Did we forget YOUR favorite tap scene? Let us know below, and check out our video of the Top 50 Greatest Movie Dance Scenes of All Time - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2LCeIOlftibfLM
@jamesryan60086 ай бұрын
Clearly no one there is familiar with Eleanor Powell's dancing. If you were, you would never have chosen "Hey Babe Hey". Not only is it the worst song Cole Porter ever wrote ( though The Ritz Roll and Rock is a close second), there is no real dancing( unless you think watching James Stewart attempting to tap dance is entertaining . It's not).
@sarahhearn-vonfoerster74016 ай бұрын
@@jamesryan6008 I agree...an insult to all professionals. Music strictly made to order...no Berlin charm or intricacy apparent!
@donalfredof11126 ай бұрын
I'd like a video with your voice only ... one without that disturbing tapping, dancing, jumping and music ...
@lauramcintyre4836 ай бұрын
Please... Not even close to the best.
@juliebaker69696 ай бұрын
Oh, you DEFINITELY missed one. Mitzi Mayfair's solo dance in Four Jills in a Jeep, is one of the most incredible dances I've ever seen. I swear that girl was made of Slinky's and Silly Putty.
@haileycorrea87876 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ELEANOR POWELL HER FLOWERS! She's very underated and i hope more people start to watch her legacy, her activism, and generosity. Her, Fred, and Debbie Reynolds inspired me to tap dance as a kid and now as an adult.
@stephendecherney97946 ай бұрын
Absolutely. As mentioned, Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire in Begin the Beguine is the best dance scene ever filmed. You have to watch the full version with costume changes.
@haileycorrea87876 ай бұрын
@@stephendecherney9794 Definitely! I am planning on writing a paper on Eleanor Powell and have been doing lots of research on her. My goal is to complete all film/television appearances of her. And yes i’ve watched the whole scene of the Broadway Melody’s of 1940 and it’s amazing how Ellie and Fred perform. I wish they did more films but i recall reading somewhere that Fred was intimidated by her. I manifest one day they have a Eleanor Powell biopic.
@stephendecherney97946 ай бұрын
Thanks Hailey. I would love to read your Eleanor Powell thesis. Steve
@andreas71364 ай бұрын
The best scenes with Eleanor Powell are missing.
@mollymackenzie33072 ай бұрын
Ann Miller--the talent, the body, the confidence, the glam, the glow. =)
@peggywoods43277 ай бұрын
Growing up I was obsessed with all the classic dance movies! I never missed Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, and many others every weekend. Imagine my delight when I discovered that Buddy Ebson was a talented dancer! Glad to see him in this compilation.
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
And not even his best. Whoever compiled this list doesn't know much about dancing.
@peggywoods43276 ай бұрын
@@trhansen3244 he did some great scenes with his sister 😊
@Way_Truth5 ай бұрын
How about Buddy’s sailor dance in Captain January?
@sonitawong79934 ай бұрын
I like Buddy Ebsen better than Fred Astair, Ebsen was too underrated...
@jennylawson19806 ай бұрын
Thank you thank you thank you for featuring all these wonderful tap sequences I loved every minute
@chelseacanales87637 ай бұрын
Tap dancing is so uplifting and upbeat
@geesaidit5414 ай бұрын
😍There has been so many phenomenal tap dance talents throughout our history thank you for putting this together. They inspired so many of todays dance styles.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏼👏🏼👏🏽👏🏽
@catherineforsey87773 ай бұрын
Yep the Nicholas Brothers are #1. Although Eleanor Powell doing the tap dancing hula is also one of my favorites.
@larkmacgregor31437 ай бұрын
Singing in the Rain got left out?? Not even an honorable mention?!?!? C'mon. Yes, every dance number in the movie is top notch, but Gene dancing down the street, getting soaked to the bone, swinging that umbrella and sloshing through puddles is an iconic performance for a reason.
