Top 10 Tap Dance Scenes in Movies

[@MsMojo]

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[@1586brittc]

Besides missing Fred Astaire in the room... This list is SPOT ON

[@albertshumate7688]

Hate to burst your bubble but did not even mention Donald O'Connor tap dancing on roller skates and it's on KZbin.

[@Justin.Martyr]

*Number 1 shouLd have been ANN MiLLer (My PersonaL Proof of GOD) NOT # 10!!!*

[@meitijobse8121]

I Love THE BLACK TAP DANCERS... THEY WERE SO.. GREAT..... 😆 😆 😆 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

[@meitijobse8121]

LOOK AT THEM...WOOOOOOW.. ON A TABLE.. AND JUMPED OFF... 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

[@zingo2664]

Ann Miller is ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE !!!! NEVER EVER EVER seen a dancer SO SO PERFECT !!!

[@helenmclean2409]

I could watch these old, magnificent, dancers for ever. Simply wonderful.

[@michaelevans1193]

So glad that Gregory Hines made the list. He was such a great actor and dancer, I always enjoyed watching him on the big and small screen.

[@oldenweery7510]

I remember an early appearance of "Hines, Hines, and Dad" on a TV variety show, back in the '60s. Gregory, his older brother, Maurice, and his dad, Maurice Sr., were great together. Gregory was a pretty darn good actor, too. It's too bad we lost him at a young age, 57.

[@Justin.Martyr]

*YES!!!! ALLL Gaaaaaas, PreFer GUYS to Ann MiLLer!!!*

[@joeandjoe34219]

His appearances on Will & Grace should have won him an Emmy.

[@bikeny]

I was told by a friend of mine who has been a Foley Editor for more years than she cares to remember, that when it came time to do the footsteps for his dance routines in Tap, he came in to re-record his footsteps instead of having a Foley artist do the routine. Let's face it, if you want the sounds of the footsteps to be synched to the action, you might as well get the original to do it. While she didn't work on the movie, I have no reason to doubt the story.

[@lynnebranson5738]

Absolutely! Always a joy to watch Mr. Hines! LOVE the amazingly talented "Mr. Robinson", *dancing with adorable Shirley Temple! She had stated many times that he was always thought of (and called) :..."Uncle", as well as a cherished and much respected close friend *and dancer!

[@deetanner7153]

Watching Gregory Hines is like watching a spider on ice...lol.....nope, the brothers smooth tap & slide got me by the heart strings and made my day 💜💜

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

Ann Miller was a phenomenal dancer and she us SO underrated!

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

*is

[@ellenhannon5298]

I was lucky enough to see her and Mickey Rooney in Sugar Babies when they were in Boston

[@patriecebarton7721]

Yes she was and Too Darn Hot could and Should have been higher!!!

[@reneehawkins7266]

Growing up, I wanted nothing more than to be her

[@noone8921]

Absolutely agree...Ann Miller was a Fantastic dancer and a Great actress too.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I love old movies like these. My favorite era of music is 20’s-50’s and the dance scenes were SO GOOD

[@no-bozos]

Watching the Nicolas brothers in that scene is my greatest joy. These two men created something really special. It's the best dance number I've ever seen. A little story. When "Tap" was released I went to see it at a drive-in theater. After the challenge scene was over the ENTIRE lot went absolutely crazy. People were honking their horns and hollering out the window for like ten minutes. It wasn't until some years later when I rented the movie did I actually know what happens in the next scene. I still watch that scene on KZbin all the time. It's like watching Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle having a home run contest. Very special moment.

[@msrocker2121]

Every dance teacher should show all these clips to their students. So very inspiring. These old movies are why I took tap lessons back in the day.

[@gellerbingsgaming]

I just started learning to tap dance at 39 years old, really enjoying it but would never be as good as these, wow such talent.

[@TacitusR]

There will never be another Fred. His dances with Rita are pure magic.

[@ToniWellons]

OMG! So glad The iconic Gregory Hines and the Nicholas Brothers made the list! Giants in the Tap world! Ever since I was a kid, I’ve adored Tap Dancing! Pure artistry, soul and rhythm, it needs more recognition!! I love see any tap performance just an incredible art form!

