The earnest staging at Segerstrom Hall is painfully faithful to the 1983 film that starred Jennifer Beals, save for the dancing body double.

It’s time to dust off those leg warmers. Some of the hottest looks for back-to-school are inspired by the punk, glam and “Flashdance” styles of the 1980s. Hennes & Mauritz, E… ...

“Flashdance” — starring Jennifer Beals as a welder by day, ... 1983 — introduced most of the planet to breakdancing, leg warmers and a smash soundtrack, ...

But Flashdance changed things.It changed the idea of what a movie musical is, and it changed the way films were marketed. Paramount, which had Staying Alive set for summer release in 1983, tied ...

It’s been 30 years since the hit movie about a blue-collar girl named Alex with big dancing dreams turned baggy sweatshirts, fuzzy leg warmers, wild hair and welding […] Skip to content All ...

Launcher of a thousand off-the-shoulder sweatshirts, popularizer of leg warmers: it's "Flashdance" and the film turns 40 this year, just like some of us are or have too.

In a leotard and leg warmers, ... “Flashdance” is connected to that part of the ’80s, too. The Hollywood interest was a quick fad, but breaking lived on. For decades, ...

Leg warmers are often used as dancewear to prevent cramping or other leg-related injuries. In the 1980s, they slowly made their way into the fashion scene after appearing in movies like “Flashdance.” ...

Theater Put on your leg warmers; "Flashdance" comes to Milwaukee. Before the cast of "Flashdance" pulls up the curtain - and down on a chain attached to a bucket of water - on March 4, OnMilwaukee ...

FOR THE RECORD: “Flashdance” review: In the May 9 Calendar section, a review of “Flashdance the Musical” identified the actress playing Alex as Emily Padgett.