@TubeLVT7 ай бұрын
That’s my favorite movie dance scene, but maybe it’s not properly “tap” dancing. The movement seems more like ballet and soft shoe. (But soft shoe is considered a form of tap. Perhaps “splash” dancing?)
@maddalonefarms7 ай бұрын
They used Good Morning and Moses
@Madelinebellbr6 ай бұрын
If you watch from 39 minutes you’ll see the scene with Donald O, Debbie R & Gene K performing Good Mornin’. There’s quite a lot of Gene K in this video, dontcha’ think?
@hilakummins31046 ай бұрын
@@Madelinebellbrok, but if we're doing a "dancing up the wall & ceiling" then Donald O'CONNOR won that hands down for SITR. 🎉
@robstockton9116 ай бұрын
Not really a tap dance.
@bethkellim73147 ай бұрын
ABSOLUTELY! Jumpin' Jive is the very best!!!!!!
@kathybeckford35926 ай бұрын
I knew it had to be #1! That's the most amazing tap scene I've ever seen! 😃
@Laura-y4h6 ай бұрын
I would have enjoyed seeing more of Donald O'Conner. He was an energetic, talented hoofer! ❤😂
@susanhenderson64476 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing Gregory Hines in Tap he was amazing
@pattytap17994 ай бұрын
The opening dance scene, with Betty Hutton and Fred Astaire in "Let's Dance," 1950, was a rare example of a partner (Hutton) showing up Astaire--you just can't take your eyes off her! Hutton's energy and joy just continue to increase to the end!
@dansedufeu6 ай бұрын
I love Melvin 1953 - Donald O'Connor tapping in roller skates before Gene Kelly did it in his movie.
@debras1503Ай бұрын
Charlie Chaplain danced in roller skated in 1913…astounding
@brucewalker58906 ай бұрын
This vid showed us a few we don’t normally associate with tap dancing, Christopher Walkin, James Stewart, Richard Gère, Julie Andrew’s and Mary Tylor Moore which made it worth leaving out famous sequences such as Singin in the Rain.
@davidrule3857 ай бұрын
I've always fallen in love with seeing tap dancing on screen, especially hearing it.
@marimatsumoto3722 ай бұрын
Your narration is not necessary. Watching their dance is enjoyable enough.
@49ers_red_and_gold27 ай бұрын
I always found tap dancing fascinating 🤩
@uofa825 ай бұрын
I mean this with the greatest of admiration: black people take dancing to a whole ‘nother level! As they do with many other artistic expressions. So talented!👏👏 ❤
@jacquelinedavis66075 ай бұрын
Watching Cab Calloway and.there are two brothers who do so many splits it boggles the mind. That's pure awesome talent.
@laurabailey105423 күн бұрын
@@jacquelinedavis6607the Nicholas Brothers are who you are thinking of.
@jacquelinedavis660722 күн бұрын
@@laurabailey1054 Thank you for setting me straight. 😁
@winniefisher6 ай бұрын
Fred Astaire no one comes near to matching his talent, except maybe Eleanor Powell
@2528drevas4 ай бұрын
The Hula dance by Elenor Powell in 1939's "Honolulu" deserves a spot on any "best of" dance list. Her tap number with Gracie Allen was very entertaining. Astaire actually said that Powell was "the only female dancer who's talent intimidates me. She can pick 'em up and put 'em down as good as any man." Higher praise doesn't exist in that era.
@ianedwards44006 ай бұрын
Buddy Ebsen could be called an 'anachronism' because he danced like no other way back in the 30's and 40's. In later years, he excelled in Westerns like MGM's Northwest Passage TV series; From the dancing upload, it is apparent that James Stewart had two left feet. Hilarious in a word. Ginger & Fred were impeccable in 'Swing Time'. Vera Ellen in White Christmas. This dance sequence was fusion at its best with a little bit of ballet, soft-shoe, jazz and interpretative dancing all rolled into one. I wonder who Vera's partner was. He was superb. I loved his pant and matching shoes that helped to enhance his intricate foot-work. Ann Miller, that lady with the most gorgeous LEGS in Hollywood was electrifying in her dance numbers from Small Town Girl and Kiss Me Kate. I swear no other Hollywood actress had thighs and calves like our gorgeous Ann. Fred & Eleanor Powell to this day are unbeatable with their Begin the Beguine number from Broadway Melody of 1940. I mustn't forget to mention our sweet Debbie Raynolds, Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor with their Good morning number from Singing in the rain. Great and neat synchronized footwork. Those were the days and years with real champs!!!