[@lsmith9249]

Sammy Davis Jr, a legend

[@JzzE1]

The "list" such as it was, was seriously biased and without Gregory Hines and the Nicholas Brothers, thee would have been no list

[@lynnebranson5738]

I agree! Absolutes "Giants" both Mr. Hines and the fabulous Nicholas Brothers! I wish an in depth documentary would be made detailing the lives and mind boggling talent of the Nichols Brothers!!

[@launabanauna8958]

This whole video is not inly informative, but exquisitely breathtaking! Such talent these people had!

[@allansbullet]

The Nicholas Brothers - holy mucking fackerel!! I had never watched them before seeing them here on KZbin - unbelievable althleticism!! And Astaire was someone to watch in all his movies. Great to see how Happy Feet was made - one of my daughter's favorite movies of all time! Great video!

[@robertacolarette1594]

I still think the “Moses Supposes” number from Singin in the Rain with Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor is the best tap dance sequence I’ve ever seen in my life.

[@kerriethompson2073]

Once again Ms..MOJO teases me a clip from James Cagney tap dancing on the stairs from Yankee Doodle Dandy and doesn't talk about it! That scene is legendary and done in one take! Carney earned that Oscar!

[@teijaflink2226]

Yeah how could they put some penguins instead of James Cagney on the list.

[@judeemckissock9578]

Marge and Gower champio

[@carolynklenk8467]

Love all the dancing and dancers!! That's why people to this day go see old movies to watch the dancing!! A fantastic art!!

[@terrywright7470]

You have hit the nail right on the head there Carolyn, I am an 85 year old man, and I spend hours watching these old classic dance movies on my PC, they are in a different league to some of the rubbish turned out today in the name of entertainment.

[@sugarplum5824]

I love Ann Miller's "Shakin' The Blues Away" in Easter Parade. Her feet were frantic! And don't forget Vera-Ellen's numbers in White Christmas where her feet practically vibrate! I'm glad Eleanor Powell was given a thumbs up, as well.

[@l.5832]

You like exactly the same stuff as me!!!

[@serpentines6356]

Saw Savion Glover perform in person. Fantastic!

[@henrimatisse7481]

Vera Ellen was truly amazing and not to include one of many fantastic performances is just ignorant

[@KristenEarhart]

I came here to mention Vera Ellen in White Christmas, as well. I was quite surprised she wasn't counted in this list.

[@v.gorski3050]

You needed more than Top TEN !! So many great scenes by Elenor Powell, Fred Astaire, Ann Miller, Gene Kelly, Donald O Connor, James Cagney, Buddy Epsen just to name a few. I do agree with the Nickolas Brothers as Number 1. They were PHENOMENAL!!!

[@no-bozos]

You could have a top 100 and still not scratch the surface IMO.

[@gabrielvidrio3210]

Bobby Long 💖 Aka: The Multitalented Little Boy from It Happened in Brooklyn 💖👼💖

[@SnappingTurtle801]

I still enjoy the old musicals. Wish they still made them like that at least now and then.

[@susanhamptonva4203]

My wish, too!

[@esmeephillips5888]

The trouble is that there are no longer studios with technical and performing talent under contract and economics which allow producers to gamble on original stories, instead of tired remakes, sequels and stage adaptations. Playing for safety is a blind alley. Making a musical 'now and then' is not an option. You need a boss who knows the art and the biz in charge of constant output, so turkeys can be tolerated. Arthur Freed, for instance.

[@geoker55]

I still want to watch them too! TCM doesn't show them as often as they did yrs ago

[@majorgear1021]

Now we get the WAP song. Oh how society has fallen

[@michaelkaplan22b]

That Ann Miller "Too Darn Hot" sequence in 3D is astonishing!

[@escaesco6834]

You absolutely nailed it! The Nicholas brothers were the best tap dance sequence in history of film

[@christimorton2421]

My favorite musical, Christmas movie, Edith Head's costumes, comedy, and dance...White Christmas! Beautiful tap sequences by the lovely Vera Ellen.

