WHITE CHRISTMAS | "The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing" Clip | Paramount Movies

[@ClassicGuy57]

It’s not Christmas without this movie.

[@kenzaplenty]

ain't that the truth!!

[@Paalleujo]

Real. It’s become a family tradition to put this on while decorating the Yuletree

[@fulcrum8108]

Danny Kaye was so dreamy and a true renaissance man. They don’t make them like him anymore.

[@Aretedancecenter]

They do. Ukrainian ballroom guys. They’re all unfortunately being shot at by putler Sweet men, great dancers

[@shaynavance1673]

"What's this, the best two outta three?"

[@me1965]

Hahaha! A true fan right here. 🤣

[@bfunk51404]

I’m embarrassed to admit I don’t actually get the joke. I’ve always laughed when watching with loved ones because everyone else did, but I’m not sure what she’s referring to. Would anyone enlighten me?

[@Paalleujo]

@@bfunk51404My guess is that they were trying to out-dance each other until Betty found them and called them out.

[@mintphee]

@@bfunk51404lol u gotta watch it😂

[@soulserenade.kcn1992]

I love how Danny Kaye’s voice cracks in the beginning ❤️ This dance scene is so perfect and I especially love the tap dancing part.

[@emcash7042]

His voice is so cute when it cracks, but then he starts singing so smoothly lol 😅💖✨

[@Grandizer8989]

He’s not singing

[@JasonDappert-f9v]

Danny and Vera's footwork during this amazing scene is one the highlights of White Christmas. ❤

[@kevinford69]

Thank GOD for an HD version of this! Stunning Technicolor and sound.

[@hotwax9376]

Unfortunately, I don't think this is from a Technicolor print, though I would LOVE to see that.

[@Totally_Not_Riley]

The way her dress moves is beautiful

[@PowerMarketing-db6hf]

Love Danny's grey suede shoes! ❤

[@rachelwickart275]

And Vera Allen dancing in high heels!! OOOfff!

[@terrywright7470]

A beautiful couple dancing to a wonderful tune......and YOU like his shoes???

[@terrywright7470]

@@rachelwickart275 It`s Vera ELLEN, not Allan

[@rachelwickart275]

@@terrywright7470 Yep, born Vera-Ellen Rohe, per the Wikipedia article.

[@EricDunn]

Probably my favorite 4 minutes in film. Absolute perfection!!

[@cliffchristie5865]

I never get tired of this.

[@terrywright7470]

When you are tired of watching the beautiful Vera Ellen it`s a sign that you are tired of life.

[@merilynjackson9748]

Christmas isn't Christmas without this movie. I've loved it since I was younger.

[@terrywright7470]

For someone who is not the "traditional" dancer, I think that Danny Kaye did a great job in this number, but Vera Ellen is so bloody good she could make a three legged stool look like the next Ballroom Champion. she is never less than sensational.

[@cheeseyduck6329]

Her dancing is amazing! Still the best I’ve ever seen.

[@sandrabell4686]

WHITE CHRISTMAS is my favourite film of all time. And this scene with Danny Kaye and Vera Allen is my favourite dance scene ever. The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing is perfection 💖💖💖

[@terrywright7470]

It`s Vera ELLEN, not Allen.

[@marshatolbert154]

This scene made me fall in love with ballroom dancing 💃. When I was a little girl I wanted to live inside this movie, and in some ways I still do 🥹

[@markzzsmith]

This dance - 😀says it all.

[@williamjefferys2589]

This is one of the best dance scenes from a movie!!!!💃

[@christinebethencourt6197]

Just magic and so glamour 👌

[@carolinaespaillat96]

Omg such skilled & beautiful dancers 🤩

[@markzzsmith]

The song is so easy to remember, and it flows, like melted butter, so well.😀

[@YensidBuckingham]

I never grow tired of this film

[@john72ss]

wonderful scene, if you look closely near the end she trips over dannys foot while hes kneeling, 99.9% of people never noticed this so they left it in the shot.

[@The-Musical-Lover]

The dancing is impressive, the music is beautiful, but I just can't stop myself from staring at her dress the whole time lol

[@michaelgarro227]

Love this movie so very much

[@MarkSharonAntola]

This movie is truly a classic,!

[@patricia.sews.sometimes]

Kinda cute when Vera-Ellen slips at 3:01 and you see her little expression to Danny haha

[@themightieststing1424]

and his little eyebrow raise in response! so cute

[@terrywright7470]

Good job that Vera was`nt dancing with me, she would have tripped over every 20 seconds with the way that I dance

[@casper7319]

Wow this clip is crisp crisp 👌👏🙌

[@MetalViking1995]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie I watch every year at Christmas 🎄 1 of the best things about Christmas, timeless classic 😊

[@76RoseBudq]

Love this Movie

[@ChocolateApricots]

This is a fabulous dance routine! I’m watching this on youtube 12/ 2022. It’s magical and elegant. Danny Kaye is gentle, the perfect lead,a gifted comedian, and all around great talent! Vera-Ellen, I’ll have to google her. She is so graceful, I keep studying her moves. Love the layers of chiffon and moment of the dress and Danny’s super snazzy grey shoes and socks. Who did the choreography for this number? The stars combine so many fantastic dance moves. Love the scenery, using the pole and hand glider for props. Brilliant!! Thank you for posting!! 🌹

[@mattg177]

You have to admit the Star power in this film is in the stratosphere. Danny Kaye and Vera Allen are exceptional. The music in this movie is very catchy and melodic as well. However the “Sisters” number got old very quickly.