@katieydiddkatieydidd7269Ай бұрын
Thank you for this. Every time I watch the Nicolas Brothers' routine I am in awe. And Gene Kelly is one of my favorite dancers. He was so incredible!
@croissant9126 ай бұрын
Do we need to have all the narrative? I few introductory words should be enough, otherwise what is the point? The constant and unnecessary talk and "explanation" detracts greatly from the sequences. But thank you for compiling these numbers.
@dovesrun6 ай бұрын
Those were great movies and talented actors. Too bad we don't have anything like that today.
@nancymassey31096 ай бұрын
Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did but she did it backwards and in heels.
@jilllogan12886 ай бұрын
As did Anne Miller
@elainedecker71865 ай бұрын
That is an ancient joke....and not true, just cute.
@PatrickNM574 ай бұрын
She didn’t dance backwards. See 27
@regand78306 ай бұрын
Fred Astaire was born in 1900. So in his most famous movies and their dance sequences, he's middle aged. That's almost geriatric by the standards of that time. He was remarkably fit for the same reasons. Tap dancing is VERY healthy!
@marymichael12116 ай бұрын
Fred Astaire was born on May 10, 1899 and died on June 22, 1987 at 88 years old.
@babytooty047 ай бұрын
Gene Kelly will always be No. 1 to me. Tap dancing in ROLLERSKATES!
@LynneConnolly6 ай бұрын
Don't forget that Fred and Ginger also tap danced in rollerskates in Top Hat. Amazing in all cases.
@fayesouthall66046 ай бұрын
Amazing tap dancer and dancer.
@AGurian6 ай бұрын
The second-rate roller skating in Top Hat only serves to highlight the Gene Kelly Fair Weather jaw-dropping I Like Myself.
@LynneConnolly6 ай бұрын
@@AGurian Funny! Not even Gene Kelly considered Fred Astaire as second-rate at anything! But of course you're the expert, so you'd know, wouldn't you?
@AGurian6 ай бұрын
@@LynneConnolly Lynne (if I may): I think we can avoid a nasty battle; after all, we’re both hysterics for tap dancing. I didn’t mean to imply that Astaire was second-rate, just that his roller-skate dance is not among his best outings. (My favorite Astaire/Rogers is Pick Yourself Up.) In the sub-genre of “tap dancing on roller skates” I know of only three entries: The Astaire/Rogers (oops to us both--it’s from Shall We Dance, not Top Hat), the Kelly (Always Fair Weather) and Donald O’Connor (I think it’s from a film called I Love Melvin and I’m guessing that he cheats with fake skates when the going gets rough). But it’s the Kelly that really takes the cake. We are so lucky to have films of all four of these dancing titans!--Andrew
@davidadausuel45375 ай бұрын
This was extremely well thought out and put together!! Bravo! For a beautiful tribute to the greats of old!
@fosbury686 ай бұрын
Chattanooga Choo Choo with Dorothy Dandridge & The Nicholas Brothers, from Sun Valley Serenade. Every bit as good as Jumpin’ Jive.
@Cargoman7697 ай бұрын
Don't forget the Bob Hope/James Cagney table dance scene from "The Seven little Foys" in 1955. Hope was 53 and Cagney was 56...
@ellynmacgregor82103 ай бұрын
Oh, yes, that was a great display of two masters in their own right! I don't think Bob Hope gets nearly enough credit for his talent--including his singing, which tended to get overshadowed by his association with Bing Crosby.
