Gene said on Johnny Carson that this was the most difficult dance he rehearsed for. He made it look so easy. That’s the mark of genius

@saraphinn

Жыл бұрын

For reasls? I just cant

@bubbathebulldog3809

Жыл бұрын

He made it look so easy. Gene was too cool!!

@opinali

7 ай бұрын

I can't stop thinking the final part when he splits the paper in half multiple times had to very difficult; you need to put just the right pressure and speed at the right places with each foot or the paper will slide instead of ripping, or rip incorrectly. The paper could be rigged, pre-cut and mended to split just right but not likely with the multiple sub-splits and other action before. I imagine how many times Gene did the entire routine perfectly, just for the freakin paper not doing the right thing at the last split, you couldn't just "fix it in post" like today

@koshersalaami

Ай бұрын

I would have guessed the roller skating dance. kzread.info/dash/bejne/apynmMuRoKzUhKQ.htmlsi=gMhfdQQFIO5RGVD4

@mtl5370

Ай бұрын

I totally agree this is a great & favorite number... but the difficulty was in finding the right workable newspapers & enough of them to work out the bit. these papers tore just right, crumpled just right, et al. and they weren't a recent date, so the prop man had to scrounge all over the city for enough of them for rehearsal, shoot & reshoots. but it's a great number. Watch it on super slo-mo and still can't count the taps!

This is by far (in my opinion) Geny Kelly's best dance ever crafted. The coreagraphy is amazing and so original. It was one of the most difficult dances Gene had to shoot, yet he does it so effortsly. You could really see the love and passion he had for his work.

It always looks like he’s playing a joke with the floor and I love that so much

@KmmBev

3 жыл бұрын

Was the floor really squeaky or was it a sound effect?🧐

Athleticism, grace, good looks. The whole package.

No edits …. these guys were true performers …. incredible raw talent!!

His most difficult dance routine. And he makes it seem effortless! Outstanding!

His genius as a dancer transcends the boundaries of time. His creativity and beauty in dance will always be remembered.

Unimaginably good. Gene and Astaire will forever be the standards against whom all dancing will be compared.

@priyac7054

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Donald o Connor. for example the famous roller skates dance was made iconic by Donald first. Also, remember Nicholas brothers 💜

@kevinkilduff2064

3 жыл бұрын

@@priyac7054 Of course, Priya. Both Donald and the Nicholas brothers were superb! It just seems to me that as technicians, artists and improvisers Fred and Gene were perhaps the two most influential dancers of all time-and both were decent actors and singers to boot!

@priyac7054

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinkilduff2064 and it isn't just the Nicholas brothers either, Kevin. 💙 Never again will the likes of sandman, Jimmy slyde, bunny Briggs and Sammy Davies EVER WALK THE EARTH :").. They invented panaché! OOF that superior technicality + spontaneity.. Everlasting goosebumps ☝🏻👑👑

@Stratmanable

2 жыл бұрын

Gregory Hinds was in a class all his own. So was Bill Robinson. And you obviously know nothing about ballet.

@jessicam5712

2 жыл бұрын

How about Ginger Rogers? Who did everything Fred did backwards and in heels?

I just shake my head when,I watch him. He's just THAT GOOD!!!

GENIUS!!!!

@nataliaclermon2060

6 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! This dance gives an impression of lightness and fun although it's technically complicated. Amazing and beautiful!

He was just born to dance, it is an extension of who he is. Makes everything look so easy. He is one of the most talented dancers in the world. And he always had the ability as well as the stage presence and that is what makes him special. Some dancers are very talented but with no stage presence but when you have it no one can stop watching. 🙂💗

Wow! What an athlete. What an artist.

@maryann7619

3 жыл бұрын

YES! We do not have that today.

3:55 is my most favourite part of any tap dance sequence. He pulls it off amazingly.

Amazing for its time,just so classy stylish and really still timeless

@SacredMovementJM

5 жыл бұрын

correction: amazing for all times. id omit the "for its time part" and keep timeless haha

@Bethi4WFH

4 жыл бұрын

‘For its time?’. What can you mean? The tap dancers from the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s will never be equalled AND there were a lot of them. In my opinion, Gene Kelly was the best of all and an amazing choreographer too.

