This looks so easy.. which means it's incredibly difficult

@XX-gy7ue

4 жыл бұрын

They were amazing

@rudyredcat425

4 жыл бұрын

Lol. That’s the same with amazing pairs skating. They make it look so easy

@lessamuels3767

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes

@shakesfirst2443

4 жыл бұрын

Or, and stay with me here, they rehearsed and it was done in several takes.

@math.mouraa

4 жыл бұрын

Sprezzatura.

I don’t think people realize how physically fit you need to be to do something like that . its amazing

@eldoradorail8891

3 жыл бұрын

Fit is the least of it, the skill is a lot more impressive to me and the memory

@jimtalor7971

3 жыл бұрын

You ain't kidding! Just watching them makes me catch my breath!!

@webgpu

2 жыл бұрын

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@amycrunch3812

2 жыл бұрын

Ginger said something like 'I do everything Fred does - but backwards and in high heels'.

@joekelleher3546

2 жыл бұрын

Oh ya, and good feet and balance

1936. In the middle of the Depression. These two had magic together and helped to cheer everybody up! Now we're having a Pandemic and it cheered me up!

@mohanrao5491

4 жыл бұрын

On point!

@franklyngisultura7506

4 жыл бұрын

This made me cheer up too every morning. So mesmerizing to look at them.

@Grandpaw2511

3 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite of their dance routines.

@m.rosariomartinez9492

3 жыл бұрын

Awwwwwww. Totally! Part of the power of art 😊✨💪🌱🥰

@onlythewise1

3 жыл бұрын

not my dad who was working on ccc roads for a dollar a week at 16 years old . no tv or movies there

It had to be sheer joy to design Ginger Rogers's dresses for their dance numbers. I LOVE the swirl in her skirts, in a dress that looked like a typical day dress until the dance started. Genius!

@starababa1985

Жыл бұрын

That beautiful float in her skirt was thanks to it being made of silk. It's very rare to see anything made of that these days. The costume departments back then kept such a huge inventory of fabrics on hand, that even during wartime rationing, they could continue to make lavish dresses for years. Today even the top ballet companies rely on polyester chiffon and nylon tulle. It's just not the same as real silk.

@susanhall8343

Жыл бұрын

I love your post. I watch this clip frequently just to marvel at the skirt on her dress floating out as she dances.

@bitchette

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful, though, if you ever wore silk, it's terrible when you become hot 😂 it doesn't breathe at all, and stays wet for ages... that's why dancers prefer synthetic fabrics !

@emiliosanchez4482

11 ай бұрын

@@starababa1985muy interesante tu comentario

Anybody else find the tapping noise extremely satisfying?

@rylandssandbox557

8 жыл бұрын

yes

@fatdice911

8 жыл бұрын

Yes it was, but I wonder if it was Foleyed in or recorded live. Must be hard to put taps on Ginger's high heels. Note how rthe tapping fades out near the end.

@marykoliva

7 жыл бұрын

As much as bursting the bubbles of a bubble wrap.

@idc4163

7 жыл бұрын

Yes

@40GamesAG

7 жыл бұрын

That's why I stayed doing tap classes. (Also because flexibility isn't required and I'm as flexible as a brick)

her dress is amazing and its awesome how she dances in those heels

@blastketchup4953

7 жыл бұрын

Ikr? I've never seen anyone dance in heels like her before!

@junebermingham9300

5 жыл бұрын

They make it look so easy!!!

@mikerath4377

5 жыл бұрын

She was very good!

@queenblackdiva

4 жыл бұрын

Blast Ketchup *cough* *cough* beyonce

@JS-ob4oh

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but she was not the only one to do so although she may had started the trend. Ann Margret also danced in high heels.

I've always heard the names Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, always heard of their dancing. But never really saw much of it. This clip is amazing. It is elegant, energetic, entertaining, and quite frankly a little unbelievable to watch. I am awestruck.

@jamessmithe5490

4 жыл бұрын

Check out other dances; you'll be equally amazed. Top Hat and Swing Time are arguably Fred and Ginger at their best. Also check out Astaire's solo numbers.

@valeriataylor8337

3 жыл бұрын

Check the whole films, not only the dancing clips. Delicious comedies. You will see they have such a chemistry.

@0Clewi0

Жыл бұрын

The first time I checked this video was when the daily show was joking with a news on deflate gate an say something akin to "If you search talent on the dictionary... you will see a picture of Astaire, he danced like an angel"

@tomriley1499

7 күн бұрын

​@@0Clewi0And Ginger was his perfect match. None better. Never too flamboyant, always just right.

From 45 seconds in that was one take. Kudos to the cameraman who did a great job. The people who witnessed that live had no idea that 80+ years later people would still marvel at the talent the skill and lifelong dedication that made that sequence possible.

@adamdooley8977

4 жыл бұрын

Billy Bronco It was probably one take all the way through. And they just broke it up with the cut away. Although the edit(s) was so awkward and glaring (not to mention unfortunate)-maybe they were cutting around something.

