Leslie Caron - Fred Astaire "Slew Foot"

[bellini7verdi]

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[TheTomMunday]

Dress codes [tie, collared shirt and jacket] were enforced in most colleges, This was to prepare you for entering the work force {white collar jobs] .This was my experience in the Northeast section of the country. We also attended required classes in music and art appreciation. Men were required to be groomed. Haircut,s were short by todays standards..

[Edinar1701]

I know this was made 60 years ago and all, but everyone looks like they're in their 40s(age) when they're supposed to be in college. I wonder why people in the past looked so much older than they are now? Was it a trend back then to dress and have haircut to look much older than their real age?

[electrictroy2010]

@Edinar1701 What? They don't look like 40 year olds to me (except Fred and the parents of course). I look at the faces, and they have no wrinkles or obesity. They look like 20 year olds

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[jonwiley]

@Edinar1701 It could be because looking and acting like an "adult" was the goal. Maturity and growing up were the goals to aspire to in the years before the 70's. These days, the mindset has shifted, leading to people always trying - with varying degrees of success or failure - to appear younger than they really are. The fact remains, youth is a passing phase; it's maturity and adulthood that last much longer.

[marsharedwood1]

@Edinar1701 Maybe it's because they look like our parents or grandparents, who always seem old to us.

[ellechick13]

4.20 <---- that's what the Golden Age stars would do now if they saw what had become of music and film. I do it everytime I put on the radio :/

Love this scene, they move so fluently and it's such an uplifting dance. Thank you ever so much for uploading, you are a star!

[mdshullaw52]

Thank you for uploading this. Fred might be getting older here, but he shows those kids a few things about dancing! What a remarkable talent both he and Caron were. We miss you Fred! I am sure somewhere in heaven, there is a huge ballroom, and Fred and Ginger are dancing there 24/7.

[tmax45R]

The loading little white rings are back again interrupting the video.

[sdgwonderful]

@tmax45R  Just watch the "dancing"!

[tmax45R]

With Ray Anthony's Band

[tmax45R]

This is the complete video of the dance.

[rickram1961]

Leslie Caron in my opinion was one of most elegant dancers of silver screen. Ms. Caron's speciality was ballet but matured into one of Hollywood's finest dancers.

[YouzTube99]

What fun! They *really* don't make 'em like this any more!

Caron is even better here than 'An American in Paris' -- more strong and confident.

And who would guess Astaire was mourning the death of his beloved first wife Phyllis. Caron said he "used to sit down during a rehearsal and put his face in a towel and just cry." Apparently working distracted him from his grief -- a bit.

BTW, the dance is known as 'Sluefoot'. You may want to add it to the title and keywords.

Thanks for posting!