<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 . In September 1985 , the video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage 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 . In September 1985 , the video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance . </P>
who was the girl in dancing in the dark video
who was the girl in dancing in the dark video
Courteney Cox
Courteney Cox