Fred Astair And Ginger Rodgers the yam dance Carfree

Great dance number from Carefree, the yam dance

[@robertmeyer1885]

Here we sit some 90 years later still enjoying Fred and Ginger. That's staying power.

[@lytlehoover2205]

I'm 90 also so I got to see their dancing on the big screen and now on my 70" TV (without scratches) LOVE THEM

[@spymaine89]

amen

[@pollytnjc]

Sooooo right

[@tonys9923]

People who were REAL talents, combined with a work ethic that seldom exists these days.

[@elizabetharruda2850]

Hell yes!!!

[@lenhummel5766]

They were a magic, dazzling romantic team, ...*unsurpassed.* 10 films. Timeless.

[@RosieRoseDesigner]

This is one of all time favorites. That part at the end is just incredible.

[@owjianbang01]

And it is all on one take

[@donaldcurley5812]

Fred! always looking immaculate,and magic in his feet!

[@srulu1]

wow ! once there were performers , real artists and real music

[@tyejabs670]

I absolutely Love Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers together.

[@jocelynelottin1860]

Je n'aime que fred astaire avec ginger rogers. Un duo en symbiose que personne ne pourra jamais égaler par la beauté et la finesse dans ce monde decadant 😢

[@katarzynakarkowska989]

Magic! Virtuosity in every move! Thank you so much for sharing their incredible talent and beauty they created!

[@pinkdreamstuff]

I love when she is lifted over his extended leg placed on the dining tables. Between her dress and positioning, it is a gorgeous sight.

[@wylenore]

I think that Ginger was the most attractive partner in every way that Fred ever had.

[@anniefannycharles9951]

They blended so well together. And I think she was the sweetest of them all.

[@murrayaronson3753]

Well it is Fred and Ginger, not Fred and anyone else even though they were all good.

[@SuperScar03]

I love Gred & Ginger too but he never smiled and moved as freely as he did with Rita Hayworth...Ginger was a great actress but never danced as well as Rita

[@ckm-mkc]

@@SuperScar03 That's because Ginger was much better than Fred.... All the same moves but with a dress & heels...

[@user-rf3uy9sb1k]

​@@SuperScar03, Рита двигалась грубо по сравнению с Джинджер. Джинджер Роджерс была идеальной партнёршей для Фреда Астера. Никто не смог с ней сравниться в лёгкости и грациозности танца. Прошли десятилетия, а все продолжают восхищаться этой красивой гармоничной парой. Их танцы - лучший антидепрессант для зрителей. Каждый их танец - это произведение искусства в которое вложен титанический труд Фреда и Джинджер.

[@tyejabs670]

I used to watch them on television in my teen years. Instead of being in bed for school, I’d be up watching one of their movies. I still watch them today. I truly wish I could have met them before they passed.

[@stellajennings2265]

No words other than FANTASTIC.👏👏👏👏

[@rebekahdrake4931]

Using the tables for the last part of the dance was Gingers idea. As well as the roller skates in Shall We Dance's "Let's call the whole thing off"

[@cremebrulee4759]

Amazing talent.

[@lizaelliott6862]

I never look at a yam without singing this song to myself.

[@deegeraghty9426]

Amazing dancing so relaxed yet complex dance steps. Extraordinary Ginger could dance wearing floor length dresses without the hem getting caught under her high heels !!

[@jamesryan6008]

She always knew how to work a gown while she danced.

[@joyceclarke9197]

The best!!!!!!!!

[@jamesryan6008]

Those lucky extras. They not only got to watch them dance, they got to participate,too . The sight of Clarence Kolb, Ralph Bellamy, and Luella Geer dancing was delightful.

[@lytlehoover2205]

But they were paid virtually nothing

[@patricemoran7469]

Fred danced with Eleanor Rita...Cyd...Leslie..Lucille.. & Audrey to name a few but the chemistry with the vivacious .. talented Ginger Rogers was absolutely the best. I understand after Flying Down to Rio when more musical films with Fred came along Ginger had to work very hard on her dancing skills but she pulled it off superbly. Still love these films. While there was the very talented and wonderful Gene Kelly no one moved like Fred Astaire...the man literally floated in a very casual way...made it all look so easy.. I understand Michail Barishnakov said...from a dance perspective..you just could not teach anyone to do what Fred Astaire did. AMEN.

[@lenhummel5766]

Well said. Vera-Ellen also. and even Paulette Goddard❗ But Fred & Ginger were made for each other on screen. And *they both put in massive hours of rehearsals and shoots and re-shoots.* Fred demanded it. *He was both genius and perfectionist.*

[@mikefeeney9587]

The remarkable thing about Astaire & Rogers was Rogers did everything Astaire did but she did in heels, flowing gowns and she did it going backwards. Pure art...pure genius.