@valeriataylor8337

3 жыл бұрын

It is part of the plot. That guy is Ginger's boss, who was a dancing teacher,.and he was about to fire her because Fred, that was a professional dancer, came up at the school and pretended he did know how to dance just to approach her. And the boss thought she was shooing costumers when she was saying "you better save your money, I cannot teach you anything". Then, to help her, Fred decided to dance as if she had taught him.

This is when entertainers were highly entertaining. Their talent and greatness oozed from every pore.

@joem1070

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, no instant fame because of an internet rant. I grew-up on these movies

@AGTsakumis

4 жыл бұрын

@@joem1070 Precisely. "Stars" nowadays have ZERO star power. They're just celebrities. Sad. Merry Christmas.

@robertkattner1997

4 жыл бұрын

What is a pore? A woman that is pour.

@AGTsakumis

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertkattner1997 Look it up. Pathetic.

@emilyandrews763

4 жыл бұрын

Because many of the films actors were trained in theatre performance. Many of them were triple threats and it made their films more entertaining. Watching these films feels like you're watching a well crafted stage production, and I love it.

when it's 2017 but you wanna learn to swing dance...

@roseblue9827

6 жыл бұрын

trashboat . . . and my parents were swing dancers !

@sofiakontomisios3694

6 жыл бұрын

trashboat same

@davidhowell6778

6 жыл бұрын

I dance like this and I'm 65; can you?

@5gramsinsilentdarkness74

6 жыл бұрын

David Howell I'm 20 and yes. Let's dance and see who calls it quits first. My bet is on you ☺️

@oldhollywoodangels

6 жыл бұрын

I know!

One critic described this scene as "The most joyful two minutes ever put on film."

Man, they’re just so smooth. Makes the moves and spins look effortless.

@robstockton911

2 жыл бұрын

They move into and out of closed position with so much ease. They always knew exactly where the other was. That’s what comes from 80 hours of rehearsal on one dance. You won’t see that in a movie today.

My mother said more than once that her dream-come-true would be to have one dance with Fred Astaire. I hope now they have.

@waltersobchak7275

7 жыл бұрын

EdD5 Made me tear up bro, nice comment though.

@patriciawashko8851

7 жыл бұрын

EdD5 as Sinatra said about Astaire and his partners, "you can wait around and hope, but you will never see the likes of this again". He was right.

@robertcornelius3514

7 жыл бұрын

Patricia: I really like the quote.

@TheSharron

7 жыл бұрын

My mom would rather dance,than eat...in her last 14 years,she was crippled with rheumatoid arthritis.She died in 1989 and I hope your mother will give my mom some dance time,with Fred.God Bless,EdD5...

@waltersobchak7275

7 жыл бұрын

We three have that in common, but i wish we didn't. It's been since 01 for me. Love your mothers people, cause you only get one of those.

Prompted by a dress discussion below!- I can’t resist to mention that my great aunt worked on Ginger’s dresses (and for other well-known actresses of the day as well) from my great aunt’s NY shop.

This is talent, this is amazing.

@estellefoster4084

3 жыл бұрын

Grew up watching them. There will never be anything like this again...sad

@niklasvilhelm7247

3 жыл бұрын

@@helenakatic1690 no

@niklasvilhelm7247

3 жыл бұрын

@Unkraut60 no

@youtuuba

3 жыл бұрын

MissAndie FTW, they certainly had talent, but most of what we see here is just skill and long, hard work. It demeans their great effort to perfect their skill when it is dismissed as "talent", as if they just were born to dance like this effortlessly. Too many people who have never accomplished anything worthwhile themselves (not talking about you, just people in general) just assume that those that HAVE accomplished something great were able to do it because they had a special gift. It is usually just not true.

@ruffomaldito

3 жыл бұрын

Talent and CLASS.

These were the real stars. Back in the day you had to give 120% every time.

@victorbruant389

4 жыл бұрын

"That's impossible. No one can give more than 100%. By definition, that is the most anyone can give."

@alanbehrens4231

3 жыл бұрын

@@victorbruant389 Simpsons reference, I presume.

Their dancing was so classy. Most people now wouldn't know class if it hit them in the face.

@Cward303

Жыл бұрын

So true!

@amn674

7 ай бұрын

Classic elegance and manners impossible to find these days

and she did it all in heels. 👏👏

@bluecollarlit

6 жыл бұрын

Tina Turner danced wearing mega high heels.

@janetmiller2160

4 жыл бұрын

@bill bixby my feet gave a tiny moan when I read that, and I have *not* tortured them with too-tight or too-high shoes. I wore heels but always something I could walk in.

A hundred years from now people will be watching them dance. Real talent never goes out of style.

@christinedauphin4792

11 ай бұрын

👁😉👍😍🇫🇷 Oui même les 👽apprécieront 😉😀

@vestibulate

5 ай бұрын

It's nearly a hundred years since they performed this number. And we're still transfixed.