[@kikiking864]

Ann Miller shakin’ the blues away from Easter parade, in my opinion is her best tap performance, she did it with a back brace on from having broken her back when her abusive husband threw her down the stairs. She is just so amazing!

[@ruthsrugis4515]

She lost the bsby

[@ruthsrugis4515]

Baby

[@JabberCT]

Eleanor Powell's dance with legendary drummer Buddy Rich was one of the best I've ever seen. He even bounced a drum stick off the floor and she caught it in time to keep the beat. Today, they would probably use CGI on the stick lol.

[@saffiegirl4158]

Just for the record, I also loved Gregory Hines’ tap performance in White Nights.

[@1packatak]

Me too!!!

[@fredrika27]

I liked when Mischa and Gregory were dancing TOGETHER!

[@twinmum44]

Apparently, Hines was a real diva making that film, whereas Baryshnikov, a far better dancer, just got on with it.

[@AnniePA1960]

I think he was a perfectionist. But I agree, the scenes where they dance together are electrifying.

[@Blanziflorable]

Yes, absolutely!

[@nicoleonfeels]

Tap dancing should make a come back!

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I agree

[@valmacclinchy]

Yes!!

[@lisamelroy2855]

A local professional summer stock theatre near me has done a couple of musicals over the past several years with big tap numbers (including Singin' in the Rain), and they're always so thrilling to see live!

[@sannaristovska6037]

That would be interesting!

[@Justin.Martyr]

*But Ann MiLLer DOES PROVE GOD, RIGHT!!!?*

[@janeclay9684]

So much talent displayed here! What an amazing gift all these performers had!

[@lisareichard5791]

WOW! That was fun! Thanks, I have a Huge smile on my face! I mean face it, how does anyone not like tapdancing? Impossible

[@geradaknight3140]

I simply loved Ann Miller,,,she sure could tap,,,and those legs

[@margotgorske6986]

Ms. E. Powell simply the best

[@SamanthaN92]

I know its an honorable mention, but the Lullaby of Broadway is my number 1 ❤️ I get goosebumps every time I watch anything done by that genius Busby Berkeley 👍❤️

[@jamesryan6008]

That was Busby Berkeley's favorite of all .

[@susanford2388]

My mother loved Lullaby of Broadway.

[@loulou3472]

That Lullaby Of Broadway, a routine like that on that scale should of course been number one...🇦🇺

[@susanford2388]

Eleanor Powell was the best tap dancer ever, male or female. Just breathtaking. What a talent. No. 1 all time best.

[@varelion]

Pity that her most glorious dance scene at the end of Broadway Melody 1938 was not included in this list, not even in the honorable mentions.

[@farrellcityking1]

No she wasn’t. Savion Glover and the Nicholas Brothers are.

[@susanford2388]

@@farrellcityking1 That is your opinion to which you are entitled. I personally disagree. The Nicholas Bros. were brilliant, the only difference is ladies back then were not allowed to jump down stairs or slide down banisters in their "dancing frocks". Had Eleanor Powell been asked to do that wearing a pair of trousers I am sure she'd been brilliant.

[@elizabethshaw734]

I danced tap on stage for many years before settling into ballet and pointe professionally. I am in a wheelchair now and I watch these half of me cries for not being able to do it any longer and the other half of me cries because it makes me so happy. :-)

[@AnniePA1960]

I'm so sorry for your loss of mobility. I'm sure you gave joy to thousands of people who saw you dance, as much as it gave you joy to dance, and it's wonderful that you can enjoy these timeless performances that remind you of better days. 💃👯🏽‍♀️👯🏽‍♀️👯🏽‍♀️❤

[@dianeellis3925]

I am so glad the Nicholas Brothers Jumpin Jive is #1. That dance scene is just the best. These guys could dance when they were kids. Watch “Lucky Numbers” And Fayard basically was self taught!!!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@laurenfletcher8537]

Thanks for NOT including "La La Land" and "The Artist", even though they were teased at the beginning, thought that the dancing in both left a lot to be desired. Though I am disappointed Billy Elliot only got an honourable mention; that scene is so powerful where he is dancing out all his feelings of rage towards his father. Really moving stuff.

