John Travolta Delivers a Fun Dance Lesson to James Corden & Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Showing Off His Iconic Style

Just like other legends, John Travolta has truly matured gracefully. The 65-year-old demonstrated that he still possesses his dancing skills when he provided a playful dance lesson to James Corden. Corden began the segment by inquiring with the English power couple Aaron and Sam Taylor-Johnson about the occasion they dressed up as John Travolta and Uma Thurman’s characters from Pulp Fiction for Halloween. Sam and Corden then enthusiastically praised the classic film, which includes a memorable dance scene featuring Travolta and Thurman.

Corden proceeded to request a dance lesson from Travolta. During his prime, Travolta dominated the dance scene with roles in films like Grease and Saturday Night Fever, and he demonstrated to the audience that he still knew how to dance effortlessly. Travolta instructed the other three in various dances, including the twist, the swim, the hip shaker, the mashed potatoes, and finally, the Batman. Although the segment was quite straightforward, Travolta’s charm fully made it a delightful and entertaining watch.

Travolta conducted his dance class on The Late Late Show with James Corden in an episode that was released on December 5, 2019. The uplifting segment became highly popular on Corden’s YouTube channel, garnering 18.9 million views. Fans were thrilled to see Travolta return to the dance floor, leaving comments like “The man’s still got it – you never lose class” and “John Travolta should be declared as a national treasure. Love the guy, so nice, iconic, resilient and positive.”

The dance scene between Travolta and Thurman in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction is among the most iconic moments in cinema history. In the movie, Travolta portrays the career criminal Vincent Vega, who is responsible for entertaining his boss’s wife Mia Wallace, portrayed by Thurman. The duo visits a venue where Mia insists on participating in the dance competition, and they dance to Chuck Berry’s “You Never Can Tell.” The moves Travolta showcased on Corden’s show are those from the original scene.

The segment on Corden’s show uncovered some fascinating details about Travolta’s involvement in crafting the dance scene in Pulp Fiction. The star shared that “Quentin was dead set on both of us doing the twist, which is a very fun dance, but it’s limited in how long one wants to watch someone doing the twist.”

Travolta went on to say, “So I told Quentin, when I was growing up there were novelty dances, like the swim and the Batman. I suggested, ‘maybe we should widen the spectrum on this.’” After witnessing Travolta’s unique dances, the director was persuaded, leading to the creation of the classic dance scene.