Top 10 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Dance Scenes

These Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers scenes danced their way into our hearts. For this list, we’ll be looking at the glitziest, most glamorous, and unforgettable dances by this unparalleled Hollywood duo. Our countdown includes "Swing Time," "Roberta," "Shall We Dance," and more! What's YOUR favorite Fred and Ginger dance scene? Let us know in the comments!
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[@MsMojo]

What's YOUR favorite Fred and Ginger dance scene? Let us know below!

[@justineves3588]

all of them are amazing

[@jcb3393]

I would have replaced the one from "Roberta" with "Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off, Start All Over Again" from "Swing Time".

[@wrenwerner6751]

Hard to Handle hands down! It's so playful and fun and they used the actual recording of their dancing in he film! Pick yourself up is a close second though:)

[@timerover4633]

Cheek to Cheek, you nailed it. After that, Night and Day.

[@Chechula1000]

Cheek to cheek, of course

[@darthstarkiller1912]

Betcha anything those two are still dancing together to applauding audiences in heaven. Fred and Ginger were legendary.

[@WitchingInLisaland]

I’m partial to Swing Time’s “Pick Yourself Up”. That one is just so fun, it’s always been my favorite 😍

[@etherealtb6021]

It is SO hard to choose, but the dancing and originality make this my top as well!

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

Yes, I kind of like "Pick Yourself Up" myself. Believe it or not, I first heard that song on "Captain Kangaroo" when I was younger. It was sung by a chorus of men and was accompanied by film footage of birds learning to fly. But I never knew until years later that the tune was originally from an Astaire and Rogers movie.

[@coolaunt516]

And I love Ginger's dress in that number--so simple and it moved with as much grace as she did--a beautiful flow.

[@brucewilliams6526]

I don't disagree with their list, the order or anything. I mean, it's Mr Astaire and Ms Roger's. I just love Pick Yourself Up. It just makes me feel good every time I watch it. I also love the whole song and dance routine to Let's Face the Music and Dance.

[@trippyboi91]

I just love seeing how performers REALLY enjoy each others company. In every one of these clips, they look genuinely enamored with one another.

[@timerover4633]

I could and have watched them dance all night. Even though I am a 100% disabled vet, and there is no way I can dance, watching Astaire and Rogers is totally fantastic.

[@FreedomToRoam86]

Some things just can't be topped - Ginger and Fred dancing are timelessly and joyfully the best!

[@Caine462]

From what we see from Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, I think they are a close matchup between Fred and ginger

[@jessicacampagna7454]

You need to do a top ten Ginger Rogers costumes. She had the most gorgeous dresses (and she looks great in pants too!)

[@lindamarie6574]

I met Ms Rogers back in 1972 i believe, she was still so pretty and very sweet to me! It was some kind of special thing going on in Huntington Beach where I lived, my daughter was 2 months old and Ms Rogers commented on how cute she was. My daughter is now 50! I wish I could remember what was going on, I was just going to the HB Mall to get baby clothes and happened to walk in the entry where they were setting up, I saw the sign, then her, she just looked so beautiful! it’s a nice memory to have.

[@stevesebaoun6555]

Lucky you !

[@robindew9072]

Who didn't love watching these two dance. They were so beautiful together no matter what they were dancing too. You can just feel the way they fit together

[@ladyyuna2000]

RIP Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz) (May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987)(aged 88) and Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath) (July 16, 1911 - April 25, 1995) (aged 83) you will truly both be missed and my prayers go out to you both and your families. Thank you for entertaining us all the years and you both make a beautiful and talented dancing pair.

[@jessicarodriguez8990]

I’m 30 now and I’m so glad my aunt got me into watching the Fred and Finger movies when I was a little girl. I loved their connection since then and now that I’m older I can appreciate the hard work and artful beauty of the dances. Love their chemistry in the dances, acting scenes and singing. Lovely romantic onscreen dancing duo!

[@estherkeizer6080]

What an awesome danceduo. Leave it to Fred and Ginger to tap on rollerscates.

[@HaleyRadiant]

I could watch "Cheek to Cheek" forever, what a gorgeous number! Lol, even Ginger & Fred together dancing or singing or anything I could watch forever! SUCH an iconic pair, loved learning about their films in film studies class! ☺️😌👏🎶💃

[@patricemoran7469]

Ginger and Roger???