They make it look so easy. I never get tired of watching them. The greatest dance duo of all time.

@petermaxmueller2114

6 ай бұрын

I agree that they are a wonderful dance team, but IMHO, Rogers is not in the same category as Rita Hayworth, Also enjoy Astaire, he is so smooooooth and effortless, but my money is on the supremely athletic Gene Kelly. Love these old films with the dance routines ❤❤.

Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, only backwards and in high heels.

@AllenMQuinn

8 жыл бұрын

It's remarkable. Ginger doesn't get enough credit.

@robertbonter1190

8 жыл бұрын

Fred wore darkened high heels, too.

@whatever4182

8 жыл бұрын

She does less steps and didn't wear tap shoes so she didn't have to do all the taps but still extremely hard to do what she does.

@colonialradio1

8 жыл бұрын

neither one wore tap shoes. the taps were always dubbed in later in post production; all musicals did that. Gene Kelly even did an interview about "the man who dubbed my taps"

@athenawub

7 жыл бұрын

Not true, look at the video closely. they both do the same steps in this one because it's mostly side by side

Let's remember why Rogers and Astaire are legendary.

I laugh at how modern actors are called 'stars' when they're not even minor asteroids in comparison to this.

@rhyfelwrDuw

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree! Well, they have to make themselves sound like something special!

@Pluggit1953

4 жыл бұрын

Mediocrity rules, unfortunately.

@drica76

4 жыл бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@whiteribbonman1

4 жыл бұрын

Charles Dickens I have hoped for years that some actual West Coast Swing dancers had a script written for them like a Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire had back then. The dancers I watch are amazing. Jessica Cox is one such beauty.

@ChristynaPatterson

4 жыл бұрын

back when stars didnt have to pad their resumes, they really were triple threats - act, sing and dance. and all at the same time

I once had a book on these two. On the upper right corners of each page was a stop motion picture. When you turned the pages real fast, Fred and Ginger can be seen dancing. My heart breaks because whenever I see these two incredibly amazing people dance, I miss them very much. The world was full of happiness, love, spirit and fun when these two put on their dancing shoes and cut a rug. They were that great. Ginger was the very epitome of femininity. Her beauty transcends all time. Simply put, she was stunning, absolutely stunning....... Fred was a mans man. His talent exceeded everything there was. An incredibly talented actor, his dancing routines will never ever be replicated because no one is that great. His charm coupled with his on screen off screen personality was a perfect match for Ginger. Whenever I see them dance I cry they're so beautiful to watch.....I miss them both and will always love them.🌹🌹💃

@djinnko

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! by Arlene Croce. Bought it 30+ years ago and I still have it.

@CCoburn3

4 жыл бұрын

Yet Fred let people say disparaging things about Ginger. And Ginger had more talent than HE did. He could dance, but that's about it. Ginger could do it all and do it well.

@marciadiehl5733

3 жыл бұрын

@@djinnko So do I!

@alanamorgan1957

2 жыл бұрын

Love this!

I befriended a gentleman some years ago ( he's now deceased ) who told me of stories of how he and Fred Astaire would do impromptu dance routines ( Improv's ) together at nightclubs in New York way back in the heyday of Astaire. When we first started having these conversations, I was thinking to myself " Yeah, right ". Then one night while we were visiting in the lobby area of the hotel where he worked as a desk clerk ( this was no run of the mill Hotel, people, it was a classy joint ) he went up to the suite he lived in at the Hotel and brought down a photo album. As we flipped through the pages there they were together over & over again. My friend and Fred Astaire. There weren't many, but there were also some that had both my friend, Astaire, AND !!! Ginger Rogers. Man, this old boy had some stories. I'd sit on the edge of the leather bound furnishings in the lobby area while gripping a gin & tonic in my hand and listen to him rattle on for hours. Good times.

@ReneeNme

8 жыл бұрын

***** No, but I always graded high as an essayist in both high school & college.

@blueribenaberry

8 жыл бұрын

Beautifully written :) love anecdotes like that. You were lucky to have a friend like that!

@rusel888

6 жыл бұрын

wow

@user-zn2us3wu8z

6 жыл бұрын

Splendid

@bluecollarlit

6 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's great, thanks for sharing. I feel like I was there, too.

Talent and class, half of which we see in a pair of heels. Hats off to Astaire and Rogers.

I always thought this was one of Ginger's most attractive daytime outfits. The flowing black skirted dress with a simple white collar. It looks great paired with her lovely blond curls. Ginger's whole look is also a nice match with Fred's more formal suit.

@jamessmithe5490

4 жыл бұрын

Fred had not yet been nearly knocked out by her heavily beaded dress in Face the Music and Dance. It looked great but the sleeve hit him so hard he said he couldn't remember doing the rest of the dance. And that's the take they used!

@leoniepattison3081

3 жыл бұрын

I love that dress too!

