---
title: 'Invitation to the Dance (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gene Kelly'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/invitation-to-the-dance-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049367/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Invitation to the Dance (1956)

1956 · 93 min · Fantasy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Invitation to the Dance is a 1956 American dance anthology film consisting of three distinct stories, all starring and directed by Gene Kelly. It was the first film Kelly directed on his own, after co-directing three films with Stanley Donen.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gene Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-kelly)
- **Screenplay:** [Gene Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-kelly)
- **Original Music Composer:** [André Previn](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-previn)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-freed)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Ruttenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-ruttenberg)
- **Editor:** [Adrienne Fazan](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrienne-fazan)

## Cast

- [Igor Youskevitch](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-youskevitch)
- [Belita](https://cinepixo.com/people/belita)
- [Tamara Toumanova](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamara-toumanova)
- [Diana Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-adams)
- [Tommy Rall](https://cinepixo.com/people/tommy-rall)
- [Gene Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-kelly)
- [André Previn](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-previn)
- [Claude Bessy](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-bessy)

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