A movie I want to share 04🎥『Eleanor Powell & Fred Astaire 』Begin The Beguine Broadway Melody of 1940

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

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[@shink0002000]

アステアのダンスも好きだけれど、エレノアパウエルのダンスも本当に好きです。

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

@@shink0002000 素敵ですよね😊👍

[@esmeephillips5888]

The movie critic and historian David Thomson named this as his favorite scene in any film, and added that the moment at the end when Ellie's dress floats back down is the most beautiful in cinema.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Thank you for the great information! !

[@2528drevas]

Two of the greatest "Hoofers" ever. Each intimidated by the talent of the other. Fred Astaire called Powell the ONLY female dancer who intimidated him.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, that's why I want young Japanese people to know the legendary tap dancers. Thank you for your comment👍

[@joeblack8915]

He was being self-deprecating. Fred's dances were always innovative. Having watched Powell in several films, she came across as a bit 'samey'. Fred was the greatest popular dancer of all time. When the famous choreographer George Balanchine (who worked with both the Bolshoi Ballet and the New York Ballet Company) was asked who the greatest dancer he'd ever seen was, the expected answer of a great star of the ballet world was not forthcoming. Instead, he answered 'Fred Astaire'. How right he was.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

@@joeblack8915 Wow. Thank you for telling me👍

[@10g-h9j]

ありがとうございますありがとうございますメサメサありがとうございます！ 初めてカラーで見ました。白黒のは結構見ていたはずです。アステアが大大大好きで、ダンス見るだけで夢心地になれます。 言葉が無くてもダンサーって会話が可能！すごい！

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

喜んで頂けて嬉しいですー♬ 自分もこの映像を見たとき衝撃を受けました‼ 音楽やダンスでしか感じれないものがありますよね～ しかし、何年経っても色あせないこのダンス凄いですよね😆😆😆

[@rmcfete]

She was better than him tapping

[@レッドマン2]

すんげー！ 時代を感じるけど 素晴らしい！ 美しい！ 古き良き時代☺️

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

コメントありがとうございます♫ 素晴らしいですよね〜😌 映像でここまで素晴らしいので、ほんとに生で観てみたかったですね♫

[@kenpatton8761]

I‘ve seen all of Eleanor‘s movies. She‘s always smiling when she‘s dancing. A wonder to behold. RIP

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

That's awesome. Yes, seeing her makes us smile too.

[@steveclapper5424]

Like a thousand watt bulb.

[@billgarbett6487]

It's been a long time but I've seen it. One of my favorite songs.

[@pollutionfreeplanet]

Amazing to see the two greatest dancers of all time brought together by the genius of Hollywood. It just doesn't get any better than this folks.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

😎👍🔥🔥🔥

[@peterbeickert2767]

Best dance number ever filmed and done by two of the very best performers

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes. I think so, too.

[@arthurgearheard4701]

Better than anything he did with Ginger Rogers!

[@ghw7192]

And to think that this first dance was done in one take!

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeaaah!!!That's really amazing!!

[@sid3447]

フレッド・アステアのダンスは世界一！

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

間違いないですね(*´▽｀*)！！！

[@NewYorkHollywood]

カラー版最高にリッチ！ 絢爛豪華！ ありがとうございます！ アステア、パウェル万歳！

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

最高ですよね～♬ この頃のダンスを生で見たかったですね😆

[@戸叶佳克-y9g]

エレノア・パウエルは最高のダンサーだと思います。 あまりに上手すぎて、相手をつとめられるパートナーがいなくて結果ソロになってしまったというのもうなづけます。

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

最高ですね👍 自分はアステアとのペアが一番好きです♫

[@jacquemccoy4511]

The two best dancers ever! They were magic together ♥️♥️

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, the best ever ☺👍🎶

[@markblass4490]

Nice to see one of my all-time favorites in color. Thanks for sharing this! In case anyone is wondering the 2nd gentleman dancer at the end is George Murphy.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

My pleasure. Me too. This is one of my favorites.

[@paulhindenberg6364]

Sad that movies aren't made like those of the 30's and 40's especially those which had great dance numbers. We have lost so much, and gained nothing.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

@@paulhindenberg6364 Certainly, the dance was more amazing in the old movies.

[@lenhummel5614]

Two incredible talents and a timeless dance piece. Dazzling.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, I think so too. There is nothing better than this.

[@sarahhall738]

I think it was the song Begin The Begein that was playing during an air raid when my grandfather asked grandma to marry him when he was on his next leave from the 48th tank regiment back in 1940. They were married 72 years.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Wow! Thank you for the wonderful story.