[@michaelkohl6463]

„La La Land“ is a joke! If you know, what real dancers are able to do, then this movie was an insult of the dance genre. Could not understand the Oscar hype. To quote it in the clip is a joke as well, but like you I had real fear to see it actually under the top 10... ;-))

[@MsLamotta]

I agree. La la Land? Really?? And The Artist? Next to all those pros?? Please!!!

[@davidnieve6444]

Billy Elliot was awesome! And happy feet is included! shame on you it was a toon!

[@robstockton911]

Actually it was smart to include a clip of La La Land. As an illustration of the pathetic state of today’s Hollywood versus the glory days.

[@davidcarbone3385]

I'm glad you included Pardon My Sarong, Damsal in Distress, Singing in the Rain, and the Stair Dance, and am hoping to see Jumpin Jive, the best tap dancing of all time.

[@vernettahollier7980]

Every time you pay homage to Gene Kelly I can never forget his late career reprise in Xanadu Big band tap dance scene with ONJ🥰 would’ve been a great-at least honorable mention…I think she did a great job as well

[@johnkroll2151]

This is much better than most of Ms. Mojo's selections because it actually goes back in time and picks many obscure examples.

[@gabrielvidrio3210]

Except 4 Happy Feet 🐧 That movie is Nothing compared 2 the True talents of the greatest entertainers in the history of musical cinema 🎬📽🕺💃 💖 Legends like Eleanor Powell, Ann Miller, The Nicholas Bros, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly etc. And even my personal favorite: 12 yr old Bobby Long from It Happened in Brooklyn 💖👼💖

[@francheskaperry5166]

Any movie that Ann Miller got to tap in was a fantastic movie.

[@sheilapasquini6232]

Donald O'Connor balloon dance from CALL ME MADAM and Rita Hayworth and Fred Astairre doing the "Shortie George". They BOTH should have been on your list! Geeeeezzz

[@belltoll1918]

We all know about opinions, and I have one! My favorite tap movie scene is from Yankee Doodle Dandy. Jimmy Cagney, wow, he was so fluid, boneless, and above all, entertaining in his signature Yankee Doodle Dandy song and dance! Love it the most! Cheers!

[@rachelcordova1110]

Amazing! There is no bigger rush, bo greater natural high than when one is dancing. Watching these talented artists in motion feels so good. But when one is dancing ...! One us transported to a higher realm.

[@velosianna708]

I am disappointed that Vera Ellen in White Christmas didn't make the list. It's always been one of my absolute favorites.

[@patriecebarton7721]

Someone always beats me to it!!! LOL... Pick a routine "Lincoln" in White Christmas is a favorite... I forget the movie... but where she tapped on her toes... She was amazing and light as air and completely underrated!!!

[@colleenkeefer2545]

Vera definitely should’ve been on this list!

[@lisamelroy2855]

She was phenomenal in that movie, but my favorite scene is of her and Danny Kaye during "The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing." I love it!

[@trinityrose5203]

I was just coming here to say that! I mean, Mandy is one of the best. And Choreography is amazing, too!!

[@susanhamptonva4203]

Oh, yes!!

[@wymple09]

There is so much talent you can hardly put them in any order.

[@tdsims1963]

Even Gene Kelly considered the Nicholas Bros. to be the best dance duo of the 20th century.

[@Trix897]

Gregory Hines always blew me away with not only his dancing, but his versatility. He was gone too soon.

[@colineaston6305]

All the dance scenes in this production are tremendous. Can any present day dancers reach these.

[@nobodyaskedbut]

The incomparable Eleanor Powell is spectacular dancing on giant drums in "Rosalie" (1937). She, of course, does this in high heels. You can see it on youtube. Just one of the many incredible performances in various films by the greatest dancer in American history. Her beauty and effortless grace added more than enough to make her the perfect performer.

[@jaqatlantic]

Exactly!

