They didn't really think about it being another dancer." Who was the real dancer in 'Flashdance'? In the dance number set to Michael Sembello's "Maniac," it is Jahan's feet bouncing on the floor ...

“It’s just a real feel-good movie [that ... In the end, the secret weapon of “Flashdance” was Marine Jahan, Beals’ French stunt dancer who kept Alex in “Maniac”-trained motion.

In 1983, the welder-cum-exotic dancer film Flashdance came out of nowhere and not only made a huge dent at the box office ($200 million worldwide on an $8 million budget), but also became a ...

The film is also chock-full of very high-cut leotards that scream 1983 and more dance interludes than a high school musical. "Flashdance" was star Jennifer Beals' breakthrough role, responsible ...

5. Critics hated the movie — but it won an Oscar. While audiences loved Flashdance, critics weren’t quite so enthusiastic, faulting the movie for having more style than substance. Famed film ...

He also pointed to how “Flashdance” had affected fashion: the sweatshirts with the neck hole cut to fall off one shoulder. And he stressed how dancers, including those inspired by the brief ...

While Beals gave Alex heart, the character's famed, intricate "Flashdance" dance numbers were almost entirely performed by uncredited French pro dancer Marine Jahan, whose moves were interspersed ...