@minaflora5661

2 жыл бұрын

@@leoniepattison3081 i wish this kind of dress comes back

@robstockton911

2 жыл бұрын

Ginger’s dancing dresses had weights sewn into the hems to get that effect. Made them quite heavy to wear but looked fabulous when she turned.

Ginger and Fred make it look so easy, they are absolutely magnificent as everything always comes together. Fred was such a perfectionist and this always came out in his dancing. It's just so enjoyable to watch.

Notice: two cuts in the whole dance sequence and those occur right at the beginning. Most of the dance is done without halting, cutting away, or splicing another take into the sequence. We saw the dance exactly as it was performed on the set. Now contrast that to other dance sequences in which there are multiple cuts and you can never know how much of the dance is due to the dancer's skill and how due do the skills of the editor. Astaire said: "Either the camera will dance or I will." I'm glad he (and Ginger) are doing the dancing here.

@kev1865

8 жыл бұрын

And those cuts are arguably not cuts in the dance take itself. While the subject of the camera cut to another character (the boss ?)...there may have been no break in the dance sequence / take itself. Judging from the audio, I don't believe there is any break. IMO the dance performance in the scene is the same take start to finish.

@RaineRed

8 жыл бұрын

+PackerBronco makes me wonder what happened when a big mistake was made....they reshot the entire dance?! makes it even more impressive now a days if someone messes up they will just digitally fix it in post production....

@1flamingomoon

8 жыл бұрын

Yes. They reshot. Fred wanted the dances to be done in one complete take.

@S0lstickan

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, same as most movies that time. Look up the dance scene in Hellzapoppin'.. that was also 1 complete take of the whole routine. :)

@fuzzyscarfandmittens4772

6 жыл бұрын

Fred Astaire made it clear when he danced he wanted the camera to film it all in one take. No cuts. No changes. They make a mistake and they just reshoot the entire scene from the beginning. And try to imagine this being done today. No way in hell would anybody stand for it.

As much as I love and admire Astaire, I can never take my eyes off Ginger.

@sonja9813

4 жыл бұрын

She was such an extraordinary beauty with talent to match :)

@heavanstomergatroid9825

4 жыл бұрын

Me too, can't take my eyes off Ginger, she was so captivating.

@sararamonajohansson

4 жыл бұрын

Same foot work as Astaire but in heels. Amazing.

@rider765

4 жыл бұрын

Sara Johansson and backwards

@amycrunch3812

3 жыл бұрын

She follows him, matches his moves, and looks so gorgeous.

Days like this will never come around again. These two were amazing together! Real talent!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@robstockton911

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, true.

@timewarpambience1956

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were amazing together 😊

So amazing, they made it look so easy! They always seemed like they were floating on a cloud when they danced, such talents...timeless

Oh my God, please bring back the old days of dancing like this! Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers before "Dancing with the Stars," and "Dance Off"and all those other dance shows, *these two* were already doin it!!!!!!!

@matthenderson3133

8 жыл бұрын

+ebonics4everyone Tap dancing, the charleston, the lindy hop, the jive, these all came from traditional African dances. So put away the racism, please.

@lorettalynndavis9695

8 жыл бұрын

Matt Henderson Dude let's just start all over again lol and I'll begin by saying that I just love old dancing like this, always have... it's just as good to me as the modern dance of today, but to me this is better.

@matthenderson3133

8 жыл бұрын

lorettalynn Davis It's no trouble, I definitely agree.

@lorettalynndavis9695

8 жыл бұрын

Matt Henderson You got good taste Matt :)

@westlock

8 жыл бұрын

+lorettalynn Davis It was not as easy as it looks. Astaire was a perfectionist who liked working with women who were willing to rehearse a dance dozens of times until they were risking foot injury. You have to give him credit, though, for insisting on recording the dance with a single camera.

One of my favourite sequences from a film ever, Fred and Ginger, the music, the effortless grace, the era, the clothes. They look like they're floating on air. Geniuses both and will never be equalled.

@margaretbuckley9309

4 жыл бұрын

WELL SAID SUSAN THEY WERE BRILLIANT THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER FRED AND GINGER 👠👠👠👠🎩🎩🎩👠👠👠🎩🎩🎩

@amn674

7 ай бұрын

My favorite dancing duo ✨️

@som9097

6 ай бұрын

Downhill with all that "farm and industrial gear for walking about in". Young ladies and their gentlemen friends neatly dressed when walking out together.

Ginger Rogers was so beautiful. I almost drool on her everlasting beauty and her dancing skills was super. God we lost two legends. We love Ginger and Fred for giving us the joy of dancing.

You know someone's good when they that kind of scene look easy. Such talent!

Ginger Rogers was at the very top of her game in this clip. My, how hard she must have worked.....

Every time I see Fred and Ginger, I'm speechless. So I'm not going to say anything.

@andreadesalvo3000

4 жыл бұрын

I agree!! The timing the beat everything is perfect as only these two could make it seem like dancing on air!!! Perfection at it's finest!!!