@Realmasterorder

4 жыл бұрын

@@Bethi4WFH I mean at the time and for a few more decades these things were very creative and far ahead of their time,now we can see all sorts of crazy stuff and athletic ability in dance moves that would totally seem unreal back then,something classy and good remains so but to be fair there we should always see it in elation with the timeline its in.

@mjsilverfox

4 жыл бұрын

You just contradicted yourself, you said it's "amazing for it's time" then went on to say it's "timeless"... I agree that it was amazing for it's time however definitely not timeless. I look at this and I'm wondering where the energy, the spark, the use of hand motion which is lacking. Michael took everything they lacked and worked it like magic! Now that's what you call timeless as it's unlikely there will ever be another performaer and dancer on the same level as MJ, yet I've seen youtubers that can out dance these guys now. Michael was outdancing these guys when he was 17 years old, check out his variety performances from Las vegas. Absolutely incredible!

@mjsilverfox

4 жыл бұрын

@@SacredMovementJM LOL

Gene Kelly was born in the year 1912 and I was in the year 1962. He was pure talent, masterful, creative, phenomenal and great. R.I.P Gene ...

@alanthealienoriginal

3 жыл бұрын

My dad was born in 1913. He dressed like Frank Sinatra and danced about 1/4 like Gene Kelly, which made home one of the best dancers in town. I mean, the guy was in his 60s and was showing me how to break dance. It's a shame I never learned from him.

Effortless elegance simply brilliant

Gene Kelly, a part of my childhood.

I love how much fun he had with every role. He just makes me want to jump up and dance.

@mayganphynix8267

3 жыл бұрын

I tried teaching myself tap, after watching Gene and Fred Astaire. I've also tried learning to dance like Michael, so I thought I'd check out his influences and have enjoyed it. they are amazing. I really want to watch Bandwagon now. ❤

@mtl5370

Ай бұрын

Gene would have loved to hear you say that. to show that anyone could dance. that it wasn't elite, was almost a mission for him. Of course not everyone can make a living by it, but you can dance for fun.

Gene Kelly was a true icon..all that talent & good looks rolled into one❤❤

The music from these films is always the best!

Class, talent, elegance and perfection!

Oh my GOD!! When you're that good, you have to SHOW OFF!!!! And Gene Kelly DELIVERS!!!! I can't even do that in my dreams!!!!

@roman23bullard52

5 жыл бұрын

He's a natural

Gene Kelly was a triple threat in Hollywood!!! a great actor, good looking and one phenomenon dancer!!

@happylikeanoldtimemovie

Ай бұрын

He also choreographed, directed, sang, wrote, and produced. And lots of his dances are like stunt work so thrown that in too 😂

Amazing. I love the way he travels when he taps.

I will never get tired of this one

OH MY DEAR LORD! I LOVE GENE KELLY, SOOOOO MUCH 💕💜❤️

Summer Stock has always been my favorite Judy Garland movie. :) She had superb chemistry with Gene.

He performed some of the most original dance scenes and choreography! Not just dancing for the sake of throwing in some dance.

I thank this clip for starting me on my tap career

My favourite scene from this film. Gene Kelly is and was absolutely unique. So incredibly talented in everyway and very handsome as well. My favourite all time movie star. 🌹🌹🌹

Love gene Kelly, he was amazing

Found out something about this man I never knew before. He also had the talent for serious drama. See him duel Spencer Tracy with razor sharp dialog in the film "Inherit the Wind". Gene Kelly stood his ground there too. I hope there is more like that, always thought he was good for a light romantic lead but nothing more. At times it is a nice surprise to find out you've been wrong.

Perfection

Un pur moment de bonheur. Thanks Gene. You’re the best.

Nobody does it like Gene!!

I have always liked this scene.

My favorite gene kelly dance.

That part at 4:09 when he rips bit of paper with his shoes...PURE MGM GENIUS GENE! 👞👞 📃 📃😮😁😉👌🌟 Pity Judy wasn't looking at this from behind the scenes.

He gave me love for dance since i was 6 years old..

