“Footloose” is a musical about a high school student who moves into a small town, meets a girl, tries to organize a dance and is opposed by the girl’s father, who is a minister.

That’s the basis of the plot, which is not too complicated. The production of the Northampton Community College Summer Theatre is fun, with a lot of singing and dancing along and some touching dramatic moments.

If you are of a certain age you will recognize some of the songs, even if you have not seen the musical or the 1984 film that it was based on. “Holding Out for a Hero,” “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” and “Almost Paradise” were all radio hits.

The show, which is approximately two hours long with a 15-minute intermission, begins and ends with dance numbers and the young people in the cast singing the title song.

The June 5 matinee performance was seen for this theater review.

The first act follows Ren McCormack (Chase Fontenoy), who has moved with his mother (Beth Marquardt) from Chicago to the small town of Bomont.

Bomont’s politics are controlled by Reverend Shaw Moore (Jarrod Yuskaukas), who has forbidden dancing and many other things after a fatal accident that involved his son.

Moore is continuously fighting with his daughter Ariel (Emma Flynn), despite the efforts of his wife (Nancy Barry) to reconcile the two. It is no surprise that Ren and Ariel become a couple, to the chagrin of the Reverend.

With more than 20 scene changes and a cast of 29, the sets are necessarily simple, but they include a two-level platform for a few scenes. The settings include a church, high school, the Reverend’s home, burger joint, gas station, train bridge and country-western music bar.

The musicians are unobtrusively at the back of the stage. They greatly enhance the songs, adding extra power and punch.

The performances are consistently solid, with some outstanding dancing by the men and singing by the women.

Juanita Renay Gray, Madeline Gambon and Charlie Leonard make songs, including “Somebody’s Eyes,” highlights of the show. Berry and Marquardt have heartfelt moments in a song about their characters’ situations.

Towards its conclusion, “Footloose” has effective drama as Ren and the Reverend achieve a reconciliation, with Yuskaukas finding depth in a character that seems one-dimensional at the beginning.

This is an old-fashioned musical in spirit, despite the use of rock music and even a little bit of rap. Director Bill Mutimer’s fast-paced production can be enjoyed by anyone, maybe even people who do not generally approve of dancing.

“Footloose” 7:30 p.m. June 10, 11 and 2 p.m. June 12, Lipkin Theatre, Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, www.northampton.edu/summer-theatre-2022.htm; 484-484-3412