@user-tv5yz7vy8t

4 жыл бұрын

@@andreadesalvo3000 What is caled this movie? I have never seen it

@timothyrogert8366

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-tv5yz7vy8t swing time

@danroberts9050

2 жыл бұрын

You must have said all of this, and then watched the video and then became speechless. It's good you said your piece first.

What a pure delight to watch these pros dance. Fred and Ginger were the stuff that legends are made of.

Fred Astaire - one and only. No one before him, nor after him, was such a extraordinary dancer as he was...🙌

@cwilsonwolf

3 жыл бұрын

Fred Astaire was George Balanchine's favorite dancer. No lie!

Pure class! Fascinating how Astaire influenced generations of ballet dancers to be, and still does! Superb dancers, and I don't know how Ginger did it in those heels, but boy, do they do IT.

@richardcunningham2840

9 жыл бұрын

You got that right. No matter who the artists were in those good old days they simply couldn't beat them. None bad but some are a little better. Somehow I can't help but feel the kids of today are missing so much by not having entertainment like that. My generation had peace and freedom they simply no longer have. Then came that damn war that had a lot to do with changing everything.

@Toastybear1

9 жыл бұрын

Richard Cunningham im not really a kid anymore, but a LOT love this sort of thing, and ARE being entertained by it :) especially when put to our modern music :) all hail youtube!! and not to mention, the dance pairing from heaven!!! :)

@richardcunningham2840

9 жыл бұрын

marcus allison I'm no kid anymore since I'll be 90 this month but realize things change through time. To me most of the music now is nothing more than loud noise but I recall my parents saying the same thing about what we listened to when I was young. As I think I mentioned before, I feel the young people now days are missing so much in life. Growing up in the '30s we simply seemed to have much more freedom and happiness than they now have. Of course it was a much simpler world then and it was awfully nice to go to a nice place to dance or simply listen to the music of our time.

@Toastybear1

9 жыл бұрын

i think your absolutely right!! and i wish had grown up in the 30's as i will be 18 soon- I'm very jealous of you to be honest!! but make no mistake, a lot of older styles are making a big comeback! but aside from that, of course, we live in a much more restricted health and safety obsessed world now, and it... ahem.... "sucks" - may i also be so bold to say how nice it is to have a normal and nice conversation with someone, with different opinions who docent loose their temper and knows how to actually talk, a rare skill these days, especially online!!! :)

@CornersFive

9 жыл бұрын

Richard Cunningham What a beautiful comment. Thank you for making it.

Just perfect, from beginning to end. The musicality, the body lines, the rhythmic composition, the feel- perfection. Astaire had so many great dances, it's hard to single out one over others. But this has to be up there among the best pure dance numbers ever committed to film.

@ayf1983

8 жыл бұрын

+berkeleybernie Swing Time is my favorite of the Rogers and Astaire movies, and this opening dance is one of the reasons why.

As a child I was bored by scenes like this. Now, I am simply amazed at the strength, skill and grace of Astaire and Rogers to dance in synchrony with each other, a dance that is beautiful and made to look easy. Did anyone else notice that there were no breaks in the filming? The couple danced flawlessly for two and a half minutes straight.

Never tire of this routine. It's just a joy! Watched it for the first time as a kid of 8, now a kid of 74.

And they say Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land are the new Rogers/Astaire. NOT EVEN CLOSE.

@mckenna8663

5 жыл бұрын

NOT. EVEN. CLOSE!!!

@culraven7573

5 жыл бұрын

A. No one said that B. Fred and Ginger were dancers their entire lives and Gosling and Stone had at most a few months to learn to dance. Conclusion: Calm down

@shadrach6299

5 жыл бұрын

18h15 Music I thought Gosling and Stone were embarrassing.

@laraxrosy7530

5 жыл бұрын

@@culraven7573 thanks

@jessicaabbott10

5 жыл бұрын

YEAH..... RIGHT!!!!

The man is a LEGEND. I read that the day after MJ performed Billie Jean on Motown 25, he called to compliment him on the entire performance, and as soon as the conversation ended, MJ had to go to the restroom and...*cough* up. He said he could't take it and it was the best compliment he'd ever gotten. THAT'S how epic Fred Astaire was. RIP!!

@cynthiasofokles8700

6 жыл бұрын

class

@ericfromkokomo

6 жыл бұрын

Don't forget tho... Ginger did it all in High Heels and Backwards :)

@torrrrezzz2348

6 жыл бұрын

You know what Linda Beal, let it go! I am Black and Hispanic and I have two favorite dancers one of them is Fred Astaire. He is one the greatest dancers ever and if he is what you call a student so be it. Black people have to learn how to become great dancers as well, we are not born with a "natural ability." And to add to that in the industry today whites are exploiting whites and blacks are exploiting blacks and vice versa so why mention the past? Move the fk on...

@sametoyoutoo8509

6 жыл бұрын

Linda Beal get over it. Nobody cares

@bobanderson3009

6 жыл бұрын

Total b.s.

They look like they're nearly floating, so effortless. Wow.

