Flashdance…What a feeling' is a hit from the 1983 film Flashdance, sung by Irene Cara. Flashdance is the story of 18 year old Alex who works by day as a welder in a steel mill, and as a dancer in a bar at night. She dreams of becoming an acclaimed ballerina but despite a lack of formal dance training, she aspires to be accepted by a prestigious dance school.