Ann Miller Rehearsal and show

[@bigbandsrock1]

She was 64 years old here, folks! She'd stayed in training, that's clear to see! Love her!!!

[@Justin.Martyr]

*At 14, she was with Ginger Rogers!!!!*

[@DDumbrille]

And she was a smoker too. Amazing she danced as long as she did.

[@thomasbecker7823]

She was incredibly nice to her fans! I waited at 14 outside the Papermill Theater and she signed one of my favorite autographs. She brought the house to her feet doing Panama Hattie and looked so beautiful! Years later doing Follies she took pictures with fans. What a Lady! What a talent! Such a a gem!

[@briankooker2627]

Saw her at Papermill in Follies also. After 'I'm Still Here' you couldn't get the audience back in their seats. Stopped the show. What a show - greatest cast ever.

[@ruthnagarya2028]

God what was she her in her sixties...what a work horse she was! WHAT a talent, I wanted to change my name to Ann because of her!

[@JM-lw3nx]

Hard to imagine the hours of practice and training that she endured all through her career to put on the shows she did - even towards the end. Always a perfectionist and star!

[@MrPerryGrant]

She was and always will be the greatest all round singer dancer in Entertainment History. Pure showbiz and the nicest lady ever!

[@richardm239]

talent , beauty, legs for days , Ann had it all ,she was electric to watch on the screen stars like her and judy will never be seen again ,but we will have them for ever on film !!!!!!!

[@RoomscapeLondon]

what a class act! love Ann Miller! such energy and talent, and no diva attitude...the golden generation, Today we have Mamma Mia..:(

[@Justin.Martyr]

*Ann MiLLer, is My #1 Fantasy Lady & Ann MiLLer IS now in the Kingdom!!!*

[@flyboy13131]

Miller, Garland , Astaire, Fitzgerald to name a few truly great talents that are physically gone now , but never forgotten . We owe it to further generations to remember their amazing legacies . Thank God we have their bodies of work digitally or on film that we can enjoy for years to come . The years of joy they’ve given me they’ll never know ...

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

Geraldine Fitzgerald

[@ceciliadeneira2044]

They don't make SUPERSTARS like they use too, love her!!!

[@Justin.Martyr]

*But DO You BeLieve in JeHoVah GOD????*

[@hairyscotman]

My Mom was a NATIVE HOUSTONIAN and so PROUD of ANN MILLER....my Mom was born in 1930 and there were only 220,000 people in Houston at that time......one of them was ANN MILLER.....what a talent!!!

[@harpervalleypeeteeay9708]

ohhhhhh myyyyyy godddddd.......I cant believe this. The great Ann Miller !!! WOW !!!

[@Bixfan78]

She still had it!!

[@Justin.Martyr]

*& Ann MiLLer is NOW in the Kingdom for ALL ETERNITY!!!!*

[@the-niknak]

Man...imagine being able to tap dance with Ann Miller. An absolute privilege it must’ve been.

[@gardensenglishandbeauty]

There is no fakery, there are no gimmicks here, only sheer artistry and craftsmanship. What a dancer she was!

[@1pureboy1]

All of the above plus the hours of rehearsal, the daily practice, blood sweat and tears, to make it seem effortless.

[@gardensenglishandbeauty]

@@1pureboy1 Of course :-)

[@glenconmc]

This is just totally amazing. I have the show taped from years ago and seeing this rehearsal just proves even more how fabulous and talented Miss Miller was and is, I adore her xxx

[@troyannbladsacker1811]

Fabulous! In her sixties and she is still the greatest. Wish her and Eleanor Powell could have had a duet together. That would have been unbelievable. If anyone knows of one, please let me know.

[@kennetpon]

Wow what a find. I love it. She kept her voice and moves to the end

[@TheKelbelle69]

What an amazing, hard-working, beautiful lady she was! Always loved Annie!

[@SRSM198]

Ann Miller A dedication of hard work and a treasure to the entertainment industry of an era past but not forgotten

[@shamanisis9601]

Her life story is amazing. At 13 she was a star and everyone thought she was 18. She used a fake birth certificate. So her age is often listed incorrectly. What a gal.

[@williamf4544]

Wow this is amazing - and the more times you watch it the more little details you pick up - like how she even went to the bother of wearing a brooch on her dance suite - and watch her get that guys attention at 4:18 - she knew how to work the crown even in a room with only 5 people in it - Love love love Annne Miller - its people like her that made America great - because they were great

[@dudley5533]

What an energetic gal Ann was!!!! She kept her machine gun taps as well as her great spins for a LONG time!

[@edsmith5848]

After seeing her life story, she got my respect - far beyond other Hollywood types. This clip proves she lived to perform w/ excellence.

[@Mel-gf7cw]

How fabulous!! Such professionalism . Loved the rehearsal footage😊

[@jndancer]

My idol! She still did it old school, recording her taps with a smile on her face. The ultimate professional! Showbiz through and through.

[@hairyscotman]

ALWAYS practice with a smile on your face......then, it's second nature and you smile is always there!!!

