Watch Kevin Bacon recreate ‘Footloose’ dance to celebrate the strike ending
nypost.composted a video of himself on social media recreating his iconic dance from “Footloose.” Still limber in his 60s, Bacon performed the dance in a barn, 39 years after first performing the dance in the 1984 classic.In the video, Bacon is backlit by the sun, and he’s shown in silhouette as he demonstrates that he’s still got his dance chops.
Bacon gave his nostalgic video a simple caption, by way of explanation: “Strike over!” he wrote, tagging the official account for SAG-AFTRA.
Dancing to “Footloose” is especially notable for Bacon, because in 2013 he went on “Conan” and talked about how he bribes DJs not to play that song when he attends weddings. “I…hand him $20, and say ‘Please don’t play that song,'” said Bacon.
He explained that he does this because when the song plays at an event that he’s at everyone crowds around him. “A wedding is really not about me.
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