As you’ve surely heard by now, Patrick Swayze, the 80s superstar responsible for the enduring popularity of the mullet and, conversely, making it okay for men to wear leggings, passed away yesterday after a bout with pancreatic cancer at the age of 57. Lest we forget, though, he did a great deal to make it okay for macho men to break it down on the dance floor, as you’ll note while remembering him with our listicle of 5 Classic Patrick Swayze Dance Scenes.

With Chris Farley auditioning at Chippendales on Saturday Night Live (1990)

Easiest casting decision ever.

With Lisa Niemi and George De La Pena in One Last Dance (1993)

Swayze even managed to make American multiplex audiences appreciate modern dance, which is truly an unparalleled achievement.

With Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo in To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmarr (1995) – around the 6:00 point in this clip.

Well, yeah, because any guy who dances nice can’t possibly just be straight. Also, Leguizamo totally steals every scene in this movie.

In a cameo in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)

It’s a short aside, but we would all have been pretty offended if he hadn’t made an appearance.

With Jennifer Grey in Dirty Dancing (1987)

Basically the whole film is one long (dirty) dance-off.

Bonus: Dancing in celebration after destroying his ex-girlfriend’s house with a bulldozer in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

Proof that teen sex destroys families.