[@jndancer]

@@hairyscotman So true!

[@thomasbecker7823]

You can see the whole number by looking under Chasing the Blues 1987....it opens with Lee Roy Reams, Don Correia, Gregg Burge and Hinton Battle doing some amazing tapping on a staircase. Worth it!

[@kennetpon]

Thanks

[@tinasawyer4480]

She was amazing at every age.❤

[@OscarWilde19641]

People aren't the best because they work hard, They work hard because they are the best.

[@jackanthony976]

Why is she tapping in the sound booth? I know that she had to redub her taps in a sound booth for the movies. But this rehearsal was for a live performance. Also didn't she dance to a live orchestra during the performance? Why is the orchestra pre recording the music? Can you enlighten me?

[@Justin.Martyr]

*I Disagree with the First Part!!!*

[@hairyscotman]

THEY knew what it took to obtain perfection.....to me, she was the STAR beyond the stars....so much TALENT!!! ....and GORGEOUS!!!

[@larrybaby9377]

Wow!!!!!!! THAT is showbiz!

[@ginadyson4214]

ann miller is my favorite dancer and singer at all times, that s the damm trruth !!!

[@Transition333]

I just love Ann Miller! That’s not an inner tube around her midriff, it’s a brace from being thrown down the stairs by a husband when she was nine months pregnant. She lost that child. It was the only one she ever had.

[@nathanjamesdance]

I think the story here is a little confused. The brace was worn in 1948 when the domestic incident happened and Ann miscarried. This was almost 40 years later and the belt she wears, whilst possibly for physical reasons, is not related (directly at least) to the accident you mention.

[@znmnky13]

For the absolute joy of it. What a talent.

[@texy81]

I just love Ann Miller 💖 💃🏻

[@rhythmictiger]

I love the others are in more workout gear and she's in the red leotard and lipstick. Honestly a mood

[@Boertje247]

When stars looked fab, could and DID sing while doing their amazing routines: and not some 2 minute fluff, but a whole production number! Amazing lady!

[@musicful85]

Lovely to see her tapping "live" for a change, rather than miming to a dubbed performance! (Also cool to see how the dubbed taps are recorded.)

[@kuklafranandollie]

I don’t think they were recording her taps in the recording booth. I think that was just to ensure the tempo matched the dance moves.

[@Mr17051963]

One word: TALENT! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@JustNess78]

It's those spins for me :)

[@JCrow-kz4nw]

She really does not appear to be winded either. Very impressive.

[@TotzkeMike]

Go, ANNIE ...!

[@Justin.Martyr]

*I LOVE Ann MiLLer!!! I've ALREADY Programed, Ann MiLLer, into My BRAIN!!!* *When Doctor says, "Your Time is now short!", I'm Going to Shout Out, "Great"!!!* *"I'm going to Soooon Meet Ann MiLLer!!!!*

[@glennfromthebronx]

nice. a childhood friend's chosin, Ros Curry, was the lead Sugarbaby, in SUGARBABIS, on Broadway. Ann was such a professional....put VERYTHING on the stage performance.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

TREMENDOUS PHENOMENA!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@garrygivens1680]

That was extraordinary to see. A consumant professional. Thanks for sharing the process that went into that performance.

[@mp2040]

Wow fabulous!!! She’s a star ⭐️

[@harrymeepharry]

I watch this like once a month lol. ICONIC!

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

What a great number. Walter Painter is a master.

[@maxlinder5262]

SHE'S A ...W O W ....!!!!

[@jeffreybruce7679]

What a wonder! I am re-posting this because it is so prescient today. True story. My pal, Scot Stewart was in SUGAR BABIES w/Ann. Scot: "Annie, are you working Passover?" Ann: "Oh, honey, I NEVER do game shows!" Gotta love her.

[@YouzTube99]

@Jeffrey Bruce Hilarious! I can hear her saying that while she holds up both hands and pushes the idea away.

[@hairyscotman]

THIS made my day...LOL...spoken like a Texas lady....

[@hawby7mgh]

Perfect!

[@renesagahon4477]

What a talent that lady had

[@elevado90069]

Incredible; Fabulous; Beautiful-there are not enough words to describe this legend.

[@marinatinginwisdom2265]

Got to love her RIP

[@jessfrankel5212]

Even though she was in her sixties and had put on weight--which was natural--she still had a fastest feet around, faster than Eleanor Powell. Like watching lightning dance across the horizon!

[@johnnyregan6351]

Brilliant and her 1948 solo was stupendous

[@blackjakko]

I'm exhausted just watching her. How the hell can she do this at her age blows my mind. Work ethic up the ying yang!!! Smiling, arms, keeping perfect time. What an AMAZING woman.

[@sashek8451]

that great big gorgeous smile, too.

[@annbush1826]

As a fellow Texan, I salute not only her unique talent but her courage. I just read the hidden story of her marriage y to the millionaire who threw her down the stairs, killing her unborn child and breaking her back.

[@sgd.6830]

Omg 😢

[@raptorfromthe6ix833]

😢

[@bbrown333]

THAT'S a LEGEND.