@ChristChickAutisticАй бұрын
Jimmy C was in terrible pain during the sequence, you'd never be able to tell just by watching the scene.
@ericroberts54686 ай бұрын
Thank you ,,, for a wonderful video ,,,,, nice to see some of the GREATS of the dance film stars ,,,, all of them ,,,, THANK YOU ❤
@MarthaFalsetta5 ай бұрын
Wonderful step back in time!
@samanthaweis32287 ай бұрын
Donald O Connor for You Can Bounce Right Back being left out is crazyyyyy!
@shokuchideirdrecarrigan74025 ай бұрын
Unlike many commentors, I appreciated your narration. Thanks for including some numbers that i hadn’t seen.
@trishlangford57736 ай бұрын
I just love tap dancing.❤❤❤
@luisjimenezi.97915 ай бұрын
TOOOO MUUCH SPEECH, AND TOOO LITLE DANCING !!!!
@KassiusFineArt7 ай бұрын
Thank you! I love to watch dancing, especially tap. This was great.
@381Kanga2 ай бұрын
And every one is so beautifully dressed! 🤩
@samanthaharding48857 ай бұрын
Well deserved No. 1. Sheer brilliance.
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
No, it isn't. Maybe top 20. But #1? We all know why it was chosen. I can think of a dozen better dance routines just off the top of my head.
@nekograce79147 ай бұрын
Honorable mention? Ha! ‘Moses’ is number one. That choreography is…out of this world.
@dianamcmahon515107 ай бұрын
Right?! Probably my favorite dancing scene in any movie!
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
That would have been my choice overall. But it's two white guys.
@jamesryan60086 ай бұрын
With all of Eleanor Powell's great dances to chose from , you go with "Hey Babe Hey"????!!!!!!. The weakest song from that movie and the dancing is underwhelming ( to put it mildly).
@nekograce79146 ай бұрын
@@jamesryan6008 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I concur.
@larskars58356 ай бұрын
Absolutely! I'm glad other viewers here realize this…
@marcbell2334Ай бұрын
Perhaps Ann Miller in the museum scene from "On the Town"... She's mentioned twice, but you can't have enough of talent and beauty.
@patricemoran7469Ай бұрын
Appreciated all of these wonderful performers but I must say Fred Astaire was my favorite...I don't think anyone ever outshone him. His outstanding body of work in film will stand the test of time.
@marybarratt26496 ай бұрын
Ann Miller … fantastic. Loved Eleanor Powell too.
@maryannangros88347 ай бұрын
Jumpin' Jive HAD TO BE number 1!!!!
@ellynmacgregor82103 ай бұрын
Isn't it great when one of Ms. Mojo's picks coincides with our own?
@kimmerdkd6 ай бұрын
Dirty Dancing went a long way in bringing dance to include tap to a whole new generation and creating a sensation that still lives on!
@tas222227 ай бұрын
dancers who can sing !!! and then act? ! just perfect ! This is the first time ive heard of the condos bros ! WOW I thought I was up on this craft! clearly not ! thank you for this :))) Gregory was taken from us far to early, but the talent he left was learned by so many dances
@juneclemons76576 ай бұрын
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson should have had more spot up here.
@sonitawong79934 ай бұрын
Yes, Fred Astair & Gene Kelly are too overrated...Should also be more Buddy Ebsen also...
@rsbkug39817 ай бұрын
Love the movies with dancing
@alimolina42796 ай бұрын
Excellent job! I love it! Thank you so much!
@TubeLVT7 ай бұрын
“Tap” was released in 1989. Gregory Hines “carried on the legacy of black rhythmic tap dance …”. He died in 2003 at age 57. Who’s carrying on his legacy? Those scenes of mixed ballet and tap with Mikhail Baryshnikov were amazing! I doubt that anyone could even imitate that.
@ser1327 ай бұрын
Savion Glover is an amazing tap dancer (he played the kid in Tap), he did the dancing for Happy Feet.