[@rosc2022]

Not sure where Vera Ellen stacks up in all of this, but her single toe tapping riff in White Christmas is a stunner..

[@lisaa8795]

She is often overlooked in lists like this. There were some really good numbers in that movie.

[@ericfluellen8957]

The Nicholas Brothers are truly amazing and Anne Miller what a gifted dancer.

[@Justin.Martyr]

*Number 1 shouLd have been ANN MiLLer (My PersonaL Proof of GOD) NOT # 10!!!*

[@gabrielvidrio3210]

Would've been even Wonderful if Any of them got 2 dance with Bobby Long 💖

[@diegoperezcotto7938]

The Stair dance is the funniest,hilarious and classic tap dance in all the time in the history of Music and in the movie of The Little Colonel 1935 when we can see Shirley temple & Bill Robison dancing the stair dance

[@elizabethpeters6890]

I had no idea Debbie Reynolds had no formal training before "Singing in the Rain". Amazing! What a force!

[@mariposaorofusionfoodchann7573]

The old time dancers are the best,handsdown!

[@patmancrowley8509]

#7, Table Dance. These wonderful dancers were able to slide around because of a product marketed as "Dance Wax." When I was a kid my older sister had a box of this. I would sprinkle some of it on the basement floor and it became quite slick. No surprise that it works so well on hardwood tables and dance floors.

[@aksez2u]

I recently learned that tap dancing traces its origins to Black/African dance traditions so it's good to see several black performers featured in this video.

[@csmith63]

The really wonderful thing about tap is that it fused traditions of all kinds--stylized steps from Spain to Irish jigs to the traditions you mention. If your feet could do it, "tap" absorbed it, making it all about the talent in the steps, not the color of the dancer.

[@lilliebelle7233]

@@csmith63 Yes, as displayed in Riverdance, with Irish, Spanish and Tap dancers.

[@patmancrowley8509]

In the Bing Crosby movie White Christmas Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen do an outstanding dance scene together. Though they do not have dance taps on their shoes (some of your clips included shots of no taps) they tippy-tapped during their dance scene. It was AMAZING!

[@tp7270]

Super dancing from the '30s, '40s and '50s! You just don't see this anymore. I wish we could!

[@bonniecarruth8429]

Eleanor Powell was a great tap dancer, right up there with Gregory Hines,Bill Robison, the Hines Brothers.

[@circa81]

So glad Tap is on hear, it's so forgotten.

[@Huddie400]

I just KNEW you had to list Jumpin Jive as #1. I mean, how could you not?! But Begin the Beguine belongs much higher on the list. A black and white stage, a Gershwin tune, pairing the two best tappers of their era - it's pure and magical!

[@Desaki65]

So many incredible tappers - thank you for gathering them together! And ZOMG the Nicholas Brothers were absolutely incredible. I'm slack jawed every time I see it. THAT'S talent!

[@sandyr-w6906]

Fred Astair, Gene Kelley and a few thaf they didnt mention are my favororite dancers, When I seen this video, I was transported to another time and place! LOVED IT!

[@gabrielvidrio3210]

Another one of the Greats is Bobby Long 💖 He was the little boy from Sinatra's It Happened in Brooklyn 🌁🗽🏙 He loved Astaire & Kelly too 💖

[@lisamedeiros7581]

Excellent! Great dancers, love Fred Aster . My favorite was tge trio on the piano and Shirlet temple with dancer on stairs,sheer talent!

[@vaughangarrick]

So happy you included Kiss Me Kate....one of my faves

[@troyannbladsacker1811]

Don't forget the great Tommy Rall in that movie. Very underrated dancer.

[@americanitalianisrael4008]

THIS WAS AWESOME. BEAUTIFUL STUFF. ALL THAT EXCELLENT TALENT. AMAZING. YOU WILL NEVER SEE THIS GREATNESS IN TODAYS TALENT LESS ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS.

