Did John Travolta do the dancing in Staying Alive?
Under Sylvester Stallone’s supervision, John Travolta spent five months doing rigorous training to develop a dancer’s physique for this film, losing 20 pounds in the process.
Who taught John Travolta to dance disco?
Deney Terrio
Deney Terrio is one of the original pioneers of the Disco Dance era and the coach and choreographer who taught John Travolta how to dance for the motion picture Saturday Night Fever. Of course Deney would have never been given the opportunity had he not been an incredible dancer and showman himself.
Did John Travolta have a baby?
John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston have introduced their new baby son Benjamin to the world. The couple, who pose with the newborn on the cover of Hello! magazine, have called Benjamin, who is nearly two months old, a ‘miracle’. Travolta, 56, said: ‘He’s given the house a renewed spirit and purpose.
Did John Travolta dance in Saturday Night Fever?
There are two people who can take joint credit for John Travolta’s dancing in Saturday Night Fever: his dance coach Deney Terrio and the film’s choreographer Lester Wilson. Terrio took Travolta to dance clubs and taught him how to do the splits, the knee-drops, and the finger pointing his character Tony Manero would do, while Wilson was responsible for refining it and making it all look good on screen.
Who trained John Travolta for Staying Alive?
Under Mr. Stallone’s guidance, Mr. Travolta trained for almost five months, working six days a week and sometimes 14 or 16 hours a day. He lost almost 20 pounds, built up his chest, his arms and his legs in order to achieve a professional dancer’s body.
Does John Travolta dance in face off?
Face/Off was a silly but very fun action film about two enemies swapping faces that came out in 1997 with stars John Travolta and Nicole Cage. Now there will be a sequel