When I was a kid, I watched Fred dance in all of these movies. Now, I watch Ginger and realize how awesome she was.

@curiousone4757

4 жыл бұрын

Me too❤️

Oh yeah, this was when talent was required to be in the industry.

@p0k314COM

4 жыл бұрын

@@derekthompson3907 »definitely not. Today is pathological situation: you can show on screen brutal morder, but woman body is banned. It is intentional change of ethics.

@mofa9745

4 жыл бұрын

@K.E.H. At last ! someone who can see straight !

@joseantoniogonzalezsanchez1321

4 жыл бұрын

Talento en estado puro

@anamairarezendedebritogama3

4 жыл бұрын

True!!!

the way her skirt swishes around is mesmerising, their dancing seems so effortless

@mckenna8663

5 жыл бұрын

If you love the costume design in this number as much as I do - I found a fascinating article about it. I thought I would share the link for others to enjoy, as well. The title of the article is "The Style Essentials--Ginger Rogers Steps Up in Style in 1936's SWING TIME", and it's a great little glimpse behind the curtain of the making of these beautiful dresses for the film (By the way, the dress design from this film has been copied over and over in fashion ever since.. and with good reason!!) www.glamamor.com/2014/07/GingerRogers-SwingTime-BernardNewman.html

Female role models like Ginger Rogers no longer exist. Such a magnificent, talented lady. The likes of which we have not yet seen.

@soledadyanez6725

4 жыл бұрын

Q maravilla, me kedo sin palabras, los mejores, el cine y sus bailes antiguos, lo mejor, de lo mejor !!!!

@whiteribbonman1

4 жыл бұрын

+Rocco Sophie You should watch Jessica Cox of West Coast Swing Dance.

@esthernovoa1647

4 жыл бұрын

Quiero una cancion de amistades peligrosas

@esthernovoa1647

4 жыл бұрын

Vale

@roccosophie6498

4 жыл бұрын

@Valerie Mac Fair What age? I remember seeing her on television in her late years. She danced through middle age. Not sure what you're talking about.

I think out of all of the women who danced with/alongside Astaire, that Rogers was the best. Not only did she dance as great as him, she did it in heels!

@meh8982

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing against Ginger, who is great, but ALL of his female dance partners danced in heels and some were more skilled than she was.

@MarcPiery

2 жыл бұрын

He was not very tall. So he actually had custom made lifter shoes. So did James Cagney. What made Ginger Rogers stand out was that she had small, dainty feet, which accentuated the appearance of the heels.

I can't get enough of this. It's beyond perfection.

@davidweimer8880

2 жыл бұрын

It is perfection. Fred had approval of every scene he was in and often shot dance scenes 8-10 times till in fact, it was perfect. Ginger said in one scene her feet were bleeding from so many retakes.

Man, Hollywood don't make 'em like they used to, that's for sure.

Who else is watching this during coronavirus 😄 one take!!! Wow

@Cabin13houseoflife

4 жыл бұрын

Wow

@meza7981

4 жыл бұрын

Wow

@michaelmcneil4168

4 жыл бұрын

I have just been thinking how it would lighten up the executions but I would like to have Choral Dance played as the Democrats enter.

@giampaolop5775

4 жыл бұрын

Me and my daughter!

@denisecanino771

4 жыл бұрын

🙋🏻‍♀️

If only we had class and greatness like this in 2020.

@ariefnugraha7269

4 жыл бұрын

have you ever watch Jamie Berry?

I couldn't WALK 20 feet in high heels, yet jump over a fence, SPIN, and land without breaking even the slightest of stride.

*I CAN'T EVEN WALK IN HIGH HEELS*

@harryvigneau-murphy5756

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah good luck with this

@rayray8687

4 жыл бұрын

Zea: Geez, neither can I, my gf always has them on, lmao.

@user-xs3og8us3d

4 жыл бұрын

H I G H heel H I G H

@jond5925

4 жыл бұрын

NOW GAVE ME AGOOD LAUGH!!!YA BUT I AM WILLING TO BET YOUR HELL ON ANY DANCE FLOOR,,, ( THE OLD SALTY DOG!!!🌹🦋🌹🙈🦋🌹🙈💃💃💃💃

@kurtsherrick2066

4 жыл бұрын

@JIJI so true she was something special.

This one of my all-time favorite dance scenes; talk about fabulous! SO good! Thanks!

I saw a documentary on Fred Astaire. After his screen tryout, the bigwigs said, “ Can’t sing, can’t dance “. Go figure!!

@jamessmithe5490

4 жыл бұрын

Actually I think the talent scout said can't sing, can't act, dances a little.

best exit ever

@greyknight9638

7 жыл бұрын

Like a boss.

whenever I see someone praise the dance scene in LaLa Land I always direct them to this.

@mckenna8663

5 жыл бұрын

SERIOUSLY!!!! 100% agree. People see a mediocre dance routine and praise it to the hilt because they aren't used to seeing one....but then you come back and see what perfection REALLY looks like! Thanks for supporting and directing people to TRUE talent.