@aydnzengin3309

3 жыл бұрын

His old are you now:)

Thus is so so beautifully alive and wonderful ❤❤❤

Just Incredibly Awesome

Legendary Gene Kelly!!!!!!!

one of my all time favorite movies

One of my ALL-TIME favorite .

A routine from anything. Such talent.

Haha when he walks over the floorboard at the end

Wowww! Amazing!

MAGICAL

Great great talent 💚

Very nice back lighting and opening crane shot. Gene was great too!!

Perfection from Gene. What a talent and look how less talented our Actors and Actresses are today. Hard work and pure genius produces such an iconic work of art on screen that lasts forever

@nhmooytis7058

Жыл бұрын

Today they want the fame without the work 😢

This left me shook. Wow.

Unbelievable, this man is unbelievable

Broke something trying to copy this. . . . . worth it!

Jesus....such a great routine. How utterly wonderful. I really like how Gene Kelly always dances like a man....full of vigour and masculine energy....what an exceptional force of nature he was...

@maryann7619

3 жыл бұрын

Snort. Hunky. Yummy 😋

ce que j'aimais chez ces danseurs c'est à partir de rien (un craquement de parquet) pouvoir développer un numéro, cela fait tellement naturel.

The newspaper should get co-star billing.

@samuellrodd1214

4 жыл бұрын

Carl Cushman Hybels as should the floor board.

@Books_Makeup

3 жыл бұрын

Whenever I hear someone tap. I want the newspaper in the scene because of this movie.

@bryanleigh6497

3 жыл бұрын

And damages

@kennethwayne6857

2 жыл бұрын

I understand that it took some doing to find a newspaper that was exactly the right age, that would tear in exactly the right way. They weren't fooling around in those days.

Ah-mazing Gene Kelly!

Bravo!

ジーン・ケリーのダンスと歌声ってとても勇気をもらえるの私だけかしら？本当に素晴らしいです。

Best ever routine/style

Genius🎉

I love this....

Amazing! Love this dance part in the movie

Oh man. Why can't this return 💜

Amazing!

Magic.

Oh Gene...such a good dancer and so gorgeous!

Oh I just love newspapers! They are so useful! Even to read!!!! 😊❤

Gene Kelly a true Dance Maestro 🕺 ♥ ❤ 💕 😍

Sheere beauty!

He is just alone How beautifull

Such utter style and grace. Every movement sublime.

fantastic, brilliant no more can be said he is amazing.

Sin palabras. Speechless.........

Gene Kelly did his best dancing in his late 30s and 40s

The man was a GENE-IUS!!! What a talent! Creativity at it's BEST! ✨👍✨

So incredible!! I have no words for so much talent.

Gene 💕💕💕💕

2021 and I’m still here.

So glad I stumbled upon this gem, so good👌🏾💎

Q buen bailarín ... bonita escena... Parecía un momento sencillo, pero ofreció aún mucho más. 👏

Fantastic! Dancer, performers, choreographers, etc... take note of the exceptional use of the most simple of props and themes here. Yes, it is cute, but is precise and dabbles in story and basic human experiences all at the same time. Amazing!

Un grandissimo...immenso Gene Kelly

ICONIC📰👣🕺

Warner ‘archive’? If there was a dancer that good toDAY they would be queuing round the block. Just stunning.

Every time I watch this I cry

Gene Kelly is the most Coolest guy in 2020!

That was beautiful

The incorporation of physical and auditory props is fuckin wild

He makes it look so darn easy!

South indian actors love this dance till today. Great performance.

He will always be the best.

Great to watch such ability in DANZ-z

Wonderful metaphor of the life

Love ❤️ this movie 🍿 love the cast

Браво 💕🙂🌹

Wunderfull, like this very much

Always hold Astaire as the tops, favorite over any others. But in this number, Gene rivals Fred's genius. Gene said he worked on the logistics of this number more than any other he ever did, and it paid off big. I also adore the ending. After the build up to the rapid tap work, the spins, the paper shredding, ....the expected route would be to pullout all the stops and go for an incredibly big finish of some sort. But he stops, distracted in reading the paper, and quietly ambles off. It's a gorgeous look, and gives you a chance to mix the excitement of the meat of the number with the look of sheer class at the end. Brilliant.

My favorite ASMRtist