[@edwardnelson2521]

Remarkably elegant and so refined!

[@debbiegschultz]

My favorite always!

[@anniemilliron8575]

Love this so much!

[@jochenstossberg5427]

Vera Ellen at this time had what would become a serious eating disorder. She was so thin that the costume department had to redesign all her costumes to cover her neck and arms. Watch the film and she's covered almost all the time - except for her legs. She was wonderful, but this was a problem. I love the way Danny Kaye is keeping up with her here! He wasn't really a dancer but he could move!!

[@MinnesotaLG]

Vera Ellen being anorexic has never been proven, and there are multiple sources out there that show her neck within a year before and a year after White Christmas came out in 1954, showing her neck to be perfectly fine, and not having been rapidly aged by anorexia. A close friend of Vera Ellen, Bill Dennington, who knew her for 20 years stated that he had seen her neck many times and it was lovely, and that most of her life she had worn something around her neck, it was her “trademark”. He had also stated that her neck was similar to that of Audrey Hepburns, he had even taken photos of Vera in the 60s and 70s and those also showed her neck being in a fine shape. A person with the level of anorexia that people believed Vera had would have quite low energy and would not be able to perform to the level that she did, she was a dancer and always was a dancer even up until her death at 61, she was also an avid swimmer. She even taught her niece, Ileana, how to swim. This niece also stated that she had no such disorder, and had always maintained her slim figure through being active with dance and swim.

[@wisebumblebee]

I kept wondering why her legs were so thin despite all the work she's doing. That's heartbreaking.

[@kathrynbencriscutto507]

We artist dancers really get involved with staying light and lith. Actually its very healthy to fast. But this is so lovely of them together and Danny is really on que. Beautifully. They look good together. Seems like Costuming did a terrific job.

[@bevwest7428]

Yeah, her bending her body in half many, many times in this movie bugged me. I guess it was the style at the time.

[@mikemcclary3531]

A Christmas favorite at the McClary's

[@angelapedrosa8305]

Fun.🥰😍😇

[@tadimaggio]

According to "Gone With The Wind", Scarlett O'Hara had a seventeen-inch waist. Vera-Ellen just possibly may have had her beat. Not to mention: LEGS! LEGS! LEGS!

[@hotwax9376]

Yep, she sure had legs. You don't get to be one of the youngest Rockettes in history without it.

[@maryricketts7337]

Vera Ellen was anorexic

[@hotwax9376]

@@maryricketts7337 Yes, we know that, and it's a shame.

[@terrywright7470]

@@maryricketts7337 Could you please explain to me what anorexia had to do with her appearance?

[@hiker64]

And younger folks are comparing LaLa Land to this.

[@me1965]

How can it be? Although I have to say that Ryan’s performance was as close to golden era dancing swaveness that I’ve seen in a long time.

[@sappygirl1955]

Lala Land sucked!😂👎

[@terrywright7470]

They compare the new movies to the old because it they did`nt, and they let the public make their own mind up, without being brainwashed, no one would ever go to see the rubbish that they call musicals today

[@alankearvell7084]

Vera Ellen was a superb dancer, she can match Danny Kaye step for step, only she is doing it in heels ! The female dancers of that time never seem to get the recognition they deserved, apart from Ginger Rogers, that is.

[@kfxiryyii5170]

Vera ellen kind of reminds me of Michelle williams

[@activesports8848]

懐かしい。

[@wichoescamilla1784]

Paramount Movie Since 1912 Mery Christmas Song 40s / 50s El Salvador En C,a .

[@thomasfaucette1660]

they dont make good movies like them old ones no more

[@MetalViking1995]

I know all the songs

[@reebee9851]

My husband used to say she’s so thin she must just eat lettuce

[@MetalViking1995]

Fun fact Vera Ellen her singing parts were done by another woman dubbed over

[@terrywright7470]

Hu!! There is always "someone who knows someone" who heard it from a friend, and even though he has never produced ANY evidence of his claim, he goes ahead and spreads the MISinformation.

[@Ashley-cj1xq]

sorry 😐 and baby 😢Welcome to Gboard clipboard, any text you copy will be saved here.

[@putsomeblingonit]

Best movie ever!

[@me1965]

Best Christmas movie for sure.

[@ClassicGuy57]

My all time favourite movie of all time!