[@fanorama1]

Astaire had to work hard to keep up with her. She was amazing and flawless. Impossible to take your eyes off her.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes she is the best. Thank you for your comment.

[@dwannbrown2565]

ASTAIRE DID ALL STEPS WITH EASE AND GRACE!! HE WAS THE G.O.A.T.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

@@dwannbrown2565 Absolutely!

[@GertrudPiaAdam-Taylor]

@@dwannbrown2565 Das stimmt nicht so ganz. Astaire hat von sich gegeben: Sie war besser als ich und hat nie wieder mit ihr getanzt.

[@namj8145]

Wow. Always my first thought when the topic of the best tap number on film is brought up, and always thought the black & white look just added so much to it. I worried that this colorized one would distract from it. But I actually like the look, it adds a little warmth to the feel. Skin tones always seem a little over-saturated in these, but it gives a new look to this sublime number. And color or not, the dancing is just sheer perfection. If I get to Heaven, I will only be happy if I can dance this number through eternity.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, their dance is amazing with or without color.

[@esmeephillips5888]

The set was designed by Merrill Pye, who was Ellie's fiance at the time.

[@にゃんぽ-o2w]

エレノア・パウエルの凄さは文字にできない！古いのもほとんど見ましたが初期の丸台の段々をあの足裁きとスピードで降りてくるのは神業！I Got Rhythmも見惚れました

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

ですね👍ほんとに神業😲 あの映像も素晴らしいですね👍❗️

[@nakamuray4]

フレッド・アステア 🥰

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

☺👍👍👍🔥

[@juliesanders4468]

Thanks for posting this. I always thought that whenever Eleanor Powell danced with Fred Astaire she danced rings around him. Technically they are both amazing dancers but she looks effortless and he looks like he's really working for it. Just realizing that she hardly ever looks down and he looks down frequently. I just love these 2 dancers. Such perfectionists!

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

My pleasure♬ Yeah,they are really wonderful dances🥰🔥👍

[@magloyd4907]

I couldn't disagree more. Her upper body is static, compared to Astaire..Gene Kelly said she was a great tap dancer, but added that's all she was. She lacked the versatility and expressiveness of Astaire and the way he used his entire body. She dances very upright compared to Fred.

[@roccotracanna163]

You Two are the GREATEST. Love this one.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, me too. Thank you for your comment.

[@arthurgearheard4701]

This is colorized! The original was in black & white!

[@wabima28]

They are amazing together!!

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, the best♬

[@原道子-i2i]

軽快な、素晴らしい動き心が晴れます

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

ほんと素晴らしいですよね～( *´艸｀) いいものは何度見ても飽きないですね👍

[@nunziosciacca444]

Bravissimi siete fantastici fred Astaire e compagna

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Sì, sono la coppia migliore 👍

[@aspasiagravanis1724]

Awesome good all day s thank you 😊

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

My pleasure☺

[@ms-mi4vw]

アステアもスゴいんだけどエレノア・パウエルがまたスゴいんだよなあ

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

そうなんですよね👍実はエレノアの方がと言う方沢山いらっしゃいますね！ 二人とも素敵過ぎます♫

[@unamcgurry6875]

Absolutely beautiful- class - thanks for posting on you tube. Just made me feel so happy for a few minutes. They were so talented. Awesome thanks so much. 👏👏👏

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

My pleasure!! I want many young people to know this wonderful dance.

[@arthurgearheard4701]

It's posted all the time!

[@sylvain123]

Superb! Thankyou for sharing 🙏

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

My pleasure!! I want young Japanese people to know that there were such wonderful dancers.

[@joseluissaenz4576]

Fantástico baile! Sin desmerecer a Eleanor, pero Fred Asteire "is the number one", seguro que en el cielo sigue embelesando a todos los seres con sus seguros y armoniosos pasos. Thank you for this video.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

My pleasure! Yes, their dance last forever.

[@renatafriedenberg4292]

Beautiful dance.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, the best♬

[@richardgornalle4536]

Amazing and thrilling to watch. I have watched this dozens of times. Magical stuff.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeah,I have seen this many times too♬ I still don't get tired of seeing it.

[@nunziosciacca444]

Eccezionali👍👍👍👍👍 bravi mi. Piace ll tip tap

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Sì è il migliore 👍👍👍

[@yonygonzalez5288]

Great music and dancers

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes,the best♬

[@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401]

So great! Love revisiting this iconic moments...the great Big Band Era!!

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeah,It's a really wonderful Era!!

[@alba2042]

Esto es baile y música 👍. No lo de hoy en día. Ahora no hay inspiración.

