Eleanor Powell - "Born to Dance" - Tap Dance Rehearsal Scene

[@Moosetta]

Sometimes she was almost smothered by the extravagant sets. Here is Eleanor pure and simple, and absolutely superb.

[@88888gerald]

Ive watched her and most others I could find..and I really believe she was the very best dancer ...ever.....

[@Justin.Martyr]

*Who ever can SEE Eleanor PoweLL & NOT BeLieve in God, is SCUM!*

[@camillemays1109]

So did most everyone who knew anything about tap dancing.

[@RoryVanucchi]

She was the best of the best in a great era for dancers

[@henrimatisse7481]

let's not overlook Vera Ellen

[@harharharharharharharharha240]

The best

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

There is a certain fluidity of her body movements that puts this girl in a class by her self. There have been many girl dancers 💃 but I think this is the bar being set very high and hard to match

[@Justin.Martyr]

*I am Negative Voter, #7, Cuz of the Abrupt Cut OFF!!!*

[@longjohnsilver7986]

She dances with her body, and sings with her shoes Unique

[@susanford2388]

Fred Astaire loved dancing with her, he said, she slams down her feet, bam bam, no gentle light foot.

[@joecastiglia8105]

She’s the best there ever was. I could watch her dance all day!

[@Justin.Martyr]

*AnyOne, who SEES ELeanor PoweLL, & does NOT BeLieve in GOD,* *is SCUM!!!!*

[@epgoldenage7049]

Joe Castiglia Sometimes, I think she’s the best and sometimes I think Ann Miller. Depends on which one I’m watching.

[@grassshadow1]

@@epgoldenage7049 sometimes, I feel that all miller has ,is a really good spin....I see more variation from powell

[@esmeephillips5888]

'To me the thrill of that picture was not its success but the fact that we created a new star, Eleanor Powell. There is no computing the value of a new star.' (Louis B Mayer to MGM's annual business conference, reported by Motion Picture Daily, May 6, 1937)

[@silverstuff182]

I love how you can actually hear the spins.

[@gordonkemp1620]

Perfection.

[@claudiaglacken3033]

Brilliant breathtaking

[@williamandrews781]

Eleanor Powell was the Goddess of Dance!!!

[@richardgornalle4536]

She is simply amazing!

[@lindaeasley4336]

" Can you dance to it ? " Yes , I believe she can , sir

[@Justin.Martyr]

*Negative Vote #7, CUZ of the AbRupt CUT OFF!!!!*

[@sambam9319]

Can she dance to it? Quite the rhetorical question!😉

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[@LaurieFloodTeacher]

For Eleanor Powell, she was just getting warmed up.

[@gdmoore]

Okay folks. That's the fabulous Roger Eden's at the piano. The creative brain behind all those MGM musicals!

[@orchardist6559]

Wonderful joy. Thank you for sharing.

[@jennyq4979]

She was an AMAZING dancer!!!

[@jim6070]

Best ever!

[@stephaniestanley8041]

The jackpot. They found someone who was the greatest tap dancer and who had beauty. Clark Gable was protective of her at MGM. One of the few women he did not have designs on. It was her talent that he believed made her worthy of someone that would love and cherish her alone.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Now THATS talent

[@marktombazian6490]

She was the Julie Andrew's of tap! Superb! Julie never hit a false note and Ellanore never a false step.

[@omarcogle1965]

Okay, in terms of not professionally, who was the better dancer of the 2? Judy Garland or Debbie Reynolds?

[@marktombazian6490]

@@omarcogle1965 hmmm...different times and personalities...Judy was the better entertainer by far. So her dancing was learned very young. Given different movies that would have showcased her dancing she'd have been at the top. She also was very petite. And body type plays a part. Judy looked better. All around a better dancer. A clown. Debbie was chunky. And really only danced because of the times. She didn't Excell at dance. Or singing. Judy was a bona-fide Star. Tormented and crazy and dangerous. Sexual. Debbie was a supporting actress. There was no angst in her. No threat no sexual allure. That comes out in all aspects of performance.

[@omarcogle1965]

@@marktombazian6490 Okay, that's a fair take on the two, and I agree that Judy was a better entertainer, Debbie was a better dancer than her. She may have some weight on her, but the fact that she can keep up with greats like Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor says a lot, and you're right she's only been a few dance projects but still. Another question, between Gene Kelly, Fred Atsaire and Donald O'Connor, who was the better dancer?

