00:00Right in the dot. Are you always this prompt?
00:02Yes, I'm just a machine.
00:04Good. I love to tinker with machinery.
00:08Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks
00:11for the most flawless pairings in the world of dance.
00:14I believe that our partnership wouldn't have been such a great success
00:18were it not for the difference in our ages.
00:22Number 10. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
00:25Is it taking you to the dance?
00:27Well, that all depends.
00:28On what?
00:29On you.
00:30When these two superstars matched their moves for the musical film Grease,
00:33they made cinematic history.
00:35With their electric chemistry, they had fans swooning left and right.
00:39Tell me about it.
00:42Olivia's irresistible charm during You're the One That I Want
00:44even gave Travolta heart palpitations in his own words.
00:47However, did you know that we almost didn't get this iconic duo?
00:51Newton-John joined the cast after being promised
00:53that she wouldn't have to dance much.
00:55As she got into the groove,
00:56she was the one who requested choreographer Patricia Birch teach her more steps.
01:00Thanks to the change of heart,
01:02we get to see her and John set the dance floor on fire during the hand jive contest,
01:06albeit briefly.
01:17Number 9. Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.
01:20There will never be another Johnny and Baby.
01:22Those two gave us the most classic enemies-to-lovers transition in Dirty Dancing.
01:27And it just so happens that Swayze and Grey had been clashing in real life,
01:31too, since working on Red Dawn.
01:33I can't even do the merengue.
01:34Johnny, you're a strong partner.
01:36You can lead anybody.
01:37But you heard her.
01:38She can't even do the merengue.
01:40She can't do it.
01:40She cannot do it.
01:43The tension was amplified because he grew up dancing and was serious about it like Johnny,
01:47whereas Jennifer was a newbie like her character.
01:50So in essence, their off-screen relationship was following their on-screen arc.
01:54By the second turn, you really had it.
01:56Yeah, but I didn't do the left.
01:58You did real good.
01:59Their dynamic translated into a deeply immersive performance,
02:03where their dance spoke louder than a thousand words.
02:06We needed no dialogue to convince us that these two were head-over-heels in love.
02:10When she jumped into his arms, which, by the way, was never rehearsed, we just knew.
02:20I've never felt this way before.
02:268.
02:27Les Twins
02:28These French brothers have been in sync since the day they were born.
02:31Laurent and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois, the youngest of nine siblings, discovered dance together.
02:36Their shared passion pushed them to explore the art form by themselves.
02:40I don't think I'm special.
02:41I just think that people are scared to be themselves.
02:43And this is what we're doing the best.
02:44I don't try to be Les Twins.
02:46I'm Les Twins.
02:46As they absorbed techniques from different styles like locking and popping, breakdance,
02:50hip-hop, and even ballet, they started creating their own signature infusion.
02:55As pre-teens, they were already choreographing moves and performing on stage.
02:59Competitions were the obvious next step,
03:01and they nailed every attempt, garnering global attention for winning World of Dance.
03:06This is our time to go, but at least we stole the show, at least we stole the show.
03:13Today, you'll see the twins dancing with the greats like Beyoncé and Jason Derulo.
03:18In fact, they are celebrities in their own right.
03:21Who is the most creative?
03:24No, Larry, you cannot say.
03:27I cannot say, but we got more ideas.
03:297.
03:30Michael Malatowski and Joanna Lunas
03:32Widely regarded as two of the top names in the history of professional Latin dance,
03:36this duo embodies the very essence of musicality.
03:39Although they've both had other collaborators in their careers,
03:42the equation they shared with each other was inimitable.
03:59When they moved, they appeared flawlessly intertwined,
04:02almost as if they were reading each other's minds.
04:05No wonder they swept titles like championships with ease.
04:12This partnership extended beyond the stage, and they welcomed a lovely daughter together.
04:25However, the two have since parted ways, both professionally and personally.
04:29Nevertheless, their legacy lives on.
04:396.
04:40George Balanchine and Suzanne Farrell
04:4249, 50 years older than I was.
04:46So I had the benefit of all his experience, all the ballets he did before I was even born,
04:54plus the ballets that he did when we were working together up until he died.
04:59So it was like I lived his lifetime in my short career as a dancer.
05:04The father of American ballet and his teenage prodigy reportedly had a problematic relationship.
05:09After Suzanne fell in love with and married Paul Mejia,
05:12she was apparently all but forced to leave the New York City ballet.
05:15Yet some of her most dazzling moments professionally were when she danced
05:18to Balanchine's choreography, or better yet, shared the stage with him.