[@SunnyBoyy448]

@@mikefeeney9587so did all female dancers dance in high heels. I’ll bet ginger couldn’t swing Fred around and up in the air like he did with all his female dancers

[@same5952]

Fantastic dansing!

[@newhyperborea2005]

БОЖЕСТВЕННАЯ КАМЕРА И ЖИВОЙ ОРКЕСТР ДЛЯ ЛУЧШЕЙ ТАНЦЕВАЛЬНОЙ ПАРЫ ВСЕХ ВРЕМЕН И НАРОДОВ! Голливуд 1930-х - лучшее, что есть в музыкальном кино!

[@marijooneill8015]

They were the best of their Era, no comparison.

[@esmeephillips5888]

Of any era, since the motion picture camera was invented.

[@annacurtis8758]

I thought I would never see such amazing dancing in my lifetime until I saw river dance from Ireland 👌

[@hebneh]

The enjoyable Hollywood cliche of scores of onlookers suddenly and magically being able to join in with a mass dance routine of complex choreography.

[@Sunshine-zm1fx]

Best trope ever.

[@carltrotter7622]

It isn't actually that unrealistic, in Fred and Ginger's presence you suddenly knew how to.

[@leorizo61]

Ginger was beautiful!

[@jamesryan6008]

My favorite dance of theirs from my favorite movie of theirs.

[@annacurtis8758]

I thought I would never see the likes of them again, until I watched Riverdance from Ireland 👌 absolutely amazing ❤❤

[@cookiesmith8545]

They were amazing together!

[@newhyperborea2005]

БОЖЕСТВЕННАЯ КАМЕРА И ЖИВОЙ ОРКЕСТР ДЛЯ ЛУЧШЕЙ ТАНЦЕВАЛЬНОЙ ПАРЫ ВСЕХ ВРЕМЕН И НАРОДОВ!

[@spymaine89]

Ginger is the best, like watching a baby laugh, cant help but smile............

[@shigermuleye5203]

This movie is bonkers and delightful.

[@wilhelm1914]

Based on her facial expressions during the dance, this may have been the most enjoyable number for Ginger that she did with Fred after I'll Be Hard to Handle from Roberta.

[@gill426]

wilhelm1914 I had the same impression, that's why they're both my favourites. I feel like they're really equal there, Fred might even good-heartedly hold back a little and give Ginger more room and it worked out splendidly. ♡♡♡

[@salvadordebrocatella7599]

​@@gill426❤genial

[@duranddavis7710]

First, I thought I’ve seen all of Fred and Ginger’s performances. Evidently not! Spectacular piece of work. !!

[@melvyngreberman7096]

This is always wonderful to see and hear ❤️!!!

[@radiantme2430]

SO effortless! Sheer genius.

[@pauljung3534]

"So fun and delectable, who cannot resist joining innn!!!!"

[@britischenadligen3760]

My favourite part is when he lifts her around the tables - that dress twirling is perfect and just magical. Props to Howard Greer's designing. Swoon! 😍

[@esmeephillips5888]

Ginger suggested that move bc she was getting a little too heavy for elfin Fred. It's called a hurdle lift.

[@britischenadligen3760]

@@esmeephillips5888 wow, I didn't know that! Well, they created a marvelous choreography out of it!

[@jamesryan6008]

Fred Astaire rarely did lifts in his dances but in this movie he lifted Ginger in all three of their dances: The Yam, I Used to be Color Blind, and Change Partners

[@esmeephillips5888]

​@@jamesryan6008 True, there is one twirling lift at the end of 'Change Partners'. In 'I Used To Be a Color Blind' Ginger is helping out by leaping, and the slow motion exaggerates the length of time when Fred is hoisting her. By 'Broadway Melody of 1940' he was delegating the strenuous stuff to George Murphy.

[@markhedman1884]

Yes, this move really surprised me when I first saw it. I don't remember ever seeing any do it. I had to look again to make sure that I saw him put his leg on the table. It's looks risky for a man to do, not to try at home, it looks like a good way to break a leg. It looks likes he is pulling her over the top of his leg at the same time that she is jumping over it. However, what if she missed? I am not sure that lifting her wouldn't have been easier.

[@moonjazz]

Beautiful and amazing performance!! 🥰

[@elderlypoodle9181]

As a 10 year old in my room in the sixties I watched this and fell in love with it. Still adore all that it stands for.

[@bob32648]

For me it was the 50's.