[@DorisDearNY]

joy... pure joy

[@VeryGerryNYC]

LEGS MILLER!!!

[@fkd1963]

She seemed like a nice lady

[@VeryGerryNYC]

@@fkd1963 Hardworking and very dedicated to her craft and fans! I love her interviews.

[@Justin.Martyr]

*YES!!! & Legs: Eleanor PoweL, & Legs: Nancy Sinatra, & Legs: Lynda Carter!*

[@Justin.Martyr]

@@VeryGerryNYC *& Ann MiLLer, is NOW in God's Haven, Looking down!*

[@Justin.Martyr]

*ANN MILLER PROVES that there IS a GOD!!!!*

[@Stevebaby123]

What a treat. Love her!

[@happyexpat3744]

I remember reading somewhere that she was and remains the fastest tap dancer in history, tapping at, approximately, 1000 taps a minute at full strength. Watching her, as I will this weekend, in "Easter Parade" dancing to "Shaking the Blues Away", alone, tapping her way into history books then with Fred Astaire, more ballroom, in "It Only Happens When I Dance With You" are 2 great numbers My favorite, though....is a song that wasn't originally in the Broadway show though written by the same composer/lyricist, Cole Porter, in "Kiss Me Kate", dancing "From This Moment On" with so many great dancers from Bib Fosse, who they let choreograph his bit with Carol Haney to Tommy Rall (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers...and I believe he was 'Frankincense') .....3 couples dancing amazingly to an amazing song. Imagine that her own father, an esteemed lawyer, forged her birth certificate so she could work at 13 but say she was 18. She was so tall. She was all class, though occasionally played a not so nice hoofer. Left the world too soon but will always be remembered, for her being a performer and archivist in being able to talk about Hollywood when Hollywood was what we believe it to be. Especially MGM! Brava, Ms. Miller.

[@nathanjamesdance]

627 taps per min were recorded in 1944. It has been beaten a few times since, incl. by a woman in the early 2000's.

[@happyexpat3744]

@@nathanjamesdance Oh well. I do try to be precise but I guess my memory is going to seed. Though I do recall hearing that about her...perhaps I upped the number for the sake of drama! Have a gr8 day!!!

[@VeryGerryNYC]

Living for this footage!!! Thank you!!!

[@nancyf9959]

Fabulous!

[@amazingoldsoul]

Legend annie !!! ♥️

[@lorilemonade6649]

This was fun to watch. Thanks so much for posting!

[@thefaceofthecentury]

Wow!!!!!!!

[@BellaFirenze]

That is a star.

[@mr.b9362]

She was amazing.

[@TheJoaniejoancansew]

Shyt! Miss Ann is killin it

[@TheNesbittExperience]

How lucky are we! Wow!

[@oisindurkin]

Thank you.

[@leemclaury6251]

Always a class act !

[@manslayer1972]

Absolutely incredible.

[@charlesperrotti779]

What a lady,as a little boy would watch her on Merv Griffin,and learned about all the great stars and she was always dressed to the 9 .

[@balletstef]

Fantastic!

[@robertogrimaldit8424]

Amazing

[@tonyboyart]

Shes the best!!

[@Norwayson]

Fantastic talented lady!

[@Jeff20128]

Ann Miller

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Amazing!

[@Slipslod]

Wow

[@msgeek703]

That's the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th! Yes, I've been there. Film students invited to a Simpsons scoring session.

[@shamanisis9601]

And with a broken back injury no less!

[@elmobolan4274]

WOW!!!

[@micheleburdetteelmore2162]

What must it have been like to be in the studio with her dancing behind the crew.

[@ramborock3136]

copasetic !

[@AndrewChoreographer]

💙💙💃💙💙🕺

[@clickerbootsmoir1012]

Woman who tap really makes me feel good and hard I love a good woman who knows her taps

[@BarbaraPomeroy-ub9px]

DANG.

[@TimothyJonSarris]

Immensa 💃💃💃💃

[@mariedewitt5506]

♥️

[@FranklyScarlettFaced]

“Bug-a-boo”

[@Dillondynasty]

The old gal did well

[@bobinobaker]

in 1987

[@slc2466]

Love Annie- check out my tribute here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipbQc6GEl8mWfrM

[@haineshisway]

Who is the choreographer in the rehearsal room? And the director should never be allowed to shoot a musical number - all those pointless shots from behind - what do they do exactly?

[@larryblankmusic5877]

it's Walter Painter

[@larryblankmusic5877]

And Glen Roven was the one conducting Annie in the booth

[@haineshisway]

@@larryblankmusic5877 He should try smiling once in a while.

[@drsunshine1959]

@@haineshisway He's been in the business for decades - he's done this kind of thing a million times. It's routine stuff for him. Why should he smile? To make you feel warm and fuzzy?

[@haineshisway]

@@drsunshine1959 Yes, I know he's been in the business for years. Smiling in a rehearsal room is a good thing, but that's just me. Not to make ME warm and fuzzy, you silly twit. To put positivity in the room, you silly twit. Go away.

[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

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