[@gabrielvidrio3210]

Except 4 Happy Feet. Can't add an animated movie as a selector 4 a Top 10 list of legendary dancing celebrities 🕺📽💃 I would've replaced that with the GOAT: Bobby Long 💖 The little boy from It Happened in Brooklyn 💖👼💖

[@firefly5571]

No one tapped better than the Nicolas Brothers.

[@schmachtenmom1852]

Sorry but I think that the late, great Gregory Hines was the best

[@rickhigginson8546]

They both did spectacular things -

[@MNuttree]

@@schmachtenmom1852 I think Gregory Hines himself said that if you tried to reproduce Nicholas Brothers routines today you'd have to use CGI, because no one could do what they did in real life.

[@schmachtenmom1852]

@@MNuttree probably true, but I was expressing a personal opinion. I guess that I should have said Gregory Hines style is my preference. Much like Gene Kelly in An American in Paris was the smoothest performance that I have ever seen

[@kennethgoin628]

They were tap dancing meets gymnastics! I can see why they and the Berry Brothers competed. Phenomenal group of talented individuals there. I do think I agree, but to me it's like a virtuoso musician. They're so out of anyone's league that they can't work well with anyone else, and look at all the treasures we cherish that came by way of shared acts. Can you imagine Lena Horne teaming up with the Nicholas Brothers? Cats and dogs, right? They were good but they were stuck in what they did, and when it ran out, they were run out. One of the best examples ever of this claim is the unsung Ray Bolger. There was always work for someone like him. From Vaudeville, to the Wizard of Oz, to '70s television, he could be his own and still leave room for others to shine.

[@patriecebarton7721]

An often overlooked Fred Astaire number is from Holiday Inn... The Fourth of July number with the fireworks is amazing... Also the Drunk dance from the same movie

[@troyannbladsacker1811]

I had the same thought. Unbelievable!

[@loriwolf5]

NO DOUBT! Some of the best dancing I've ever seen.

[@christinedunning8463]

Agreed!

[@stevehansen932]

My sister gave it to me for Christmas this year. It's a hoot!

[@Seashell-sa]

I’m glad to know I wasn’t alone. Holiday Inn is one of the best movies and showcases some great dancing with the 4th of July number being the best.

[@blktauna]

Ann Miller was a force of nature! Elanor Powell was an awesome dancer and its a giant shame she and Fred Astaire didn't do more together. Cartoon penguins? Really? Really? You rate this over Ann Miller and Fred Astaire/Eleanor Powell??? Really??? I've never seen the Berry Brothers and I am going to remedy that! Busby Berkley was incomparable with those giant numbers. And the Nicholas Brothers are indeed amazing.

[@AllthePrettyPurses]

That was my reaction too, but I think they just wanted the dancer behind the scenes who did the mocap to get some recognition.

[@susanford2388]

Fred Astaire said he truly enjoyed dancer with Eleanor Powell best as she "slammed her feet, bam bam". he loved that.

[@MadisonC]

I just watched a Fred Astaire movie in which he and Ginger Rogers tap danced in roller skates. Just thought I’d put it out there.

[@jyvben1520]

stormy weather, in the park ?

[@MadisonC]

@@jyvben1520 No, I think it was in the movie Shall We Dance.

[@domino427family]

that's a good one :) did you see sky's the limit? a lot in common is one of my favorite dances, along with the slow number at the end. I think Joan Leslie was still a minor at the time. Sky's the limit is one of the most underrated movies of his i think.

[@MadisonC]

@@domino427family I haven’t seen that one yet, unfortunately. I’ve seen 7 of the 10 movies he’s done with Ginger Rogers, and maybe five other ones that don’t have her in them. My favorite one that he did with another partner is Royal Wedding. Have you seen that one? It’s one I think is underrated too.

[@domino427family]

@@MadisonC think i've seen them all. very odd teenage obsession to have in the 90s lol. check out bandwagon if you haven't seen that one. dancing in the dark is beautiful. Daddy Long Legs has some more great , and sky's the limit and funny face are more non-ginger movies that are fantastic watches

[@gloriahanes5338]

Bring back the days of comedy and dance those were the best times in history instead of the blood, guts, and gore shown on television today.