[@BluePi]

I was a eight year old in the early 2000s. XD Watching Fred and Ginger movies, this is one of their hidden treasures that’s for sure!

[@elderlypoodle9181]

Blue Apple Pi So good to hear you felt the same honey !!! XO

[@kellycaviness4850]

elderly poodle i discovered fred and ginger in my 20s, am now in my 50s and I still adore both of them! They are timeless

[@elderlypoodle9181]

kelly caviness yes!!! Don't you wish we could buy her dresses now??

[@angelaramos1379]

Por coordinacion y "quimica" una de las mejores parejas de Astaire Ang

[@user-rj5ld7jh7n]

Carefree what a fun movie

[@siegfried923]

Fred and Ginger always insisted the dance routines were filmed in one take and not split and edited as a lot of routines were then. This was achieved by multiple cameras placed at strategic points Makes you appreciate the final scene with the tables

[@hebneh]

Shooting as much as possible in one take was Fred's requirement, not Ginger's. He also required that both he and his dance partner be shown full-length, from head to toes, throughout. But each one of the separate shots you see here would've been filmed multiple times, from just that single camera; Fred was a perfectionist, and if something wasn't to his liking, he would keep doing it till it was right. They didn't move through one giant set of this fictional country club all at one time, however. Each section was filmed individually, since all the lights and camera movements had to be positioned specifically each time.

[@barryobrien7935]

@@hebnehThank you for explaining far better than I could. Somehow people think LIVE television techniques (or multi cam in filmed comedy tv) were also used in motion picture production.

[@lytlehoover2205]

But they didn't do them in one take. In several scenes Ginger shoes were filled with blood after doing 40 takes of an exiting routine

[@GloriaYoung-qo1ts]

My favorite part is the end where Ginger goes over his leg and the tables. I gasped when I first saw that.

[@KenJudd-kd2vt]

3very modern dance came from them

[@nicolebeck1023]

Sublime... 🤗❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bheast86]

I love the concept of Astaire & Rogers inviting spectators to join in a dance routine (like Harold Lloyd inviting them to climb the outside of a building)

[@TWayneD1020]

Amazing !!

[@genegibson1690]

Very few people mention how great the music is. Of course the dancing is great also. Ps the singing is good too

[@micade2518]

Just brilliant!

[@disarray3714]

1/17/21: sooo good to spend a little time in a Happy Place ☺️💃🕺

[@myacandeloro6277]

Love these two

[@sandramelo9466]

HI thank you amazing art and tecnica Artistas

[@garykelley5085]

My first view. Great routine. She’s cute as a bug

[@rebeccacullen3485]

The Best of the Best

[@gwine9087]

Nobody could do it all like Ginger.

[@user-eo9ie7zn9p]

Mrs. Astaire in crowd. WGNJMNFAS 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@dorisbiggins2708]

Ginger was amazing, keep in mind she did everything that Fred did in heels and backwards. ❤

[@anniebouvet102]

The best

[@amandawhiteley6737]

This is simply ace!

[@Dr.Pepper001]

I can't tap dance so I'm glad I wasn't sitting at one of those tables. Lol

[@elderlypoodle9181]

thank you Bob. I bet we felt the same , only at different times. so happy someone out there loves this!

[@geraldjampol3120]

The song itself isn't memorable but the dance number certainly is.

[@mikejay2537]

Beautiful !

[@rosemeirealvez7218]

Que dançarino maravilhoso Fred Aister.🎉

[@suelicatache6975]

🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖💖💖

[@gloria-du3op]

I'm gonna dance with Fred Astaire when I get to heaven.

[@lytlehoover2205]

yes I'm 90 so i hope in a few years to meet Ginger maybe i can dance with her if i'm out of this wheelchair. i hope my dead wife isn't jealous, she wont dance

[@suebradford5758]

😁💃❤🎶❤💃😁...Thank you👍...Amazing!...Thank You Lord ✝️ for the Tingles 🙏❤✝️

[@henrydiaz1958]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@KDMDiz]

❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jacklynlopez2323]

Fred and Ginger really LIKED each other in a romantic way!!

[@SunnyBoyy448]

Not what I read

[@nancilucey2835]

Fantastic number,!❤

[@knoxie828]

Love it!!

[@drjulia6860]

Wow!!

[@mariepaone851]

The best.

[@Sergio-yk6lv]

¡¡¡Maravillosos!!! 👏👏👏

[@stevensilverman9171]

Always reminded me of the Carioca and the Continental.

[@juliensorel1427]

This is amassing!

[@user-it1ig8fn1r]

Fred and Ginger---Whence comes another?!

