Sunday, October 6, 2019

DANCING

The other day Kitty was stuck in Youtube Land.  She had come across an old movie dance number, which led to another, which lead to another, until she had spent several hours watching some of the greatest dance sequences of all time.  Then she sat me down to watch them.  Now, I'm sitting you down to watch some of them.  The grace, the athleticism, the moves will mesmerize you.

Two great hoofers -- Bob Hope and James Cagney:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff7im440fP8


Donald O'Connot tap dances on roller skates:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGlaPXQyfyM

Gene Kelly dances with Jerry, the cartoon mouse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjRQFSYFuaI

Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnakov:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr8vtCrzT6w


And the Nicholas Brothers, perhaps the greatest of them all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfB5LH3E1N4

Fred Astaire with Rita Hayworth, doing the Shorty George:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhhKELUxB0


Ann Miller:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjmpI8gktOY

Eleanor Powell wows them in Ship Ahoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R8InADno6o


Gene Kelly dances to a recipe for linguini, then dances with Danny Kaye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za5RdvLsDY4

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