[@joycepiantes8383]

She was great. Long body and short legs but boy could she dance.

[@Randylewus1958]

She had long legs the dress makes her body look long

[@rsalas8240]

Que maravilla X suerte vivimos esa época. Lo había recibido de los. Residentes y se los había reenviado veo que no les llegó

[@kennyc3670]

I'm with you once more under the stars Eleanor and Fred. If only.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, I would love to see them live if possible.

[@marinaclaver4703]

Que pareja mas bonita

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

¡Es la mejor pareja!

[@libertadrodriguez1999]

Desde Uruguay NOVIEMBRE 2021.NO HABRÁ NADA IGUAL!!!!

[@francocominetti6441]

Non si vedranno mai più dei ballerini così!!!!!

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Essato!! Se possibile, mi piacerebbe vederlo in azione. I'm sorry I'm not good at Italian. I really want to see their stage.

[@conniecharley9092]

This one is good but RITA WAS REALLY GOOD.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Oh,yeah Rita Hayworth. She is also nice♬

[@0000syuable]

フレッド・アステア！ 誰が何と言おうとフレッド・アステア！ 素晴らしい役者･エンターティナ－です。

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

最高ですよね～♬ もうこんな人出てこないんじゃないかっておもってます👍

[@0000syuable]

@@BootlegSeijiTap さん。 こういう方が本当の本物の「スター」なのだと思いますよねえ。

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

@@0000syuable ですね。。。 映像でこれだけ素晴らしいので、実際に生で見てみたかったですね♬

[@megaalvon3060]

Thank you so so much for this wonderful video! My mum adored them and also Fred and Ginger. I wish she could see this but I'm sure she's dancing and singing in Heaven with all those great Hollywood performers I've learned to love too!😃

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

My pleasure! Yeah !! I'm sure your mom is dancing happily♬

[@anybodyhandle]

Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤

[@angelalonso473]

Excellent technique. Wonderful.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes,the best!!

[@rociomorgade4864]

Una verdadera joya del cine !¡! Maravillosos Fred y Eleanor dos grandes bailarines y una bella melodia 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🥰❤💐

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

¡Exacto!🥰👍👍👍🎵

[@peterdixon7705]

Pure talent and class.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes,the best!!

[@mariaeugeniagonzalez116]

Excelente yo soy de esa epoca bravo

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes,the best♬

[@altheasyewart8616]

Wish i could dance like this..love it

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, me too. I don't think we can see such a wonderful dance in modern times.

[@louissilvani1389]

Wow so classic

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes absolutely!!

[@denismarcel2295]

La jupe cche la classe et la performance de la danseuse ! Sans elle , devenue le faire valoir de la " Star"...

[@weldonreed1950]

Fantastic!!

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeah!!! It's really amazing!!

[@MissMoonshineDance]

thanks, from a hoofer

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

My pleasure!! Good dance should be shared.

[@robertbryan9906]

Fantastic

[@rideon6140]

This is as good as it ever got.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

It’s just like you said.

[@troyannbladsacker1811]

Greatest tap routine!

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yesssss, the best♬

[@veronicabennett4359]

The coloured section filmed in just two takes. I wonder how much rehearsal time it took to reach such perfection.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, it's amazing. They can't do it without talent, effort, and everything.

[@margaritatremolada9181]

Grandes bailarines, jamás me canso de verlos bailar....

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Así es. He visto esto muchas veces.

[@margaritariveros2824]

Habrá una pelicula sobre la vida de este bailarin..para su época no debe haber sido fácil...es espectacular...y las actrices de antaño sabían cantar bailar..tocar instrumentos...un aplauso para esas mujeres que nos encantaron...😊💜🧡💛💗💖

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Sí, pocas mujeres pueden hacer esto. maravilloso…😌👏👏👏

[@lesleyannbarker8429]

Sheer dance Magic!!!!

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeahhh amazing!!

[@noemilatini5251]

Geniales

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeah,Geniales！

[@mariomanserra1451]

Bravissimi, che classe

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Sì, è un grande ballo ♬

[@gilmar-ac3247]

Amazing

[@marialuisabertini5587]

Meravigliosi.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeah,Meravigliosi!

[@oiooi6460]

Two amazing dancers and a terrific routine but it just doesn't have that magic of Fred and Ginger.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes,I think each one is wonderful.

[@margaritariveros2824]

Maravillosoooo...

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeah,maravillosoooo😆👍

[@catalinatorrijosibarra7459]

Eran las películas que no nos perdíamos

[@ゆめまぼろし]

🌟

[@jacquespierreropert9659]

Magnifique !