[@HaleyRadiant]

@@patricemoran7469 Yeahhhh must’ve typed this too fast haha! Just fixed it, thanks for pointing it out! 😉

[@petejones879]

Amazes me how ginger could dance to that quality wearing high heels.. A lot of women can't even walk wearing them lol

[@MissD1029]

When I was small, I used to watch all their films. I DREAMED to be Ginger Rodgers💫 Anything to dance with Fred Astaire🏆

[@esmeephillips5888]

'Let's Face the Music and Dance', a film within a film, best brings out the dramatic talent that supercharged their expertise as dancers. Irving Berlin's soundtrack and RKO's orchestration hit the heights.

[@bethroesch2156]

They are absolutely perfection. I grew up wishing I could dance like her and wear those beautiful gowns

[@chelseacanales8763]

I knew Cheek to Cheek would be at #1!! I mean COME ON!!! Fred Astaire can make you swoon and make you feel all floaty and happy. It’s so beautiful and romantic ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Marsha_Ann]

Cary Grant, William Powell and Jimmy Stewart make me swoon lol

[@danielbracken2792]

Fred & Ginger are forever classic and will be revered as the best of their era.

[@christineparis5607]

Their movies got me into dance classes! I loved watching their movies with my mom, it was so fun!

[@plycha.]

Let's face the music and dance and Cheek to cheek are my all the time favorite. They dance beautifully, so stunning and classy. I really love them. They're THE BEST! 🤩

[@sapphire7424]

How can you not greatly admire roller skating tap dancers 😍 tbh I can't think of a F&G dance that wasn't iconic. They were a slice of heaven 💛

[@lillianlopez2691]

These two wonderful artists were STUNNINGLY MAGNIFICENT!!!! I have watched ALL their movies time and time again, and enjoy them FULLY each time.

[@OlaOla-ct4nu]

I only saw tittle and I love this. Gold era Hollywood and musicals with Ginger Rogers and Fred Aister 🔥Couple days ago I saw for the first time Royal Wedding - It's must watch 😎

[@MadisonC]

I love that one!

[@labyrinthgirl17]

Whenever I see these two, all I can think of is a quote my old dancer teacher said, "Sure he (Fred) was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did…backwards and in high heels." I later learned that this wasn't something original she'd come up with, but a quote from a very, very old comic strip. xD

[@HollyCranfan]

Ginger had laughed in an interview. She had liked that.

[@SunnyBoyy448]

Of all the female dancers, she was the only one so ungracious to her partner. She forgot how he picked her up and swung her around among other things she didn’t do.

[@Xnovavoltage]

I can’t believe The Continental dance didn’t even make the list just an honorable mention? That dance is my all time favorite!! It’s gorgeous from her dress to the diverse dancing! And that elegant stair dance! Wow!!

[@yarningchick]

Ginger Rogers played the Fairy Godmother to Leslie Ann Warren's Cinderella. I remember my mom telling me as a kid that the godmother was a HUGE star with a long career. Evidently, she was understating.

[@coachgoltzbizpro23]

From Fred and Adele to Fred and Ginger and beyond, this man knew how to work!

[@gurujr]

The two greatest storytellers through dance in movies ever.

[@vidhead85]

I watched a Carol Burnett parody of Rogers/Astaire movies and it was phenomenal, they truly captured both of their essences and I love the fun they embody in their dances The 1949 film looks like a moment never passed. They are truly legends of dance Thanks for this video!

[@TheJoyfulEye]

I don't think I can pick a favorite; they are all too good! I have the complete collection on DVD and it's been awhile since I've watched Fred and Ginger. I need to break them out again. Pure artistry.

[@byroncjohnston1]

up load them, please! ThankYou

[@blacksheep1950]

Snap ! I also have the complete DVD collection...never tire of watching them 🙂

[@hopes-fears9219]

I do love all the dances in this list, but "Change Partners" from Carefree is my favourite!

[@julesgamingnstuff]

Or the others from Carefree: I Used to Be Colorblind & The Yam

[@alexdevon2588]

The floating brigade. As they make you too, float into another world full of beauty, poetry, dreams, love and dance. Thank you, magnificent Ginger and Fred!

[@skyeslaton3435]

One of the best duos in film history, watching them dance is so fun to watch they were the perfect duo

[@ginomazzei1076]

I’m still in awe over the fact that ginger did it all in heels

[@jessicarodriguez8990]

I’m surprised you missed the Yam song from Carefree. That dance is iconic and one of my fave dances of theirs bc it has a part where there are tables around them and in each one he puts his leg up and then swings her around and land perfectly on each chair. It looked extremely hard to do and amazed me as a kid and still now even at 30.

[@courtneykh24]

Yes!! I thought that would be in there for sure! Love that sequence!!

