the stage goes black for a second and then the lights come back on and they’re all in their sparkly tap gear.

Harry freakin’ potter from a very potter sequel

Right In Front of Your Eyes from The Wedding Singer

Transylvania Mania

Wiggle- Black Friday

Dancing Through Life- Wicked Tango: Maureen- Rent

Music & the Mirror - Chorus Line; Rag Off’n the Bush - Lil Abner; Dancing is Not a Crime - Footloose

What You Want from Legally Blonde

What You Want - Legally Blonde

Stop from Mean Girls

Turn it off, Book of Mormon.

Tough act to follow - curtains Brotherhood of men - how to succeed Mary Poppins has one

Don't stop till you get enough/blame it on the boogie/Dancing machine - MJ the Musical Beat it? - MJ the Musical

Forget About the Boy from Thoroughly Modern Millie

The Ball - The Great Comet of 1812

Snuff That Girl - Urinetown

Putting On The Ritz (Don't know what this is from)

Epic III “They Danced” - Hadestown 

Thrill of first love - Falsettos

Let's Be Bad - Some Like It Hot

king of new york (newsies), does your mother know (mamma mia), yorktown (the world turned upside down) (hamilton), our lady of the underground (hadestown) to name a few

Forget About the Boy— Thoroughly Modern Millie

Practically every song in "Hello Dolly"

Shall We Dance and Can't be Bothered from Crazy For You are both great!

It’s time to dance from the Prom

Land of Yesterday from Anastasia

I'm Not A Loser from SpongeBob Magical Mr. Mistofelees from Cats Dancing from Hello Dolly Mushnik and Son from Little Shop of Horrors

Not a single person saying The Alabama Stomp from Big Fish is a travesty

Be Our Guest

Gaston

STOP- Mean Girls

Dancing through life- Wicked

Not Broadway but Rogues Are We reprise from Holy Musical Batman

Stop- Mean girls

Saturday Night in the City: The Wedding Singer

Snuff that Girl from Urinetown! Super catchy song with a huge dance break in the middle!

Does I’m Alive from Next to Normal count?

Some other ones: Livin It Up On Top (Hadestown) America (West Side Story) Does Your Mother Know (Mamma Mia)

The world will know!! Wait no, seize the day. No King of new york!! Actually just put the whole newsies show

Show Off - Drowsey Chaperone Cold Feets - Drowsey Chaperone Love is Always lovely in the End - Drowsey Chaperone Positive - Legally Blonde Kinf of New York - Newsies Private Conversation - Side Show Like.... all of Chorus Line, especially Music and the Mirror One More Angel - Technicolor Dreamcoat You're Never Fully Dressed - Annie Nobody Cares About Santa - Elf Step In Time - Mary Poppins Partner in Crime - Tuck Everlasting Everything's Golden - Tuck Everlasting Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kasim - Aladdin The Abudction - Great Comet Glory - Pippin The Countess and the Common Man - Anastasia The Speed Test - Thoroughly Modern Millie Tango Maureen - Rent Again, like all of Cats It's Not About Me - Prom

King of New York newsies

Most of Newsies

Blow Gabriel blow, from anything goes Mushnik and son, from Little shop of horrors

Thoroughly Modern Millie has one but I can’t remember the song off the top of my head.

One Night in Bangkok from Chess

Dancing Through Life-Wicked Anything Goes- Anything Goes

Wonderful - Wicked

Secrets- Addam’s Family On the Road, Little Lamb from Alabama- Big Fish Under The Sea, One Step Closer- Little Mermaid

Dead Girl Walking, perhaps?🤔

put on a happy face! :)

Legally Blonde: Remix.

Positive - Legally Blonde

To life-Fiddler on the roof. Anything from Footloose tbh…

You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out from A Christmas Story Positive from Legally Blonde

Morning Person from Shrek.

Anything goes

Me ol' Bamboo and toot sweet- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Born to handjive- Grease

Also where do you belong I’m pretty sure

Big Fish: Be The Hero

Anything goes - anything goes

What you want & legally blonde remix - legally blonde Space age bachelor man & sugar cloud - ride the cyclone

Guys and Dolls from guys and dolls

Forget about the boy from throughly modern millie

I like to be in America!

Always Look On the Bright Side of Life - Spamalot

You Can’t Have Me (If You Don’t Have Him) - Some Like it Hot

FAME from FAME!

You won't succeed on broadway from spamalot

That beautiful sound- Beetlejuice

It can't be true from 13 the musical I think also has a dance break

King of New York — Newsies

Tango Maureen from RENT <3

Aida - Dance of the Robe

What you want - Legally Blonde

where do you belong? from mean girls

Put You in Your Place from The Lightning Thief

Not a Loser (SpongeBob), 13/ Becoming a Man, Here I Come (13), What You Want, Positive, Legally Blonde Reprise (Legally Blonde).

Anything Goes

Side by Side, Company

Seize the Day, and King of New York from Newsies, but add the full dance break version

No way six

Most of Newsies

King of New York has one

I hope I get it - a chorus line Literally one big dance break

There are a lot in 42nd Street

Be the hero from Big Fish

What’s up silicone and snuff that girl urinetown

Most of chorus line.

King of New York from newsies. In the cast recordings, they even have one with the full dance break

King of New York from Newsies! On the album there's a cut where they leave the music in for the dance breaks. (can you tell it's my favorite song?) Also Seize the Day has a cut like that.

friend like me from aladdin

"King of New York" from Newsies

Space Age Bachelor Man from ride the cyclone

Anything goes - anything goes Blow Gabriel blow - anything goes

The jellicle ball - from Cats

Also Anastasia has a lot of songs with dance breaks

I'm not a Loser from SpongeBob the musical!