@annzeeg42176 ай бұрын
Actor Dule' Hill from the TV show Psych, The West Wing and The Wonder Years is actually a tap dancer. He was in The tap dance kid and danced with Harold Nicholas
@Jeannette3117 ай бұрын
I see Ann Miller, I click.
@christinarosen97117 ай бұрын
She is so underrated
@robstockton9116 ай бұрын
“Tops in taps!”
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
A great dancer but let's face it. Eleanor Powell was better.
@jamesryan60086 ай бұрын
Same here. And they chose her best dances.
@crystalwatters44266 ай бұрын
Ann Miller was the best at it! I look forward to Easter Parade every year just for “Shakin The Blues Away”!❤️💕❤️
@deborahhopper40337 ай бұрын
Gregory Hines in White Nights
@carolfuller-tt7vo6 ай бұрын
I don't know if it comes under the heading of "tap dancing," but the Paso Doble scene from Strictly Ballroom is electrifying
@adrianamaringrez94615 ай бұрын
No, Paso Doble is not Tap Dancing, different dances. But I am all for gaving a ball room dance from films copilation, since Paso Doble belongs to that.
@carolfuller-tt7vo5 ай бұрын
@@adrianamaringrez9461 Thank you Adriana, I didn't think it was, but I loved the film and the Paso Doble sequence, and thought it was well worth a mention.
@ChristineBrown-ds7dt6 ай бұрын
Brilliant Ann Miller, easter parade my favourite movie musical of all time
@laurabailey105423 күн бұрын
Kiss Me Kate is the best for me
@kalevala295 ай бұрын
That was fun thanks. They're all great.
@marymcgrath77446 ай бұрын
I didn't know that Richard Gere could dance and tap like that! Now I like him even more!
@deniselongino67697 ай бұрын
Ray Bolger in The Gibson Girls was epic and reportedly filmed in one continuous take
@TubeLVT7 ай бұрын
Are you remembering “The Harvey Girls”? Ray Bolger danced with Judy Garland in that movie.
@hilakummins31044 ай бұрын
@deniselongino6769 I haven't seen those films, but I can rewatch The Great Ziegfield over & over for the scene of Bolger dancing up a storm. I think it was one of his earliest performances, and he was just getting known then. The scene had wonderful music 🎶 and incredible tap dancing! I wish I had a link ❤️
@sharipowellpasay94976 ай бұрын
I took tap dancing for five years as a child so I clicked on this. Loved it. My Dad's cousin was Eleanor Powell. I met her once when I was a young teenager, and she danced at the Eastern States in MA. It was wonderful to watch her. So much skill. As much as I tried to tap, I had two left feet. Thank you for bringing memories back. Also, I loved Gene Kelly in roller skates and 'Singing In The Rain'.
@thecaffeinatedteacher70467 ай бұрын
Now I wanna see the stormy weather movie lol that was awesome
@LstanfieldАй бұрын
These scenes were terrific and great entertainment. I would have loved, however, to see some clips of Jessie Matthews, Marge and Gower Champion, and Bobby Van.
@Way_Truth5 ай бұрын
Ray Bolger did more than Wizard. How about “The Harvey Girls”? I saw him in person with my mother and her aunt at a Mothers’ Day concert at the Roostertail in Detroit. Fantastic!
@inneybaby25066 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you included White Nights in here. I really loved that movie !
@MichaelTaylor-yz1ss7 ай бұрын
You guys do great work. If I were to remix this slightly, I would show more of the Nicholas brothers in the number one spot. Also, I would find a way to squeeze Danny Kaye in, maybe in honorable mentions. The sequence he led in "Singing in the Rain" is incredible.
@Iwouldratherbeadog7 ай бұрын
Gene Kelly magnificently performed Singing in the Rain
@ton43477 ай бұрын
Danny Kaye wasn't in singing in the rain but you forgot donald o O'Conner
@robstockton9116 ай бұрын
??? Danny Kaye is not in SITR. Are you thinking of White Christmas?