[@dixiewarren362]

Cheek to cheek ... the perfect pairing of amazing dancers and an Irving Berlin song ... gotta love it 😊

[@kskollections2142]

Let’s call the whole thing off is my absolute favorite number!

[@VSP4591]

I guess nobody could ever dance like Fred and Ginger.

[@senaitmessele8641]

Only One person said him self Tom Holland.

[@user-vi6ou9ip5e]

Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers have always been my favorite Dancers. There's no better dancers. I love their movies also. I love Fred & Ginger, GOD BLESS THEM BOTH ✝️✝️

[@jessicarodriguez8990]

I remember he wasn’t a fan of the cheek to cheek dress bc the feathers kept flying everywhere all over the dance floor making it slippery.

[@dianaspring9127]

Oh yes Cheek to Cheek! Brings tears to my eyes every time I watch it!!!! I dearly love the Piccolino and the Continental! Shivers each time!

[@christiandenault7606]

I was expecting "Cheek to Cheek" to be #1 on the list, partly due to its popularity since 1999's The Green Mile!

[@peggyl2849]

I read a story about the Cheek to Cheek number - don't know if it's true. Ginger loved that feathery dress and insisted on wearing it. Fred hated it; lol, he said there were feathers all over his tux, in his mouth, etc. - they were floating around everywhere. You couldn't tell on film!

[@carolcaruso6641]

Never Gonna Dance. Blows me away.

[@stevesebaoun6555]

It does blow away many young choreographers

[@joannabucktrout5393]

Me too. The held back emotion is so moving.

[@treesny]

1. "I'll Be Hard to Handle" (Roberta) is one of the few numbers they did together - the only one? - where their tap-dancing was recorded "live"... which is why you can hear Astaire's impromptu vocal sounds as well. After that, the sound of their tapping would be dubbed later by Hermes Pan. 2. The omission of "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Follow the Fleet) and "Pick Yourself Up" (Swing Time) is unfortunate.

[@courtneykh24]

That’s interesting I didn’t know they were dubbed all along after that, so many sequences together though, the true grit and charm they both have individually shines even brighter when they dance together!! I’ll have to go back now and watch that whole scene just to enjoy it more now that I know all this. Thanks for the insight!! 😊👍

[@bentegel3783]

Pretty sure Fred overdubbed his own taps, while Pan did Ginger's

[@geraldmoran6387]

Ginger and Fred were like bread and butter..wonderful together but 'The Girl Hunt Ballet' with Cyd Charrise from 'The Bandwagon' was another of my top favorites. Recently saw a clip of Cyd Charrise ... at the AFI tribute to Ginger...blowing a kiss to her from the stage.

[@kolohe8134]

My wonderful Dad was 22 years older than my Hawaiian Chinese mom ( He was a blond haired blue eyed charmer) they had a story tale love to the point that my friends in the Islands pointed out that they were always smooching!! He introduced me to the real talent from his teenage days and in 2023 I cannot thank him enough to see the stunning artistic performances of these movies and I am passing on his love and legacy

[@cherylglatt4305]

"Start all over again" from Swingtime, was definitely one of their bet---can't beleve it was omitted...

[@BethDiane]

I love the way the Night and Day dance ends with him offering her a cigarette.

[@frankdillon6127]

Ginger was told that Fred was a great dancer, she replied he was , but i danced with hi-heels and backwards.

[@Al_Swilling]

I agree with your selections, but for sheer skill, I would have to say "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is my Number 1 pick, with "Dancing Cheek to Cheek" a very close second for its elegance.

[@vanash4]

Thought Pick Yourself Up from Swing Time would be there for sure. I also love the dance contest in Follow the Fleet. Bouncin' the Blues is great, notice the costumes are similar to Hard to Handle.

[@carlybishop6160]

There seem to be a few things which seem similar to their previous films. The whole film feels like a tribute to themselves. Even the storyline does

[@elainechubb971]

I agree on both of these! The dance contest features such intricate footwork, and "Pick Yourself Up" just makes me feel so wonderful. I love Ginger's expression in this too--a sort of bemusement mixed with growing exhilaration that this inept student actually can dance, and that dancing with him is such fun!

[@abertasso1298]

Oh I almost forgot about Pick Yourself Up! Love it!

[@christiandenault7606]

"Why, they's angels! Angels, just like up in heaven!" John Coffey, The Green Mile

[@adamsworld398]

Let yourself go, Piccolino and Isn't this a lovely day. These are the best. But all of the scenes are very good.

