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| Music by | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyrics by | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Date | 1951 |
| Source | The King and I (musical) |
| Publisher | Williamson Music Co. |
"Shall We Dance?" was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein as the eleven o'clock number for their musical The King and I. Anna and the King sweep the stage in a celebratory dance, cut short by tragedy.
In the 1973 special Julie on Sesame Street, Julie Andrews and Snuffy (as Lin-Po) sing and dance to the tune while Bert portrays the King of Siam.
The song was once again inspiration for a dance number, in a Monsterpiece Theater spoof of the musical, with Grover portraying the King and dancing to the tune with a lower case i.