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* Used and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in ''{{Futurama}}''. During Fry's holophoner concert, the Robot Devil interrupts and takes the musical on an entirely different course. Nevertheless, everyone, even the crowd, is able to stay perfectly in tune. Lampshaded when Zoidberg sings, in tune with the beat no less, "I can't believe everybody's just ad libbing!"

* Bollywood films generally have dance numbers that work like this trope. There are several in ''BrideAndPrejudice''.

* Bollywood films generally have dance numbers that work like this trope.
** Animated example: In ''TheReturnOfHanuman'' musical sequence "Aasman Ko Chhukar", tourists, pirates, animals, even ''the Statue of Liberty'' dances.

* ''[[{{Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks}} Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel]]'': After escaping Ian, the six chipmunks arrive at the singing competition. After a quick huddle, they break out into a perfectly choreographed dance routine that none of them had ever done before. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome Not that it makes it]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome any less cool looking]].
* ''[[{{Clerks}} Clerks II]]'' had one of these with that Jackson 5 song.

* The most abysmal example most likely can be found during the 10 minute dance number at McDonalds in ''MacAndMe''.

* In ''TheReturnOfHanuman'' musical sequence "Aasman Ko Chhukar", tourists, pirates, animals, even ''the Statue of Liberty'' dances. Well, it ''is'' an Indian movie after all.

** {{Justified}} of course, as they ''are'' competent performers.

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It is not restricted to the CrowdSong either. Sometimes, the dance has been planned in advance, for instance in a school-sponsered dance competition, but the heroes have had no time to practice while on their adventure. No problem, just huddle up for a few seconds, and you have an instant dance routine.

* In ''{{Enchanted}}'' Giselle starts singing until Robert shushes her, at which point a trio of musicians in the park take up the song, as Robert is surprised that they know it. Then as more and more people join in he says that he's never even heard the song before, until falling silent as [[SummonBackupDancers several brides and grooms appear]] until it results in a huge parade.

* In FiveHundredDaysOfSummer, after Tom sleeps with Summer he initiates SpontaneousChoreography.

* In 500DaysOfSummer, after Tom sleeps with summer, and the morning after, he initiates SpontaneousChoreography.

** Not to mention a big dance number with a squad of police.

* Parodied in ''ShaolinSoccer'', when Sing leads the customers at a rice cake stand in a spontaneous and [[BigLippedAligatorMoment wholly incongruous]] homage to ''Thriller''. Before the singing can begin, the shop owner screams at them, and they hurriedly return to their seats as if nothing ever happened.

* ''FerrisBuellersDayOff''.

* Takes a more realistic turn in [[TotalDramaIsland Total Drama World Tour]]. While they don't dance in every song, the times that they do it's very simple and predictable so the other contestants would be able to catch on(like Alejandro holding Bridgette's hand in 'Before We Die' prompted everyone to make a big circle by holding hands,) or in songs like LeShawna's 'Sisters' the other two dancers aren't in-time with each other so it looks more real.
** TDWT does do this quite well. There are even times where you can see the contestants looking at each other so they can suddenly think of moves (like Lindsay and Bridgette in 'Come Fly with Us.' Other times, in 'What's Not to Love?' Courtney said before the song started that she was going to dance in the song, so Owen, D.J., and LeShawna just took after her.