[@chironpierre3786]

Ever and ever

[@user-us6ry7pm1m]

😮me gusta mucho

[@hebneh]

Ginger singing "I didn't come to do the Shag" at 2:55 had to be censored or redubbed in some way for Britain and its colonies when this film was new, because of the slang meaning of "shag" as "sex".

[@elderlypoodle9181]

hebneh Thank you for the information! I didn’t know that was such an old term!.

[@esmeephillips5888]

Rodgers & Hart's rhyming musical 'Hallelujah I'm a Bum' got altered to 'I'm a Tramp'. For the British a bum is what you sit on.

[@katharinebuckman2815]

I brlieve you are mistaken. 'THE Shag' was a form of jitterbug popular in 20s & 30s. It was compact and not as big as this routine covering the ehole dance floor. What you refer to is a verb which is British slang arising as a term years later.

[@angelaramos1379]

Maravillosos

[@Swingguido]

Look at the setting: in the end of the 30-ies , instead of streamline ballrooms, ordinary brickwalls became popular and modern !

[@esmeephillips5888]

Frank Lloyd Wright influence?

[@lidialetyashchaya5138]

Какая прелесть ! Спасибо !!!

[@katharinebuckman2815]

Clips of Carefree used in interview of Fred by Parkinson. Circa 75-76

[@annalittle3424]

Ageless

[@evelynedailledanze7756]

Very well

[@joyceadams5765]

Brilliant

[@silviamercedesstay3798]

No me canso de verlos. Octubre 2022

[@werder3089]

🥰

[@user-vq6zu8wl1e]

Золотой век Голливуда! ❤

[@ronstewart8142]

I wonder with that much chemistry dancing together did they do it before

[@IrishEyes1989]

I like to think they did. In her autobiography, Ginger told the story of how she and Fred first met in New York. She was doing a play and he was called in to assist with choreo. Anyway, they ended up dating briefly. Their first date sounded so romantic, like a meet-cute from one of their films. At the end of the night, they were in the backseat of a car (might've been a cab, can't remember) and ended up making out. She said they shared a kiss that wouldn't have passed the Hays Code (!!) I was like "Oh damn, F&G got steamy IRL!" LOL. So, if I was a betting woman - and in this case I am - I'd say there are probably some secrets that Ginger took to her grave about what happened that night.

[@MeeMawTx]

​@@IrishEyes1989 From what I've read about Fred's autobiography, he and Ginger dated for about 7 months... until she left Broadway for Hollywood. I believe the romantic spark between them never totally left.

[@teresadbrownbrown3785]

Great

[@elderlypoodle9181]

me too James!!

[@Kimllg88]

me, three!

[@deegeraghty9426]

Danced their way put of the depression, unemployment etc in 1930's. Love these 2 amazing dancers, singers and actors. 'La La land ' film rubbish in comparison!!

[@m.w.5388]

Wunderbar

[@user-em6un9me3n]

Из крутых.

[@nataliaomayraherreroleon8085]

Happy new year!!! 🥳🎶🎇🎉

[@Wlad347]

Музыка отличная как и отличный танец Фреда Астера.Что и говорить, нашим Гусаковым до него как до луны.

[@margaretford1011]

Does anyone today mix ballroom dancing with tap dancing as a couple?

[@oriel9347]

They were always hiding Ginger's beautifully artistic legs in bonkers long, flappy material so you can only look at Freds while they dance. Insane.

[@jamesryan6008]

I agree that Ginger Rogers' legs were beautiful but they weren't always hidden. Some examples: in "Lady in the Dark", she wears a mink dress with a split skirt that she looks great in, in "Follow the Fleet, she does a tap dance solo in shorts, in "Flying Down to Rio", she wears a beaded , figure hugging gown, which though dark,managed to show off her figure splendidly.

[@claudiohermano5539]

Tempo que não volta mais

[@lytlehoover2205]

Love ginger's COMMENT they think Fred was such a great dancer but I did the same steps but i had to dance them backwards

[@esmeephillips5888]

She never said that. The remark arose from a bubble in a 1970s comic strip, and was repeated by Women's Lib folks.

[@SunnyBoyy448]

I’m so sick of hearing that comment every time she partnered up with fred

[@pamplayer4086]

Movie is carefree

[@jackcampey787]

orchestration mostly by Conrad Salinger with Robert Russell Bennett.

[@esmeephillips5888]

Berlin couldn't so much as change key on a piano, but he trusted the music department at RKO, and they did him proud. This is a superbly free and easy arrangement, drawing on the latest big thing- swing- and totally in the mood of song and title, 'Carefree'. The drum break and blasting brass that follows towards the end are as propulsive as Basie or Tommy Dorsey.