05:22In 1965, when Mr. Balanchine said he wanted to do Don Quixote for me, a big full evening ballet,
05:28that was probably the turning point of my life as a professional dancer.
05:36Balanchine himself was a master of his craft,
05:38but he also had a way of putting Farrell in her element,
05:41allowing her strengths to truly shine.
05:43Together, they were a vision to behold.
05:46There's just no end to how hard someone's willing to work when you have their belief in you.
05:52It's where technique doesn't really play as big a part as how you look at the picture,
05:59the part that you play in the picture.
06:015.
06:01Mikhail Baryshnikov
06:03and Gelsi Kirkland
06:25These two ballet artists created a most ethereal blend of technical perfection
06:29and emotional nuance.
06:31They joined forces during their time at the American Ballet Theatre in the 70s
06:35and soared to prominence hand in hand.
06:53Their performance of The Nutcracker was met with a wide audience,
06:57thanks to being aired on TV, and remains a tour de force to this day.
07:01With their palpable chemistry, the lines between art and life were often blurred,
07:05as the two shared a passionate love affair.
07:08However, when they slipped into character, it was a metamorphosis worthy of infinite applause.
07:13One may argue Baryshnikov had a more creative and groundbreaking turn
07:16working with Twyla Tharp.
07:18Still, Mikhail and Gelsi will never go out of style.
07:274.
07:35Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev
07:38The prima ballerina assoluta of the Royal Ballet met one of her most brilliant partners
07:42when she was well on her way to retirement.
07:57Dame Fonteyn was in her 40s, and Nureyev was fresh-faced and in his 20s,
08:05yet they clicked like artistic soulmates.
08:08We moved in one way where it was very complementary, every arm movement,
08:14every head movement. There were no more cultural gaps, age difference
08:23would have been absorbed in characterization.
08:27Choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton, who originally created Marguerite and Armand
08:31exclusively for the pair, said theirs was, quote,
08:33the world's most exciting dance partnership. When they took to the stage as Romeo and Juliet
08:38in Sir Kenneth Macmillan's production, they gave the audience a taste of heaven.
08:42Understandably, people went gaga over the two and their praises spread far and wide.
08:47Even today, there is no other duo in the history of ballet that can top Fonteyn and Nureyev.
08:53Public was enthralled. I think only because we were enthralled with each other and with
08:59what we did with the role.
09:013.
09:02Gene Kelly and Sid Cherice
09:03I had a crazy notion you and I should get better acquainted.
09:07I see.
09:08Besides, I think you're about the prettiest program coordinator I've ever seen.
09:13One is a legend from the golden age of Hollywood, and the other had her legs insured for $5 million
09:19U.S. dollars. When Gene Kelly danced with Sid Cherice, it was impossible to take one's eyes
09:24off them. They first rose to prominence when Sid joined Gene as a stand-in for Debbie Reynolds in
09:42Singing in the Rain. That sparked a solid partnership, with the pair coming together
09:46again for Brigadoon. Although Kelly was hard on Cherice, often leaving her, quote,
09:50black and blue, their on-screen dynamic was simply addictive.
09:542. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
10:21If there's any dance duo that can be called truly generation-defining,
10:25it's this one. Classic Hollywood mainstays, Fred and Ginger created magic on screen.
10:43Their long-term collaboration birthed ten timeless films, including The Gay Divorcee,
10:48Top Hat, Swing Time, and Shall We Dance? The twosome was commercially successful,
10:52played off of each other's artistic genius, and reflected one another's shine. They adored each
10:57other offscreen and constantly denied rumors of conflict, which they claimed were fabricated
11:02for the press. After a long and fruitful
11:18partnership, Fred and Ginger went their separate ways when their artistic ambitions pulled them
11:21in different directions. That said, their impact remains unbeatable.
11:481. The Nicholas Brothers
12:06Any number of superlatives would fall short for this fantastic duo. The Nicholas Brothers grew
12:11up surrounded by music. Their parents were musicians, and Philadelphia, where they were
12:16raised, had a bustling vaudeville and jazz scene. With culture as their only teacher,
12:36Fayard and Harold combined acrobatics and tap, reimagining their own version of flash dance.
12:42Their vibrant creativity was unlike anything people had seen, and the brothers were booked
12:46and busy. They quickly became Tinseltown favorites, and as the good times rolled,
12:51their style continued to evolve with novelty. Suffice it to say, they were the GOAT.
13:022. Miss Mojo
13:09If you could get front row tickets to watch any of these duos live,
13:13who would you go for? Tell us in the comments.
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