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
Nicholas brothers? LOL Danny Kaye? LOL You should have your voting rights removed immediately.
@christinamartin9674Ай бұрын
So many great tap scenes in White Christmas
@002DrEvil7 ай бұрын
The Nicholas Brothers also got to perform in Down Argentine Way, and I also enjoy Ruby Keeler's dance to the 42nd Street title number.
@circa817 ай бұрын
I thin their routine in Down Argentine Way is actually better......
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
There were much better dancers.
@DeniseIreland-i1q13 күн бұрын
James Stewart was a multi gifted iconic legend! Blessings
@DeniseIreland-i1q13 күн бұрын
Sammy was a multi talented entertainer!! Blessings
@scaredy-catАй бұрын
Hollywood in the great years
@aneamarlivana1722 ай бұрын
How could you leave out the fabulous Gene Nelson. The tap dancing on the stairs, post, and railing of a staircase from Tea For Two, the dance in a Paris street in So This is Paris, Zing Went the Strings of My Heart from Lullaby of Broadway where he leaps onto the top of an upright piano and dances there.
@kouklakee7 ай бұрын
Great Great Video ! In my opinion all Fantastic dancers but for me Fred Astaire just stands out !
@LoisSambrano-Smith7 ай бұрын
But, What about Gene Kelly in "An American in Paris"??? He is COMPLETELY OFF THE CHART!!! That seventeen minute Ballet sequence with Leslie Caron...was nothing less than Spectacular!!! I must admit...I am a Dance Nut and most of the FLICKS FROM THE FORTIES!...
@MarilyRodriguez-j9v5 ай бұрын
The voiceover completely destroys these fabulous dance scenes.
@HannibalFan526 ай бұрын
Astaire and Rogers also tap danced on roller skates in 'Shall We Dance?', as did Donald O'Connor in 'I Love Melvin'. Fun Fact: Animators for Jerry the Mouse in 'Anchors Away!' didn't realize until the sequence was finished that they hadn't put in Jerry's reflections on the floor to match Gene Kelly's, so they had to go back and add them. Fun Fact: The Nicholas Brothers' jump-splits are echoed by the Genie and Aladdin at the end of the live-action version of 'Friend Like Me'.
@audreydaleski1067Ай бұрын
Shaking the blues away, number one
@patriciaaturner2897 ай бұрын
Donald O’Connor, Make ‘em Laugh.
@suebob167 ай бұрын
It's a great classic dance, but this list is for tap dancing.
@robstockton9116 ай бұрын
Not a tap dance.
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
He was white. I mean they had to squeeze him in somewhere. in truth, he should have been on the list about five times. Same with Eleanor Powell. Good God, do the people who choose these lists even bother to do any homework?
@sheilaholmes84556 ай бұрын
Not tap
@casey46026 ай бұрын
Gene Kelly's Singing In The Rain Gotta Dance scene is one of my favorites 😍
@Laura-y4h6 ай бұрын
I adore watching Fred Astaire dance. I have never admired Gene Kelly; even when acting I found his personality smugly repellent, which overshadowed any talent he might have had in other areas. For my tastes, none of these come close to the talent and charisma of Gregory Hines. I miss him. ❤ Added note: WOW! I haven't seen that much of Ann Miller. She was fantastic! Thanks for this compilation! I truly enjoyed it. Especially some of the early, to me unknown, dancers. (Like all the brother performers,)
@audreydaleski10672 ай бұрын
Shaking the blues away! Gets no better.
@jessieevans76003 күн бұрын
Wondering whether to start a tap course, this has definitely inspired me!
@catwampКүн бұрын
Loved this. Please include Catherine zeta jones tap dancing on the table in Chicago.
@brendamoorehill59936 ай бұрын
😮Little Miss Broadway…Danced by Shirley Temple #1 dance of the ages ..
@mckennarosenau62747 ай бұрын
Step in Time from Mary Poppins? That number is impressive both on screen and stage.
