Princess Diana’s legendary White House dance with John Travolta almost didn’t happen
Reagan that after the dancing began, Gahl would walk up to John Travolta and tap him on the shoulder and encourage him to have a dance with Princess Diana," Giller said.
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- And one of our most requested photos is the one of Princess Diana dancing with John Travolta." GET ENTERTAINMENT SCOOP DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR EMAIL BY CLICKING HERE Travolta later admitted he was nervous before approaching Diana.
- But after some encouragement, he went up and asked the princess to dance." Travolta mustered the courage and approached Diana.
- The Princess of Wales and the actor lit up the White House ballroom in 1985, creating one of the most unforgettable moments in royal and Hollywood history.
John Travolta had all the right moves, but when the chance to dance with Princess Diana came along, even Hollywood's smoothest dancer got cold feet.
More than four decades later, their legendary dance is being celebrated at "Princess Diana: Love, Life, Legacy — A Life of Giving," an exhibition at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
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- CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Travolta also told Dutch television station Één that it was Nancy who told him Diana wanted to dance with him.
- WATCH: PRINCESS DIANA'S ICONIC DANCE WITH TRAVOLTA GETS NEW SPOTLIGHT "The social secretary, Gahl Burt, she orchestrated it after speaking with Mrs.
- She danced with Tom Selleck and many others." But when it came time for Travolta to step onto the dance floor with Diana, he needed some coaxing.
- Diana was attending a White House dinner hosted by President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan when she took a spin with the heartthrob.
- That was the easy part, but just the fact of greeting Diana appropriately, being confident and asking her to dance was a complicated task." The "Grease" star also recalled how special it was to dance with Diana.
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