[@HollyCranfan]

When Ginger started to cry to ‘ you can’t take that away from me. ‘ such a beautiful song and I’m glad they got to dance to it. I always loved their dancing. I have all their movies. Flying don to Rio,Roberta and Follow the fleet are fun movies with joyful dancing. The other movies are more romantic and Lucille Ball and Betty Grable co-star.

[@lizd.8655]

Although the circumstances leading to Ginger replacing Judy Garland in The Barkley's of Broadway were very sad, I love that we got to see Fred and Ginger one last time and in Technicolor!

[@abertasso1298]

I love the art deco glamour and sweeping drama and beauty of "Never Gonna Dance" in Swing Time and "Face the Music and Dance from Follow the Fleet and, of course "Cheek to Cheek" in Top Hat. But there's something fun and skillful and effortlessly stylish about them "dressed down" with Ginger in trousers...pants.....in "Bouncin' the Blues" in The Barkley's of Broadway, "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" in Follow the Fleet, and "Isn't It a Lovely Day to Get Caught in the Rain in Top Hat.

[@abertasso1298]

And of course the roller skates!

[@MyraJean1951]

My Favorite is Never Gonna Dance from Swing Time.

[@stevesebaoun6555]

Mine too , definitely not from my generation but I think they are the greatest dancing couple of history

[@leighbrown1725]

Several years later these are the icons of tap my sons tapped and danced BB they are 35 soon but music and dance our passion 👍👍♥️

[@jinnyss]

They just keep getting better and better. Perfection in dance.

[@carlybishop6160]

What about the famous "Pick Yourself Up" from 'Swing Time'. The iconic "Let's Face The Music And Dance" from 'Follow The Fleet' and the hypnotic dance from 'Carefree'?

[@patriciagerresheim2500]

The best description for Ginger Rogers' talent: She did everything Fred Astaire did - in high heels and backwards. Who else could tap dance with wheels on their feet? Donald O'Connor in 'I Love Melvin' (1953) and Gene Kelly in 'It's Always Fair Weather' (1955), though 'Shall We Dance?' preceded both by quite a bit.

[@courtneykh24]

Def every song and dance of “Shall we Dance”! My top fav of them together for sure!

[@llc9721]

I'm shocked that Pick Yourself Up from Swingtime wasn't included nor was Let's Face the Music and Dance, two of the most iconic of the Astaire/Rogers reperatory.

[@pamelaadams1130]

Gingers dresses are to die for.

[@marleneanderson9501]

I could watch these two Dance all day. Magic❤

[@markcoombes9663]

Any Fred, and Ginger movie is my favorite.

[@melindakinnaird]

They were the best.

[@nickjohnson811]

How many appreciate the fact that film and now video have made great performers like these immortal? People will be watching these dances hundreds of years from now. Imagine if we could watch the original performances of Shakespeare's plays? The equivalent of that is now possible.

[@albertotoddie]

Would love to see outtakes from any of these scenes.!3 films in 1935! Amazing!

[@garretindall2820]

A GREAT MUSICAL DUO, I HAVE ALOT OF THIER MOVIES 🙏🏽🔥

[@elainechubb971]

I agree with most of these, though I'd drop the "Barkleys of Broadway" numbers in favor of "Pick Yourself Up" {"Swing Time")and the scintillating dance contest number from "Follow the Fleet." And I'm partial to the beautiful dream sequence from "Carefree." As they leap from one giant lily pad to another and he swings her around it's romantic and glamorous and, well, carefree! I"m glad you included as an honorable mention "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket." It's so witty and it must have been so hard to get the "wrong" timing just right. "Dancing Cheek to Cheek" is my no. 1, too.

[@MrDarrellmoo]

How could you possibly make a list of the greatest dance numbers by Astaire & Rogers and NOT include Pick Yourself Up from Swing Time and Lets Face the Music and Dance from Follow the Fleet? I mean you even left it out in the Honorable Mention section. How ridiculous. Those two numbers are generally regarded by serious dance critics and dance historians, along with Cheek to Cheek, as their three masterpieces. Overall the list was good but without those two additions it wasn't great.

[@Marsha_Ann]

You guys should make a video of top 10 male female (musical or not) classic Hollywood movie duos! Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland should be on that list! Along with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. I also enjoy Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn's chemistry in movies, as well as Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, great chemistry, they even got married to each other ❤️. 🙂 Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds were great too in Singing In The Rain.