@suebob167 ай бұрын
I agree it's a great dance, but this list is for tap dancing.
@robstockton9116 ай бұрын
Not a tap dance.
@3kayoung6 ай бұрын
I think they are all great!! there is no 1 to 30.
@Joannacarichner3 ай бұрын
I would vote for Gregory Hines in The Cotton Club. Especially the dance hear the end that shifts back and forth with scenes of Dutch Shultz being gunned down. It is mesmerizing!
@deliarealtor6 ай бұрын
Should have just played the full dance and left out the talking.
@caperteewaratah5 ай бұрын
yeah wish she would shut up
@debras1503Ай бұрын
AGREED, they had their own music too drove me nuts lol
@stevieandthebarbies7 сағат бұрын
Ann Miller is so underrated - she was one of the great dancers of Hollywood’s heyday. And you are so condescending towards her, esp in the Small Town Girl sequence … “Miller had no one to feed off” she didn’t need anyone to feed off! Most of her really memorable numbers are solos- she didn’t need to be propped up by some man!
@vincentmancini62796 ай бұрын
FANTASTIC!!!!!
@cindygarrison63386 ай бұрын
Hines, Hines and Dad. Gregory was a part of that fantastic trio. No mention.
@tony_20247 ай бұрын
Ann Miller is my fave tap dancer, Its sad that she died. Ann Miller was a legend
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
She was one of the very best. But to me no one can touch Eleanor Powell.
@gfitz60015 ай бұрын
Fred Astaire- simply the ❤️ best❤️
@S.L.S-4074 ай бұрын
At 11:36, Ann Miller tap-dances very fast which is what she was known for. In an interview many years later she admitted that the tapping sound you heard from the screen during that dance was not done from when she was dancing on the screen. She said the floor was too slippery so that the sound you heard was dubbed in from her dancing on a different stage at a different time. She was known for the commercial for Campbells soup, where there were HUGE Soup cans which she tap-danced on top of. It was really something to see.
@robertleinbach60166 ай бұрын
As usual, this site enjoys talking over the entertainment.
@marylhere7 ай бұрын
Cagney mentioned in his autobiography that he told them he could tap and then learned how after being offered the role.
@robstockton9116 ай бұрын
He did say that, but it’s been refuted by many people that knew him.
@suebob167 ай бұрын
Thank you for adding some fresh dances to the usual mix such as Eleanor Powell/James Stewart/& Cast in Hey Babe Hey from Born To Dance, Richard Gere's solo tap dance from Chicago, The Condos Brothers, and Julie Andrews/Mary Tyler Moore from Thoroughly Modern Millie (in the honorable mentions). As usual 30 dances are not enough--you will next have to go to 100.
@charlesspringer47096 ай бұрын
The Jumpin Jive splits on teh stairs was a single scene because it was so strenuous. The rest is filmed in he usual way with multiple cameras and dollys and a bunch of takes. At one point you can see their direction marks and scuffs from previous takes on the floor.
@JB-ki2ix5 ай бұрын
Yet people write as if the whole scene/dance was one take, which it obviously wasn’t.
@AirForceFalcons_99227 ай бұрын
Jumpin' Jive hands down.
@trhansen32446 ай бұрын
No way. LOL
@carolbutler69326 ай бұрын
OH! Thank you!!!
@erikahentschke52086 ай бұрын
Great choices of some rarely seen numbers well done I know movies have moved on from the all singing all dancing films. How many of todays actors would be able to keep up with these dancers.
@mysterytrain35 ай бұрын
A couple of my personal favorites come to mind: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers "They All Laughed" from Shall We Dance and "The Barn Dance" from Summer Stock, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
@paulfarrell87926 ай бұрын
Job well done. I would like to ask that you allow tap performance to speak for itself. You could have made 6 videos with you speaking of the performances in between. Tap is the dance everything else flows around.
@BloodylocksBathory4 ай бұрын
I'll make an honorable mention for the brief routine performed by Nipsey Russell in The Wiz.