[@rosc2022]

Not to mention hate & discontent.

[@jadoremakeup1422]

That was incredible. The dancers were absolutely amazing!!!

[@lorihansen8674]

My favorite is Fred Astaire dancing on the ceiling in Royal Wedding. They say it was done with magnets, but I don't know. It's absolutely amazing.

[@barbarak2836]

I have always read that they rotated the camera.

[@Anonymouse428]

they rotated the room, actually, while the camera stayed steady.

[@barbarak2836]

@@Anonymouse428 Oh, yes. I knew there was some kind of rotation involved. Thank you, Lizzie Baggins!

[@geoker55]

@@Anonymouse428 Robert Osborne TCM trivia before the movie... loved Robert's inside info like that.

[@C.O.G.]

@Lori Hanson, Fred Astaire's ceiling dance was done with a small rotating room that turns on its side then upside down, then on its other side and finally upright once more. If you notice he waits a moment at times to give the room time to stabilize after each quarter turn.

[@logerine]

James Cagney dancing down the stairs in Yankee Doodle Dandy was an amazing tap down a flight if stairs I had seen.

[@mickeyphillips6603]

I always enjoy seeing him do that, it’s one of my favorite scenes

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

@@mickeyphillips6603 did you know that wasn't scripted ?? It was pure Cagney!!! He thought he would look really cool🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@donnaokoniewski3761]

So much Talent! Thanks for sharing. xo

[@zuazhar1630]

In “Panama Hattie,” you failed to mention the legendary “Lena Horne” dancing with the Berry Brothers. She started out in the chorus at Harlem’s infamous “Cotton Club,” when she was 16 years old.

[@jamesmartin9401]

The Stormy Weather sequence was the better known and I'd say more artistic and deserves to be number one, but the Panama Hattie sequence is even more athletic and the ending is insane and causes me physical pain just watching it. Nostalgically and joyously, I love the scene from Tap. I'm surprised the Hines/Baryshnikov sequence from White Nights didn't get an honorable mention.

[@quailie5]

Such physicality these dancers had!!!!

[@rosemorris7912]

"Moses Supposes" is the absolute best tap routine ever performed.

[@DaniAdams]

That's one of my favorites for sure!

[@twinmum44]

Fit as a fiddle

[@coolaunt516]

I also liked "Make 'Em Laugh". I think Donald O'Connor spent a few days resting after that one.

[@texasred2702]

For all the jokes about Ann Miller getting her big break entertaining the Civil War troops, she really was phenomenal. She was still working it when she was old and I was a kid, and I'm old.

[@beaverstandig1747]

She’s in the Guinness Book of Records!

[@AHouseDivided1998]

She lied about her age and appeared in her first film role at only 13 in 1936.

[@whosbotheringme]

There is no other number that could be number one.

[@frankgilyard9210]

The Nicholas Brothers moves were killer!!💣💥

[@LeVonngaKiara]

Omg Gregory Hines is one of my fav actors 😇... And I just KNEW The Nicholas Brothers would be #1. I mean how could they not❤️❤️... I doubt there's anyone alive that can ever duplicate their routine... They are forever engraved in dance history🙏🏾🖤...

[@lilliebelle7233]

The absolute smoothest. Just sublime.

[@YasminE-dk6nf]

Great video! I didn't know about the Berry brothers. Just Awesome and truly talented men. All of these dancers were just Great!!!

[@alnumann2584]

Ray Bolger's dance in The Harvey Girls deserves an Honorable Mention.

[@itskinaraaa]

I love the "The Harvey Girls" omg

[@lisaa8795]

True!

[@tdsims1963]

Ah, yes! Really good!

