The 12 Most Iconic Dance Scenes in TV History

Some of these routines were rehearsed for weeks, some only look that way, and a few became wedding-reception staples nobody asked for.

1. 1
   The Carlton

   Alfonso Ribeiro's hip-swinging dance to Tom Jones on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
   1000pts
2. 2
   The Peanuts Dance

   Snoopy and the gang's jazz-backed dance in A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965).
   428pts
3. 3
   The Routine

   Monica and Ross's rehearsed 1980s dance on the New Year's Eve episode of Friends (1999).
   428pts
4. 4
   The Snow Ball

   The Hawkins middle-school winter dance that closes Stranger Things season 2 (2017).
   428pts
5. 5
   The Chicken Dance

   The Bluth family's four mismatched chicken impressions in Arrested Development.
   428pts
6. 6
   Elaine's Dance

   Julia Louis-Dreyfus's 'little kicks' at the office party in the 1997 Seinfeld episode 'The Little Kicks'.
   428pts
7. 7
   Wednesday's Rave'N Dance

   Jenna Ortega's stiff-armed school-dance routine to The Cramps' 'Goo Goo Muck' in Wednesday season 1 (2022).
   350pts
8. 8
   The Dance Marathon

   Lorelai and Rory's 24-hour Stars Hollow dance marathon in Gilmore Girls season 3 (2002).
   350pts
9. 9
   Jim and Pam's Wedding Entrance

   The guests' dance down the aisle to 'Forever' in The Office episode 'Niagara' (2009).
   257pts
10. 10
    Audrey Horne's Dance

    Sherilyn Fenn's dreamy solo sway at the Double R Diner jukebox in Twin Peaks (1990).
    257pts
11. 11
    Dance It Out

    Meredith and Cristina's ritual of dancing their problems away in Grey's Anatomy.
    0pts
12. 12
    Zou Bisou Bisou

    Megan Draper's sultry birthday performance for Don in the Mad Men season 5 premiere (2012).
    0pts

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