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Stars of Vaudeville #81: Eleanor Powell1 comment

travsd wrote 3 weeks ago:   This Hollywood hoofer paired off with the best of them (Ebsen, Astaire, Bolger) but always wo … more →

Tags: Vaudeville etc., broadway, Hollywood, Dance, Vaudeville

Actor: Fred Astaire

Robin Chalkley wrote 1 month ago: Of all his dance partners, Astaire is still linked in the public mind most closely to Ginger Rogers. … more →

Tags: Actor-Director, Cyd Charisse, Dancing on the Ceiling, George Gershwin, Ginger Rogers, irving berlin, Leslie Caron, puttin' on the ritz, Rita Hayworth

Tap Dog

johnnycat wrote 1 month ago: Classic talent with a trained dog!  Eleanor Powell wasn’t just a great tap dancer, she was an … more →

Tags: Music, 20th Century, Shorts, dog, Tap Dancing, tricks

THE SPIRITS OF RHYTHM7 comments

jazzlives wrote 1 month ago: Up until a few weeks ago, I would have sworn that the entire output of the Spirits of Rhythm — … more →

Tags: Jazz Titans, The Things We Love, It's A Mystery, the real thing, Swing You Cats!, Thanks-A-Million, Pay attention, Irreplaceable, vic dickenson

The Queen of Tap Dancing2 comments

Allison wrote 2 months ago: Eleanor Powell She tap danced her way into our hearts in the 1940’s and has since continued to … more →

Tags: Tap dance, Dance, Performing, Entertainment, rhythm, MGM musical, famous tap dancer, Lady Be Good, New York City

Eleanor Powell Tap Dance from "Honolulu"

Aaron wrote 3 months ago: DISCLAIMER: This was common act for its time: a white actor or actress paints their face with dark m … more →

Tags: Random facts, Movie, honolulu, Video clip, Music, Video, Dance, Bill Robinson

They SHOULD make them like they used to

youdancefunny wrote 4 months ago: So I thought today I would talk about something besides ballet, but I lied.  Who am I kidding?  I ad … more →

Tags: Tap, big band, George Gershwin, fascinating rhythm, too sappy, Wilis

Amy Sedaris can tap...can you?

youdancefunny wrote 4 months ago: “Wonky…that’s French.” -Karen Eliot I know ballet is all for increasing range of motion, but as some … more →

Tags: Ballet, Tap, karen eliot, Stephen Colbert, Amy Sedaris, kristin chenoweth, Malteses, wonkiness, Strangers With Candy

Queer theory and Straight movies

stephanie ogle wrote 7 months ago: New in at Cinema Books: Hetro Queering Representations of Straightness edited by Sean Griffin, $26.9 … more →

Tags: Books, Brokeback Mountain, Queer Theory, Yiddish cinema

crappy but awesome2 comments

cooper wrote 7 months ago: The quality of this clip is awful…someone sitting in from of the TV with a video camera.  But … more →

Tags: Movies, Fred Astaire, musicals, Tap Dancing

On My Way to Honolulu

Aaron wrote 8 months ago: … more →

Tags: Movie, honolulu, Video clip, Music, Gracie Allen, Video

How I Spell SUCCESS

Clancy Cross wrote 10 months ago: I believe that everyone, at some stage in life, dreams of his personal success. Over the years some … more →

Tags: Clancy's Quotes, Albert Pike, Aristotle, Bible, compassion, continuous improvement, Glenville Kleiser, Good Samaritan, John C. Maxwell

Fred Astaire (Icons of America)

whatshhot wrote 1 year ago: Joseph Epsteins Fred Astaire investigates the great dancers magical talent, taking up the story of … more →

Tags: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, fred astair, Rita Hayworth, Yale University Press, Silk Stockings, Joseph Epstein

Eleanor & Fred2 comments

hysperia wrote 1 year ago: Lovely production of “Begin the Beguine” with Eleanor Powell and Fred Astaire … more →

Tags: Movies, Dance, Video, Music, Fred Astaire, Begin the Beguine, Cole Porter

Fun & Amazing2 comments

hysperia wrote 1 year ago: Almost five full minutes of Eleanor Powell choreographed by Eleanor Powell – I’m in love … more →

Tags: Movies, Dance, Video, dancer, Ship Ahoy!, Tap Dancing, the matador

Civic Holiday Frolic

hysperia wrote 1 year ago: Wait till about 1:28 for Eleanor Powell and Buddy Rich – have fun! This is a holiday just for … more →

Tags: Movies, Dance, Video, Canada, film, Movie, Fun, Holiday, Civic Holiday

The Star Machine7 comments

suzidoll wrote 1 year ago: In August, “Summer Under the Stars” returns to TCM. This is one of my favorite months of … more →

Tags: Classic Films, Movie Stars, Jeanine Basinger, Norma Shearer, The Star Machine

Morreu Frances Langford (1913 - 2005)

Georgina Spiggott wrote 4 years ago: Broadway Rhythm em Melodia da Broadway de 1936 (Broadway Melody of 1936, 1935) … more →

Tags: anos 30, Musical, videos, W.S. Van Dyke, ROY DEL RUTH, JUNE KNIGHT, Frances Langford, Buddy Ebsen, NICK LONG

Morreu Frances Langford (1913 - 2005)

Georgina Spiggott wrote 4 years ago: Broadway Rhythm em Melodia da Broadway de 1936 (Broadway Melody of 1936, 1935) … more →

Tags: anos 30, Musical, videos, W.S. Van Dyke, ROY DEL RUTH, JUNE KNIGHT, Frances Langford, Buddy Ebsen, NICK LONG


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