Lady, Let’s Dance

Singing, dancing, and ice skating are featured in this musical that focuses on ice-skating sensation Belita. The story begins as she travels to a California resort where she has been hired as a replacement for a dance team. The resort is run by a handsome fellow. As a result of the gig, the skater becomes a national star while the resort manager gets fired and becomes a drifter until he ends up in the Army. The Oscar nominated score includes the following songs: « Silver Shadows and Golden Dreams », « Dream of Dreams », « Rio », « In the Days of Beau Brummel », « Lady, Let’s Dance », « Happy Hearts », « Ten Million Men and a Girl », and the rhumba standard « Esperanza ».