In Disney's Beauty and the Beast, which song plays during Belle and the Beast's ballroom dance?

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In Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the ballroom dance song is “Beauty and the Beast.”

The song plays as Belle and the Beast dance in the castle ballroom after Belle begins to see the Beast differently. The sequence is one of the film’s most famous scenes and helped demonstrate the emotional importance of the developing relationship.

Alan Menken composed the music and Howard Ashman wrote the lyrics. Angela Lansbury performed the version heard within the film as Mrs. Potts, while Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson recorded the end-credit pop version.

“Beauty and the Beast” won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It is distinct from “Be Our Guest,” Lumière’s elaborate dinner performance, and “Something There,” the shorter song about Belle and the Beast’s changing feelings.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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