https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIiZuAVZH4w
This is a clip from the "Damn Yankees" film in which Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon perform "Who's Got the Pain". This dance scene features a simple moving light, just a spotlight, but it enhances the dancers' movements. It moves alongside them seamlessly, mostly horizontally, making their dance keep forward momentum and focusing the viewer's attention on each of their moves.
I agree that the spotlight does well to enhance the dancer's movement. I think that this is due to the spotlight demonstrating two opposing theories, the addition and emphasis of a location through the subtraction of light.
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