[@borninthewrongtime6449]

During the Cheek to Cheek dance..Fred wasn't aware of the dress that Ginger picked out to wear. The feathers that were on the dress constantly were flying off & getting in his eyes, mouth & face & he was getting so frustrated. After this Fred was consulted (or at least, shown) the dress Ginger was going to wear so that the "Feather disaster" would never happen again !!!

[@ruthwoodin550]

What was it Ginger said?? I did every step Fred did but I did it backwards & in high heels! I loved that quote because it was a time when women were not recognized as quite as important.

[@southernwanderer7912]

Has anybody ever noticed how much women danced on their toes, especially on the spins? Watch Ginger Roger's feet. The majority of the time, her heels on not on the ground (unless she's actually tap dancing). This was also shown in the movie "Dirty Dancing."

[@milenel]

I feel like carefree deserved at least a honorable mention, it's my fav fred x ginger movie and has some of the most amazing dance numbers imo but great video nonetheless 🖤

[@julesgamingnstuff]

Carefree is very underrated, I go back to it often. Less numbers in it but they were all amazing.

[@WesB1972]

My favorite Fred Astaire dance scenes are with Rita Hayworth !!

[@steveforsyth7269]

Which is the one where they do a spinning leap up a stairway, landing like four steps up? I love that moment!

[@LauraC-hq7sm]

the greatest stars of old hollywood.

[@FelixPheonix]

My personal favorite is from the Change Partners dance scene in Carefree

[@theonellakats2443]

This may have been their most memorable number, but "Cheek to Cheek" wasn't one of his happier times dancing. Apparently, the feathers kept flying off and into his face.

[@IldikoDihen]

I am sure, Fred Astaire best partner was Ginger Rogers. Even he had partners other very good ones, these to together the best.

[@alexdevon2588]

The Continental. Love it!

[@MarciaDiehl-wy5rw]

Really surprised you didn't include the dance to "Let's Face the Music and Dance." That is one of their most iconic performances...especially Ginger's metallic laden long sleeve that hit Fred in the face in the early moments of the dance. Fred it practically had him seeing stars for the remainder of the dance.

[@suprabhareddie4838]

Saw all their movies love dancing

[@brucewilliams6526]

I don't disagree with their list, the order or anything. I mean, it's Mr Astaire and Ms Roger's. It's all Great and awesome. I just love Pick Yourself Up. It just makes me feel good every time I watch it. I also love the whole song and dance routine to Let's Face the Music and Dance.

[@rosesansotta1371]

When Hollywood had class not trash

[@courtneykh24]

Truth!!

[@reggiereg2064]

Oh they still had trash back then, but it was talented, charismatic, forgivable trash.

[@alaskanlorax]

Easy boomer... you realize this Era had more communist members than today. Also if you think they weren't sexually active look at Howard Hugh's "notches".

[@SaraMKay]

@@reggiereg2064also trash with dramatic screen names and personas - back then, as soon as sb got a movie roll the name was changed (also they cultivated a public persona according to their new glamorous name), Why don't they do this anymore?

[@reggiereg2064]

@@SaraMKay because the stars dont come first anymore, the ip does. Also, because of social media and its importance in marketing, very few stars can cultivate the sort of mystique needed for such personas.

[@pauljung3534]

"Cheek to cheek, still so complete, still so replete." "Exquisite & supreme. A pair beyond compare." "Emotion & devotion, ever so meaningful and movingly expressed." "With that perfect partner, dance is so much more. So much more." "To prance, or really dance, that is the question. In Fred & Ginger, you have the answer." ~ Paul Jung

[@courtneykh24]

I agree about your picks and rating! I am going to have to go watch that 17 min long sequence “Continental” now!! 😅😊❤Love Fred and Ginger!! So much!!

[@starlove7474]

What about "Let's Face the Music?"

[@pasimaenpaa2360]

All of them. No need to name one of these scenes.

[@Connie45cook]

When I hear the song ‘I’m in heaven’ I think of the scene in the Movie, ‘ Shawshank Redemption’ when John Coffee is watching the movie Top Hat.

[@kelleyceccato7025]

"Let's Face the Music and Dance"!

[@lenhummel5766]

In many ways, --- 🎯the greatest dance team💛 of all time🎯. Tho Fred & Rita Hayworth came in a close second.👍

[@batgurrl]

Thanks so much for doing this. They are an iconic class act❤️

[@suzabella68]

What about "Let's Face the Music and Dance?" I agree "Cheek to Cheek" is #1, but LFTMAD should be #2!!!!!

[@waynemahler2455]

HEAVEN: I'M IN HEAVEN!