Happy 30th "Flashdance"
Add caption The dance movie "Flash Dance" premiered on April 15, 1983. Jennifer Beal starred as a woman who worked in a steel mill by dance and an exotic dancer by night while desiring to be a ballerina. Her solo performance to "Maniac" is classic. Irene Cara's "what A Feeling" also came from this movie. The movie has been made into a musical .