@Alicia-go8lw

4 жыл бұрын

You need to learn to let people enjoy things. Both of you.

@olua.7812

4 жыл бұрын

Gods...just because this is amazing, doesn't mean La la land is bad or unworthy of praise.

@miklosszabo4551

4 жыл бұрын

@@olua.7812 Lowering expectations because something isn't quite bad isn't a mentality i can ever stand behind.

@vintage_life

4 жыл бұрын

Emma and Ryan can barely dance this two been dancing since they were kids

One of the best dance scenes ever!

Fred makes it look so casual, realaxed and easy. Such fluidity. 🤩

The fact he incorporated tap dancing and swing together is amazing. Something I want to add into my swing routines when I go to the studio

Mr. Astaire was pure study. His dance looked like he was on air. The mans was pure talent.

I've never been a fervent fan of dancing even though I can recognize a great choreography and hoofer skill when they come my way. But, Astaire's dancing in his prime is so elegant and seemingly effortless that it can bring tears to my eyes.

Never a boring moment while watching Fred and Ginger dance. They are perfect.

She is so beautiful and he's handsome. They look so good dancing together. All without foul language and nudity. Love to watch it. Thanks for sharing.

@jamessmithe5490

4 жыл бұрын

Actually a sex scene would have been great. Ginger was so fucking hot

@CCoburn3

4 жыл бұрын

They didn't think that they had to shock people in order to get attention. They let their TALENT do the talking, and that's all it took.

@jasonrich4940

4 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, so glad to have wholesome movies like this, not like the ones enjoyed by kids these days. And never mind the blackface. After all, how bad is racism compared to the natural desires of the human body?

@CCoburn3

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasonrich4940Here we go with another moronic SJW who wants to scream "RACISM!!!!" at the top of his lungs. I've got news for you, buddy -- racism from the right is so dead that you idiots on the left have to attack statues of people who died over a century ago. Racism on the left, however, is alive and thriving. Leftists really believe that black people are so inferior that they cannot possibly get along without welfare, quotas, and other handouts from the government.

@dennishalford5763

4 жыл бұрын

@@CCoburn3 You're correct! It sends the message that a black person cannot make it on merit alone without affirmative action because systemic racism is rampant. I think this is the reason that whenever I see Sidney Poitier in a film, for example, and am able to enjoy it so much is that it becomes evident very quickly that the ONLY reason this man is the star of the film is because he is as talented and as charismatic as any other star who was in Hollywood at the time. The same goes for the "Our Gang" comedy series of the 1930s. The ONLY reason the black kids are in that series is because they were as cute and as talented as any of the white kids. There was no such thing as "political correctness" at the time. It was pure "merit," as with Sydney Poitier. I don't always have this feeling today, though. So often today, I feel the reason a black person is in a film or TV series is that the producer wants a black face front and center so as to be "inclusive," with no one able to scream "racism." This, though, prompts the question why does it always have to be a black person to be "inclusive"? Why not an Asian family, for example, in a commercial going into McDonald's for lunch or a Mexican family? Why do leftists---since they're so obessed with being "inclusive"---seem to ignore these groups?

How does she dance so well in heels!? Amazing women!

@ccaammiinniiito2

9 жыл бұрын

littleripper312 Lucille Bremer danced well in heels, too. I don't know why her career didn't take off. Like her counterpart, Vera-Ellen, Bremer is little remembered these days. So sad!

@antonk6359

8 жыл бұрын

+littleripper312 ....going by your username - are you Australian? I'm Australian.

@ClueSign

8 жыл бұрын

+littleripper312 In heels and backwards

@MichaelSmith-nm1yb

7 жыл бұрын

I wondered exactly the same thing.

@careylymanjones

6 жыл бұрын

Practice, practice, practice.

BRAVO!!!! MAGNIFICENT!!! This is what I call world class dancing!!!

Timing: just perfect, to the millisecond. Who does anything like this as good today?

@curiousone4757

4 жыл бұрын

Me....😂🤣.just kidding...they were great❤️

@jamessmithe5490

4 жыл бұрын

No one. But who has 30 years of dancing behind him and a decade on the London and Broadway stage who is a genius and a perfectionist?

And she did that in heels!

@yottoo.5037

4 жыл бұрын

@bill bixby Uphill both ways?

@didierparraalzate9703

4 жыл бұрын

Because?

@jerryzawideh2366

4 жыл бұрын

And backwards

@niki_bbb

4 жыл бұрын

@bill bixby why would you do this? Your choice, of course, but you will have problems with your feet and back later in life.

@user-gl4br7pt2l

3 жыл бұрын

bill bixby Impressive!! But at the same time your skill in heels doesn't equate to an absence of Ginger's :)

Mr Astaire dances as if he’s ice skating, now that’s skill

He is among the top 10 greatest dancers of all time

Love to see Fred and Ginger dance. The tapping sound accentuates their dance moves.

