<P> Directed by Brian De Palma , the video was shot at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul , Minnesota , on June 28 and 29 , 1984 . The first night was a pure video shot , the second was on the opening date of the Born in the U.S.A. Tour . Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed the song twice during that show to allow Brian De Palma to get all the footage he needed . The video is a straight performance video , with Springsteen not playing a guitar , allowing him to invite a young woman from the audience , performed by Courteney Cox , to dance along with him on the stage at the end . Although De Palma had told him that it was she whom he was supposed to select , Springsteen thought she was just a pre-selected fan attending and did not know until afterward that she was a professional actress , brought in from New York City , who had already played in As the World Turns . In September 1985 , the video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance and was nominated for Best Overall Performance . </P>
<P> Directed by Brian De Palma , the video was shot at the Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul , Minnesota , on June 28 and 29 , 1984 . The first night was a pure video shot , the second was on the opening date of the Born in the U.S.A. Tour . Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed the song twice during that show to allow Brian De Palma to get all the footage he needed . The video is a straight performance video , with Springsteen not playing a guitar , allowing him to invite a young woman from the audience , performed by Courteney Cox , to dance along with him on the stage at the end . Although De Palma had told him that it was she whom he was supposed to select , Springsteen thought she was just a pre-selected fan attending and did not know until afterward that she was a professional actress , brought in from New York City , who had already played in As the World Turns . In September 1985 , the video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance and was nominated for Best Overall Performance . </P>
where was dancing in the dark video filmed
where was dancing in the dark video filmed
Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul , Minnesota
Saint Paul Civic Center in Saint Paul , Minnesota