[@bernicebest]

Wow! Just been transported to the 1950’s. as a budding artist in my early teens, the only form of entertainment back then was the cinema which I practically lived at with my Parents, must have seen nearly every movie made over the past seventy years, Ann Miller was the first celebrity I ever sketched & Painted in that fabulous Red Costume, it certainly was “To Darn Hot’ 🥵 over the next few decades I must have sketched almost all of the famous movie stars, portrayed in a Movie Magazine called ‘Moviegoer’ if I remember correctly! My favourite 🤩 male movie stars were Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly with Ginger Rogers, and Donald O’Connor, but I loved them all in their day! thank you 🙏 for the lovely memories, and sharing these wonderful old movies, look forward to more of your videos in the future blessings from an English Lady in the U.K.😊🤗🥀

[@pamosborn1956]

Love them all, especially Gregory Hines. BUT The Nicholas Brothers are awesome!!! I Love them

[@craigkdillon]

What is magical is how tap dance originated. American tap is a fusion of Irish dance with jazz rhythms. It all started in New York, in the rough Five Points neighborhood, made famous in the book and move, "The Gangs Of New York". The story, as I remember, is that there was an Irish tavern in Five Points, where the Irish played their music and danced their jigs and step dances. As you see in Riverdance, Irish dancing is tap dancing, and it goes back hundreds of years, to unrecorded history. Anyway, one fateful day, a black man came into this Irish bar. And, he started dancing the Irish way, he tap danced. But, he danced a different non-Irish way with a looseness, and a rhythm that was new. So, American tap was created in New York by a black man in an Irish Bar. I wish someone would write that story and bring it to the screen. As far as I know, it is true.

[@trainliker100]

Fred Astaire once said that Eleanor Powell was the only dancer that intimidated him. She was that good. And the Nicholas Brothers felt she was the best female tap dancer. That's pretty high praise.

[@esmeephillips5888]

In fact Fayard Nicholas said Eleanor should not be rated purely as a tapper bc of her versatility: 'she's better than everybody'. And Fred Astaire told Roddy McDowall he had been terrified to go up against her bc 'she could do everything, she was the best woman dancer probably in history'.

[@beachhunting69]

In my opinion, EP was the best dancer in history, male or female. She could do things no male could. Her athletic ability was unparalleled.

[@esmeephillips5888]

@@beachhunting69 Can't speak for the several thousand years BT (before talkies), but I'm with you on the last 90.

[@susanford2388]

She was the best dancer male or female. Plus high heels. That takes extra precision & work.

[@hebneh]

1:47 - It wasn't just Ann Miller's taps that had to be recorded separately. This was standard in Hollywood for ALL tap dancing on film from the early 1930s onwards. And the dancers making such recordings often or perhaps usually were not the same ones dancing in the film.

[@markhedman1884]

The Nicholas Brothers earned it.

[@2528drevas]

While the Studio-driven "Fred and Ginger" movies are what most people remember, Astaire and Powell were the best. Astaire called Eleanor Powell the "only female dancer who intimidates me." As a tap artist, among the ladies, no one did it better.

[@wendyodell356]

Wow, finally a video that's entertaining, interesting and a showcase of old-school talent. We could use more videos like this one. I really enjoyed it. Maybe create other videos one different dances or styles of dance. Thanks Ms. Mojo 👏👏👏

[@barbarak2836]

Yes, they most often (not always) focus on things after about 2005, so I was very pleasantly surprised.

[@harmoniabalanza]

Hands down the three guys on the table are the BEST

[@bieassialaw6832]

White Christmas is missing from this list. There was a great tap scene with Judy wearing an adorable little yellow dress...

[@NotInMYName_AntiZionistJew]

Your #1 was spot on. I have watched this routine numerous times and I never tire of it.

[@kimburlybeever2632]

I love Ann Miller. My favorite will always be the one at the end of "Hit The Deck".

[@tomahawk1556]

Tap dancing always bring Class into any Music Moment >>> 🌷🌿🌍💖

[@cherylsmith7282]

I loved tap dancing. Started as a young kid. I think I still have my shoes somewhere.

[@dawndubsky4641]

"Make 'em laugh" is number 1 followed by the group dance number in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." These should have at least been mentioned in the honorable mentions.

[@charlesharper9546]

The barn raising dance number is one of the most incredible dance numbers in history. I can't even imagine rehearsing for it! I get the feeling that she was determined to get a lot of minorities and women onto this list. The barn raising was all white males.