[@marktombazian6490]

@@omarcogle1965 different styles and personalities. O'Connor was a good hoofer but simply performed like any good journeyman...jack-of-all-trades. Astaire and Kelly were driven hard to Excell. Both very competitive. Kelly was very athletic. Astaire wasn't. Different body types too. Look at the big dance number in the The Pirate. Kelly & Garland. That is probably the most demanding dance a man ever pulled off. Long takes. Incredibly long and demanding. American in Paris too. Astaire never had anything like that. But Astaire had a style unmatched. Kelly could not match the smooth, suave & sophisticated style of Astaire. And Astaire couldn't match Kelly's athleticism. Look at the only number they did together...Astaire was smooth and Kelly athletic. Kelly did ballet & gymnastics. Fred glided and swayed. Both sharp tappers. So better? Kelly. More sophisticated? Astaire. Women would dance with Astaire and go to bed with Kelly. That's the bottom line. The women who got me very young were Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charice, Judy Garland. The tap dance par excellence, the sultry sensual ballet dancer and the clown. Ginger was a trooper. Great compliment to her partner. Powell was better than Astaire and easily matched Kelly. Cyd smoked hot.. Judy was pure fun.

[@omarcogle1965]

@@marktombazian6490 When I see Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire, I call them the Elite, because of their styles and when I look at Donald O'Connor, I call him the Wild Card, because he can match with the best of them.

[@jonathanlane4496]

I really do think she was the best female tap dancer, no contest.

[@rowenabiermann8128]

Also, Ann Miller.

[@partycentralsales]

@@rowenabiermann8128 Ann Miller, The Nicholas Brothers, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Ruby Keeler all considered Eleanor Powell the very best.

[@gerrygeorge1468]

Hail *The Queen Of Tap* in action ! Nobody surpassed this earthly angel, when it came to Terpsichorean excellence !

[@arthurgearheard4701]

She's a better dancer than Ginger Rogers!

[@arthurleng1500]

Tap dancer yes, ballroom a definite NO! My opinion.

[@BoninBrighton]

I’m just noticing how she predates Gene Kelly’s style

[@esmeephillips5888]

Watch the clip of 'I'm Feeling Like a Million'' from 'Broadway Melody of 1938' and ask where Kelly's title-song solo in 'Singin' in the Rain' came from.

[@orchardist6559]

WoW !!! How do legs move that fast.

[@rowenabiermann8128]

She was so athletic. Her spins were amazing.

[@pjpugapillarfan2750]

She was so lovely PRITTY LADY THE CLOTHES MAKEUP & DEMIMOR I SIMPLY LUV THE HAIR MAKEIP HATS GLOVES THE CAR'S FURNITURE STYLE DISHES APRONS ALLL OF IT!

[@TheVinylRestorationProject]

Here is the link to the original theatrical aspect ratio version of this clip. Enjoy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6a5paqbjtVggZI

[@pollutionfreeplanet]

Some people's talent makes you say ''what the devil?!''.

[@carloamagliani0944]

Questa è Eleanor....👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@fritzteetsel9007]

Did she get the job?

[@esmeephillips5888]

This scene is accidentally prophetic. Virginia Bruce had broken through in 1935 playing a showgirl in 'The Great Ziegfeld'. In the same year Eleanor had stolen the show in 'Broadway Melody of 1936'. Here she is cast as the understudy of Bruce, an actress-singer. But the script has Ellie replacing Bruce in a big Broadway musical and collaring Jimmy Stewart from her too. Hence the angry interruption. In reality Ellie would be enthroned as MGM's #1 in musicals, while Virginia's star soon dimmed. Did she sense this when she stormed on to the stage?

[@esmeephillips5888]

An example of how music cues were now being used to carry the story forward. 'Love Me, Love My Pekinese' had been Miss Lucy James's big comedy number during her visit to the sub, so it is extra annoying to find her mousy little understudy improvising to it at the producer's command.

[@arkadybron1994]

Eleanor Powell was clearly an amazing talent, but she did suffer from some fairly catastrophic wardrobe choices.

[@guinnberger2681]

...Would have been interesting to see what the other actress had to say about Eleanor's dancing to "her" music. But who made the costume for that number? Those pants looked like a silk knit, and they wouldn't have looked good on ANYONE, although they probably looked better on Eleanor Powell than they would on most people.

[@jamesryan6008]

Guinn Berger : Adrian was the costume designer

[@wendeqallab6656]

So wonderful nobody like her ever. Wow.

[@Justin.Martyr]

*2-Things that I HATED:* #1 - *No shorts!* #2 - *Abrupt CUT OFF!!!*

[@johnclayton1026]

Ina Ray Hutton was pretty good on Suzy Q

[@EuphemiaGrubb]

Better than Ginger Rogers? Maybe. But she doesn't make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

[@robertromero8692]

Another mangling of the aspect ratio. Very unfortunate that you are so clueless about how movies should look, and that you don't seem to care to correct it.

[@californiancondor6860]

Its better than NOT seeing it so stop being so bloody rude and show us YOUR improvement !

[@jackanthony976]

You are lucky to have this. No complaining now.