Backwards and in heels--Ginger was perfection.

@MrKaitland

6 жыл бұрын

Don't know much about this, do you?

@94110mission

6 жыл бұрын

That's an old line and while I will not under appreciate Miss Rodgers' dancing in any way, if one watches this closely it's Mr. Astaire who's the standout in many subtle ways. For example, at points he does several independent moves, spins and turns, then falls perfectly back in step with Miss Rogers. That's not to downplay her dancing at all; she's terrific but, overall, Mr. Astaire is on a level all his own.

@bcount1

6 жыл бұрын

have you ever worn heelz? Her feet must be fked up

@A1Authority

6 жыл бұрын

ashgreen2080 Don't let these others dissuade the use of that observation, which is obviously older than yourself. One guy says Astaire was more talented, and he did create most of the moves, the choreography rather. But to expect somebody to do the exact same thing in heels as Astaire did front or backwards, well, obviously that's a tall order. I think the best way to put it is, she was his perfect dance partner, to the point where it made not only he look better, but both of them.

@Marcel_Audubon

5 жыл бұрын

that's not exactly an original comment on an Astaire/Rogers video, is it?

This was probably a 'one shot' showing these two totally outstanding performers at their very best!

@rnstoo1

4 жыл бұрын

I believe you are absolutely right. This was one shot from start to finish!

@alexiswinter6948

4 жыл бұрын

I read they had to do so many takes on this that Ginger's feet were bleeding into her high heels.

@davidwhite8627

4 жыл бұрын

Well, one shot, maybe, but Fred rehearsed LOTS and lots before getting in front of the camera. I suspect even Ginger couldn't take all the rehearsing . . . she only did, what?, 9 movies with Fred -- and then she quit the team!

Now that is talent. That's entertainment. Imagine the amount of work they put in to perfect their dancing.

Will human beings ever be this glorious again?

Wow...just wow....Fred and Ginger surely had to be the BEST EVER....amazing to watch. He was such a perfectionist.....she was wonderful. PERFECT x

Seeing this video made me realize that I can't dance. Lovely by the way.

@lissalives1

7 жыл бұрын

samantha provido lol

@lewisner

7 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the Nicholas Brothers and Cab Calloway ?

@adventureswithdory8016

6 жыл бұрын

yes, u can. u just have to feel the music and go with it

@magdiel1332

6 жыл бұрын

I feel like your brain has to physically change to do that though, at least that is what mine needs lol

@larissalora3647

6 жыл бұрын

Dear Samanta! I think you can dance like that if you have a Passion, feel the rhythm and practice enough. You know that practice always makes Perfect...

Now this is pure talent

I watched all of the Fred Astaire Ginger Rodgers clips and never get tired of watching them dance. The clips cheer me up and let me forget how much our country is in trouble.

who loves her dress?!?!?!?

@Filippo.buccarelli

8 жыл бұрын

+rikka takanashi I do love it. But why those soft, rippled, broad yet stylish, non-adherent, below the knees skirts are no longer trendy? Why...?????

@Tonetwisters

4 жыл бұрын

A thousand times, "YES!" Check out the horror movie, Mystery of the Wax Museum for the gorgeous white ankle length dress in that one, if you like old dresses ... pretty good movie too, for Halloween!

They were so light on their feet. Almost floated

Wow, que sincronía tan perfecta junto con la simplicidad sin equivocaciones, espléndido! Magnífico!

I've been watching all Fred's movies in chronological order, one a day, and saw this one just yesterday. They are so amusing and funny! Fred is a really cute and nice guy and you just have to love him. And Ginger is a sweetie too! Magic can be done without the aid of special effects.

Walks out of room LIKE A BOSS.

@dt63944

9 жыл бұрын

I just wrote to someone else how much I loved that nonchalant walk-off at the end! Very classy.

Could watch this over and over again. It never gets old.

propably the best dancing couple ever, at least in the movies. they have chemistry and absolutely perfect together.

There's just been no better dancing in the world than these two.

I think it amazing how Ginger Rogers a danced in those 2" pumps.

@michellecalling

7 жыл бұрын

Oops! lol!

@confushon1398

7 жыл бұрын

I was so just thinking that...

Has there ever been anyone so good, so light on his feet and so perfect?

Just superb! So natural and free its enchanting..beautiful..no one better!!!

No solo eran maravillosos bailarines, sino qué músicos compusieton para ellos: Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Gershwin, Irving Berlin! Un lujo irrepetible

Now that’s dancing... so elegant, and such beauty. I could sit for hours on end, and watch over, and over👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Now that is #puretalent🤞🏻💯♥️

amazing great dancing, and Fred Astaire demanded the routine be perfect, making retakes, and do-overs ! And Ginger Rogers was tap dancing in high heels... she was more amazing than given credit for !!!

GORGEOUS! So much fun to watch and one forgets the crises weve been going through. Wonderful 😉👍

Such a joy to watch them! Thank you so much for selecting this clip to share their incredible talent! They had music in their steps !