[@aliceluschersilva3893]

Maravilhosos!!!!

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeah,maravillosoooo😆👍

[@consuelotron7239]

Maravilloso

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeah,Maravilloso!

[@beatrizgazzolo9510]

El mejor dúo de Astaire

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes,the best!!

[@denismarcel2295]

La classe XXL

[@ric-speed]

G.O.A.T.

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, I haven't seen anything better than this.

[@_yousan9436]

主導しているのは、エレノアさん。

[@СергейБогданович-с1и]

Фред Астер - лучший степист в мире

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes,the best👏👏👏

[@fromburgundy3316]

Great Eleanor ...

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, I've never seen a tap dancer like her.

[@iliyakuryakin4671]

Sublime

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes♬ Thank you for your comment👍

[@lovebandsingers]

King and Queen of Tap と言えます。"Broadway Melody of 1940"　はもともとモノクロ作品で、カラー化ソフトで色を付けた映像ですね。 すごいのは、ほぼワンカットで撮っていること。 MGMのミュージカル女優でタップの名手は戦前派のエリノア・パウエルと戦後派のアン・ミラーと言えるでしょう。

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

コメントありがとうございます♬ 昔の映像ってほぼワンカットだからすごいですよね～自分もタップダンスしていますが、これほどは至難の業ですね(>_

[@にゃんぽ-o2w]

おっしゃるとおり👍昔のミュージカルは機械＆技術の問題もあってワンカット撮りが多くて、今思うととにかく大変だったろうなと！確かにアン・ミラーも見事ですね。柔らかさも出せる技術のエレノアと強さのアンかな？

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

@@にゃんぽ-o2w どちらも素敵ですね☺👏

[@sophiasummers1637]

I am ready to see the rule reversal, where Powell puts on flat shoes and Astaire does it in heels.

[@eliairenebuhl216]

Estas películas eran preciosas, sin violencia ni encueradas ni escenas sexuales

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, it's a purely nice movie.

[@jamesryan6008]

WHO decided to colorize this??????

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

I'm sorry, I don't even know.

[@stuartlee6622]

Louis Farrakhan, dear.

[@robertbryan9906]

Sheer genius ❤

[@billgarbett6487]

Nobody moves like Astaire

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Absolutely!! I've never seen anyone dance more brilliantly than he did.

[@cindyhutchins5532]

Eleanor Powell tops him!

[@denismarcel2295]

Donc il faut en final 2 hommes pour une femme...

[@jiyujizai]

😆👍✨…。🙄

[@msmtcbn46]

若い方ににも見てほしいです。

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

ですよね〜😊 今でも誰もが見てもすごい、美しいと思える技術ってなかなかないですよね。。。

[@magloyd4907]

Gene Kelly said that she's a great tap dancer but only a tap dancer. She lacked the versatility and expressiveness of Astaire and Kelly. They are both wonderful in this routine, but it is obvious that she dances very upright compared to Fred, who uses his whole body more.

[@esmeephillips5888]

Kelly said some deprecatory things about Powell earlier in his career. But when she made her cabaret comeback in 1961 he was quoted in Parade magazine calling her 'the kindest, most thoughtful girl in show business and one of the greatest dancers of all time.' And when her posthumous star was dedicated on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Gene was the emcee. He grew more gracious as he aged.

[@cindyhutchins5532]

@@esmeephillips5888 How anyone could say Ellie lacked versatility and expressiveness in her dancing is beyond me. Sounds like sour grapes to me. I love Gene Kelly’s dancing but I think he was a bit full of himself. lol

[@esmeephillips5888]

​@@cindyhutchins5532 Kelly was more gracious in later years, but while active he was not as considerate or gracious towards his lady partners as Fred. Beyond that difference in temperament, I can understand why her contemporaries struggled to evaluate her work, bc it was so extraordinary a departure from their notions of how women should dance. The truth is that 80-90 years later we are still trying to catch up with her.

[@martafuredi5416]

Bámulatos

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes,the best!!

[@austriaco4132]

harmonischer waren Fred and Ginger; erotischer waren Fred and Rita, besser als Fred and Eleanor ist unmöglich

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yes, they are all great dancers. Astea and Eleanor are the best👍

[@joseftoth1992]

on beter oder so

[@johnmatzye7000]

To bad Powell is not more of a notery.

[@birgitbaader1206]

Immer noch sehr Schoen

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Thank you for your comment.

[@sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401]

So great! Love revisiting this iconic moments...the great Big Band Era!!

[@BootlegSeijiTap]

Yeah,It's a really wonderful Era!!

[@ゆめまぼろし]

🌟